It is almost impossible to win a VC. In the hundred-and-fifty years since it was created, the number of British and Commonwealth troops who've seen action is in the tens of millions, but only 1,351 of them have been awarded the Victoria Cross. The chances of surviving a VC action are just one in ten, but if you survive, the medal can be taken away from you. You can go to the gallows wearing it. And no matter how many letters you have after your name, VC always comes first.
Jeremy Clarkson