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RE: Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, MNZM,
This award will surely be difficult to earn as it requires one to be distinguished in one's field of endeavor.
Yet soon these fields of endeavor will not exist anymore. A happy thing for the most
"He will render judgment among the nations And set matters straight respecting many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares And their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, Nor will they learn war anymore." - Isaiah 2:4
It's possible, yes but how? You may wonder.
don't believe all that they write.
each Base puts up a couple of names, they go into a hat, and the lucky
“meritorious service to the Crown or Nation,
and to those who have become distinguished in their
field of endeavour”.
is found.
NZ is in the "Nor will they learn war any more." state, we only have Transport, Maritime, and Helicopters
left, all the Strike Aircraft were sold at the turn of the century.
You said "don't believe all that they write"
Please, Who's the 'they'?
Somebody sees something, thinks that it was good/brave/great and fills out a form.
They send the form to the Government department that deals with awards.
The Department rates the act by their standards, what they are I don't know, and then decide what the Hero is awarded with.
Of course the better the report is written the more chance of an Award
If there is a lot of heroes, the lesser acts miss out.
If nobody else has been nominated, you could get a top award for helping an old lady across the road.
It is all in the writing, have a read of the Citations of the next few posts,
and these are the second to lowest awards.
Ok, You're right with 'what they write'. watching out for the next few posts