Starfleet Officer's retirement display

[nwjedidave]

maybe this question can be answered by someone who has been in the military?

when you retire, what items (besides your uniform) do you get to keep?

i'm setting up a Trek display with me and my father (passed away) and was thinking of displaying my Dad as a retired Starfleet officer whom isn't with us anymore...

maybe a display case with "his" command uniform, (folded) MR phaser and MR communicator ... i was also thinking about a starfleet flag folded as well, but i'm not that sold on the flag idea...

pictures would be wonderful for those that have them... (your Trek displays)
thanks in advance
NWJEDI
dave

 

[mbmcfarland]

My father's U.S. Navy retirement display has the folded flag from his retirement ceremony, a brass plate with his name and grade on it, and all his uniform insignia, ribbons, and medals.

I would think the Trek equivalent would be a similar plain brass plate with name and rank, a folded UFP flag, and whatever pins/badges/patches/stripes/braids/medals are worn on the dress uniform. If you display those items in a shadowbox it would look like a real retirement presentation. You could always display the phaser and communicator next to the shadowbox.

I hope that helps.

Mike

 

[nwjedidave]

thanks mike... i'm gonna google search military displays to get some ideas...

thanks.

dave

 

[Kaylee]

I don't know if this would be of any help, but didn't Data have some kind of medal case at some point? I remember him packing it, I think in a relatively early episode of TNG, but can't recall which one.

 

[SurferGeek]

The Measure of a Man. Where Data is put on trial as to whether he is "alive" or a machine.

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