OBE order of the british empire what is it?

[evedawn]

who gets this honour and why?

[tamborine]

For services to HM, Gov, community etc and/or donations to DukeofEdinbugh, Princes Trust charities.

donate �?k for OBE, �million for Sir title

[janzman]

its a musical instrument of the woodwind section......excuse me ...what....Oh sorry I misread an extra O...Its in there with MBE and CBE never could figure out the pecking order

[R1Geezer]

Other Bu66ers Effort

[heathfield]

Used to be the award to people of company director status and upward. Below that, for plebs, it would be the BEM (British Empire Medal), awarded if you'd been the sole postmistress in some tiny village community for 137 years or suchlike. The BEM was done away with on the grounds that 'Empire' was non-PC, (and probably because of refusal by would-be recipients, who felt it fixed them firmly among the lower classes).

[Rollo]

There are different classes of the Order

In decending order

Knight Grand Cross (GBE) or Dame Grand Cross (GBE)
Knight Commander (KBE) or Dame Commander (DBE)
Commander (CBE)
Officer (OBE)
Member (MBE)

[jno]

CMG: call me God
KCMG: kindly call me God
GCMG: God calls me God

[TettyB]

whichever, whatever, I know two people who have received them, one of each - and they've turned into real barstewards!!! If you get offered one - refuse and keep your friends.