What use is a blog if you don't use it for self promotion?
Earlier this week, I was presented the Navy Civilian Meritorious Service Award for my role in supporting the US Navy's COVID response. Getting awards is pretty cool, and now I get to wear a ribbon on my lapel, although it's doubtful that I ever will. But I could.
What's even cooler is that the current iteration of the Wikipedia article for the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award includes a section listing the recipients of this award. Which means, I'm eligible to be listed in the Wikipedia. What an honor that would be, and would be a proper ending to my beef with Wikipedia ever since they took down the article Ross and I wrote on Julie "The Cat" Gaffney.
I will say that the Navy probably gives out hundreds of these medals a year, and neither of the articles for the Army or the Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award includes a listing of recipients. So while I may not be Wikipedia eligible for long, at least for this brief moment, I'm noteworthy enough to grace the screens of Wikipedia users everywhere.
