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I think if I were SECDEF for a day, I'd issue the following directive with respect to military coins:

Unit coins will be issued upon completion of unit specific selection/training and only after SM successfully completes 12 months in the unit (no UCMJ).

Unit coins will have the regimental crest and unit motto on front side and the SM's name and rank engraved on the reverse side.

Unit coins will not be restricted to elite units, but will be authorized for all Combat and Support organizations, and issued as per previous directive.

So called "commander coins" will be issued at the discretion of battalion level officers or equivalent and will be worth 5 promotion points to a maximum of 25 points.

Privately purchased "souvenir coins" are not within the scope of this directive.

Or something along those lines. That way even PFC Joe Snuffy from the 532nd Lunchbox Repair Brigade can get a unit coin as long as he pulls his weight.

....And coins would mean something again.

I'd probably also get rid of the silly beret for everybody and either go back to the old system where just Airborne units wore them or maybe have everyone in Combat Arms wear them. Red for Airborne units, green for SF, keep tan for the Ranger Regiment, blue for Infantry, black for the tread-heads and so on.