“Squid Game: The Challenge” winner Mai Whelan, AKA Participant 287, was at all times destined to kick butt within the high-stakes collection … given her standing as a embellished navy vet.
Mai briefly touched upon her 20-year service on the present … however the 56-year-old was humble along with her achievements — and now we are able to reveal the complete extent of the distinguished navy awards with which she’s been honored.
Mai has bagged a World Warfare on Terrorism Service Medal … given to those that’ve served on energetic obligation throughout a delegated anti-terrorism operation for at least 30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days.
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She’s additionally in possession of 5 Joint Service Achievement Medals … awarded to these beneath the grade of captain within the Navy … who, whereas assigned to a joint exercise, distinguish themselves by excellent achievement or meritorious service.
In the meantime, Mai’s Navy “E” Ribbon is a nod to her everlasting obligation aboard a U.S. Navy ship or in a unit that gained a battle effectivity competitors. She additionally has 5 Good Conduct Medals for 3 consecutive years of “honorable and faithful service.”
If that wasn’t spectacular sufficient, Mai has additionally been honored with a Meritorious Unit Commendation, two Nationwide Protection Service Medals, 4 Sea Service Deployment Ribbons, 5 Abroad Service Ribbons, a NATO Medal and is an Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist.
Mai got here to the States in 1975 after escaping Vietnam as a younger woman through the communist regime … joined the US Navy at 18 and served for 20 years between 1985 and 2005. She hung out stationed in Florida, London, Italy, Hawaii, Mississippi, and South Carolina.
She now works as an immigration adjudicator for the Division of Homeland Safety.
