Silver or gold stars?

[Nack]

I THINK it is actually a loaded question, believe it or not.

Back in the day (ie. WW2) silver stars indicated non-combat folks (eg lawyers, doctors, quartermasters), but at some point (perhaps the m58 regs) everyone got silver stars. Then, in the 60's (I think the late 60's) everyone got gold stars.

So, I guess I think the important question is: how old are the shoulderboards? If they are pre-1970, they could have silver stars on them. If they are post 1970, they need gold stars.