MC Hammer Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I just saw this in the army times. The Future's Command has developed this patch for their uniforms and BDU's. Pretty cool and I think I will be getting one of these when they become available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I LIKE! Would a person have to be military or former to get one? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HojPoj Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I had debated whether or not to post that here since that is what my organization will be falling under in the next few months. Guess you took care of it for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 You're dedicated whether or not to pay for that here? I vote for yes, you buy! I'd like one please. Your Organization will be falling under one? Your CEO (Coyote Executive Officer) wouldn't be named Wile E would he? Those are just a delicious batch of straight lines, bless your heart. Thank you! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HojPoj Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Sadly the autocorrect seemed to do a proofreading after my initial corrections. You just happened to catch the mistakes between my initial submittal and subsequent corrections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/12/06/heres-the-new-shoulder-patch-youll-find-on-soldiers-serving-in-the-new-army-futures-command/ https://www.americanheraldry.org/heraldry-in-the-usa/arms-of-famous-americans/presidents-of-the-united-states/dwight-david-eisenhower-34th-president-of-the-united-states Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 And if understanding doesn't work you drop an anvil on them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 That is very cool. I wouldn’t wear one myself, though: as a matter of principle, I never wear the uniform of an organization to which I do not belong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Same here, wearing patches that you are not a member of shows disrespect IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I was thinking of framing and hanging it not wearing it. The last military stuff I wore was a Marine corp marksmans pin, the black Maltese cross with a single silver bar across the top. I was in Jr. high school and wore it on one of my hats. A friend of mine's father insisted I was very disrespectful wearing a swastika. I had to bring a book to prove to him it was an American service pin and bore no resemblance to a swastika. We often had to wonder where Ralph's Father was coming from. I did have Dad's cavalry crossed saber pin on my black cowboy hat till someone disappeared it. Dad was NOT pleased. Kids wearing pins and badges wasn't uncommon when I was a kid but we didn't wear insignia. Rank yes but not insignia. I'd still like one of those patches but only if it's legit for me. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HojPoj Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 If I come across a source of them, I’ll let folks know. Since they’re standing that command up in Texas, I guess it means there’ll be more than just Huntsville on my list of work trip destinations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Hammer Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 I think there's certain things that should never be worn like the SEAL insignia and Ranger Tab and others like it. Those folks had to pass a rigorous selection process to earn it. Unit patches, same thing as many of them are personal to the guys in that particular unit. Wearing a patch because it has an anvil on it say on a hat or something honors those folks so long as you are not trying to steal valor and claim you are part of that command or organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 You ever get out to Fort Bliss in El Paso give me a holler! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Went through missile school at Bliss in '76. Loved it. As a veteran, I would have to frame it, not wear it, just to err on the side of good form. Robert Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 The only insignia I've ever worn that I hadn't personally earned is from the Polish military chaplaincy, but that was given to me personally by the then-head of the corps. Interesting fellow: I've never met anyone else who was both a brigadier general and an Eastern Orthodox Christian bishop. He was later killed in a plane crash along with the President of Poland and a number of other dignitaries; when I do wear it, it is at least partly in his memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shimanek Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 The Color Guard of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian community used black berets with the SF crossed arrow insignia as their badge; all were former military, some of them were SF and arrows are definitely associated with American Indians. I was an honorary member as a retired officer and from an associated community. My take on the stolen valor issue is that as long as someone is not falsely posing as something they are not, the wearing of non specialized insignia is not really an issue. Special qualification badges not earned are another issue, one that is frowned upon. Some presumably well intentioned persons have berated people innocently wearing a shirt or hat with a service insignia as stolen valor, going way overboard. I like the anvil unit patch; a t shirt with that will be cool.It won't be long before it will be available through civilian sources that sell militaria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 It's one thing to berate someone else about wearing a unit patch or the like, and I agree that that can definitely be going overboard. What I'm talking about, though, is making the choice whether or not to wear such insignia, and that's not something that I personally am willing to do, for the reasons stated above. Now, a T-shirt with the anvil design on it is another matter, because that's not uniform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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