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| Too many neck decorations! Where is this man's neck tie? The late stages of Instant Dictator Syndrom. |
Like many I was overjoyed to see that His Honour, Don Ethell Lieutenant Governor of Alberta finally got his miniature medals correctly mounted and has abandoned the layering of miniatures – and it would appear he has also abandoned wearing of medals you purchase and do not earn. Wonderful work.
Sadly he continues to wear his medals incorrectly on every occasion. Here he is during the recent Speech from the Throne.
What is wrong with this photo? 1) you are not allowed to wear miniatures during the day; 2) you are not allowed to wear two neck decorations at a time in civilian attire; 3) you are not supposed to wear your Order of St. John breast star so high; 4) since when is it appropriate to forego the wearing of a neck tie when reading a Speech from the Throne? The lack of a tie is certainly a first for a male Lieutenant Governor in a morning suit. Neck decorations do not replace neck wear! Maybe His Honour could adopt wearing a Vice-Regal Muumuu, there are no rules governing the wearing of medals on a Muumuu, so he could get around the rules with such a loophole.
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| All those standing are wearing their medals correctly. The fellow in the middle, the one without a neck tie, he is wearing everything incorrectly. |
As demonstrated in this next photo current members of the CF, RCMP and municipal police seem to have no problem wearing their medals correctly. Too bad none of these brass hats are able to advise the erstwhile Lieutenant Governor on his myriad of deportment errors. Clearly Lieutenant Governor Ethell is suffering from the most severe case of Instant Dictator Syndrome since Major General Richard Rohmer was given up as a terminal IDS sufferer.
So the joke of Lieutenant Governor Ethell's "do whatever I want" attitude towards orders, decorations and medals continues. How very sad that after a distinguished career of upholding the customs and traditions of the Canadian Forces, an otherwise outstanding soldier now feels it necessary to ignore the rules related to wearing his well earned decorations.
To loyal readers, many apologies for not posting anything recently. I have been away on a few courses and unable to devote much time to this site. Keep on sending those pictures!
So the joke of Lieutenant Governor Ethell's "do whatever I want" attitude towards orders, decorations and medals continues. How very sad that after a distinguished career of upholding the customs and traditions of the Canadian Forces, an otherwise outstanding soldier now feels it necessary to ignore the rules related to wearing his well earned decorations.
To loyal readers, many apologies for not posting anything recently. I have been away on a few courses and unable to devote much time to this site. Keep on sending those pictures!
Dear Sir; Please see link to a Calgary Herald article on former LtGov Norman Kwong being awarded the Diamond Jubilee Medal. What caught my attention was the horific photo of current LtGov Donald Ethell wearing the the Alberta Order of Excellence Neck Decoration as a Breast star! He's also wearing his miniature medals (Appropriate only for Evening attire) with his daytime business suit, and his legitimate Order of St John Breast star to high.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.calgaryherald.com/news/alberta/Norman+Kwong+among+Albertans+presented+Diamond+Jubilee+medals/6326769/story.html
Regards; S. Chledowski
The current RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson was wearing his medals incorrectly as seen in a picture when he first took up the post. But now I do believe they have been corrected. Former Commissioner Zacardelli though had an Italian Order that stretches your mind on how or why he received it. He really liked his medals ....
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