So, not to be flip, what does an NFO pin do that a NAWS pin doesn't?
You train for a skill to get NFO wings just like dolphins, EOD pins and Naval Aviator wings along with other warfare pins. Not so much with many qualification pins to include NAWS, which is more learning about a small part of a discipline and not a skill.
Why can't you answer the question without being defensive?
It is a bit flip to come from someone who doesn't know any better and has no skin in the game yet, so it wasn't unjustified given the tone.
I was not busting on NFO. I was sticking up for "other" career fields. Your views, and LFCFan's, are the same type of stuff that gets Marines all spun up about meaningless "POG vs Grunt" debates....One team one fight. Everyone has a part of the mission. So what if someone else has a warfare pin for something you may think doesn't merit a pin....
The POG vs grunt and other rivalries within the military have their roots in both the strong fraternity of service and a very real distinction of who does what as part of the fight. Everyone has their role in the military, from wrench turner to grunt, but some folks often lose the sight of actually 'knowing their role'. When support folks forget their role is one of 'support' that becomes a problem, and it does happen. The proliferation of pins were everyone gets a shiny prize for getting a few things signed off really hasn't helped much with some of those attitudes.
So there is a pretty big distinction the many warfare and qualification pins, including which ones get a lot more credence than others. Just like a grunt is almost always going to have more credence about the fight than a water dog or an Intel type who sits behind the wire. And of course it extends to who is in command in the fight, with URL/combat arms types the ones in charge.
...No reason to put em down.
Finally, as someone who is just aspiring to be part of the club you really don't have much of a say in the reindeer games we play quite yet.