# New military medal for drone pilots and computer geeks - The Nintendo Medal?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 10, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-military-medal-for-drone-pilots-and-computer-geeks-the-nintendo-medal/652530 "2013-03-10T04:30:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-military-medal-for-drone-pilots-and-computer-geeks-the-nintendo-medal/652530/41 "2013-03-11T03:56:58Z")

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doesn’t it have something to do with the perception that a child could conceivably get this medal if they had opportunity to play with drones?

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