The Top Gun star is being celebrated for spiking military recruitment with his screen roles.

Tom Cruise has been awarded the US Navy’s highest civilian honour for “outstanding contributions” to the military with his screen roles.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      Not that I would give him the award, but Tom Cruise’s character in Top Gun has probably done more to get people to join the navy than any recruitment office could ever hope for.

    • xmunk
      10·
      6 hours ago

      You get the highest civilian honor for pumping out propaganda and driving recruitment.