I'm a little curious to see hear how squads handle things like this over time. I was in a squad ages ago (different game) that did these sorts of things but after a couple months everyone had everything and it kind of lost the point.
Do squads here just reset all the medals each tour? It's not my intention to be critical here I'm merely curious.
Well I can only speak to how the 412th did/does it as it's the only squad I've been in that does such a thing. Rank wasn't an issue as pretty much everyone was same rank with exception of MidNite,SkatSr,and dTango. They were the brass and in charge. Everyone else was 2nd Lts. Or there abouts.
The medals and ribbons were awarded for things like the most kills that tour in P51, highest K/D, most base captures, most kills in 1 sortie, showing good wingman tactics...etc.
For me it was fun because I had certain goals I'd try to achieve each tour. Some guys didn't care either way. But for me it was a game within a game.
On the 412th web page each pilot had their medals and ribbons they've earned since their time in the squad displayed by their name on the roster. At the end of each tour, SkatSr would send us the squad stats to see how we all did. It fun and kept things interesting.