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  "description": "First CW5 in recorded history to arrive at own award ceremony in correct uniform, citation says",
  "path": "/warrant-officer-awarded-medal-of-honor-for-showing-up-on-time-and-in-uniform/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-06T13:00:02.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "_Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover_",
    "_the first CW5_",
    "_doors five minutes early_",
    "_special operations community_",
    "_shattered the paradigm_",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON — Army _Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover_ was awarded the Medal of Honor during a recent State of the Union address, marking the first time the nation's highest valor award has been issued for a feat so rare that it forced the Pentagon to officially acknowledge that a CW5 can attend a military ceremony on time and in the proper uniform.\n\nWhile Slover's recent exploits during Operation Absolute Resolve — navigating an MH-47 Chinook through a narrow palace hallway to personally zip-tie Nicolás Maduro — were technically impressive, they were not the primary reason for the decoration. His award citation specifically highlights that Slover is _the first CW5_ in recorded history to arrive at his own award ceremony at the correct time, in the correct place, and wearing a correct uniform.\n\nThe atmosphere in the House chamber was thick with a mix of awe and deep suspicion as Slover walked through the _doors five minutes early_. Several four-star generals reportedly checked their own pulses, and at least one chaplain began performing an exorcism, believing a skin-walker had assumed the form of a senior aviator.\n\nLt. Gen. Jonathan Braga, commanding general of the Joint Special Operations Command, appeared visibly shaken by the punctuality.\n\n\"I have been in the _special operations community_ for decades and I have seen things that would make a normal man's soul exit his body,\" Braga said. \"I have seen warrants landing on moving trains in the dark, but I have never seen one arrive before the caterers. It's unnatural. It's eerie. Frankly, it's the bravest thing I have ever witnessed.\"\n\nSlover _shattered the paradigm_ by appearing in a perfectly tailored Army Green Service Uniform with every ribbon aligned to the millimeter and not a single coffee stain in sight. Observers noted that his grooming was so aggressive that his jawline appeared to have its own security clearance and three confirmed kills.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Warrant Officer awarded Medal of Honor for showing up on time and in uniform",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-06T13:00:02.095Z"
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