

These are often found on The Generalissimo, which likely has something to do with real-life examples sometimes being described in American slang with the not-very-politically-correct term "Mexican General." It's just that on closer inspection they are for the military equivalent of being Milk Monitor or for ordering other people to do heroic things.


In other words, someone who is Colonel Badass / Majorly Awesome / The Captain that refuses to be promoted off the field, and has the medals as proof of their numerous badass achievements. And yes, they earned them all the hard way. An officer who has so many medals nailed to their uniform that one would expect them to be a ranking general-grade officer, but they turn out to be only a field- or junior-grade officer.A military (or police) officer wears on their person an improbably large number of medals and other decorations for their age/rank/duration of service.
