like_that;895771 wrote: Has anyone ever seen the list of benefits and privileges to having one. It's a pretty good deal, and much deserving.
"The first is more money. The Department of Veterans Affairs gives them a $1,194 monthly pension. Plus there is a 10 percent increase in their retirement pay, provided it doesn't exceed the maximum allowed by law.
The recipients also get to fly on military aircraft at no cost, if there is space available, and they and their families can use military recreation facilities like pools, bowling allies and golf courses.
Recipients are also invited to all presidential inaugurations and the inauguration balls.
There are also less formal benefits.
For example, many military bases set aside a special parking space for Medal of Honor winners. There is an informal tradition that regardless of a service member's rank, even the top officers in the military salute them, rather than vice versa. And many states, including California, Iowa and Wisconsin, have special license plates that only a Medal of Honor recipient can put on his car, and some of those states waive the usual fees.
Each Medal of Honor recipient's child, if they qualify, can go to a military academy without having to worry about the quota for his or her state.
Finally, upon their death, a Medal of Honor recipient's grave is marked with a special headstone that bears the Medal of Honor symbol and special gold lettering to denote that service member's special status."
