Topic: Why are US-flag armpatches the wrong way round? 2

rotc boy · February 26th, 2006

I was always told that it was to portray going forward into battle like how maytime said

tomtom22 · February 26th, 2006

The simple explanation is that the flag is dispayed as though it was flowing in the wind, i.e.if the soldier is walking foward then the flag on the right sleeve would have the field of stars to the front of the shoulder, and the same for the left shoulder.

Duty Honor Country · February 26th, 2006

The advacing flag theory is the correct one. I was with the 101st AirBorne Division when my battalion when to Kosovo for 6 months. Right before my promotion board for E-5, we were authorized to wear the US flag on our uniforms. At the time, you only wore the US flag when you deployed. I sought out the answer to the very same question that spurred this thread. No one really knew the answer until I finally had to ask my BN SGT MAJ and he gave me the same answer given here.

CanadianCombat · February 26th, 2006

its nice to have a flag thats the same on both sides of the sleeve. LOL

zander_0633 · February 27th, 2006

WEll, You can all take a look at the UN patches worn on the sleeves!

zander_0633 · February 27th, 2006

Certain countries with single or colours that do not show the side of the flag do not adhere to these rules! Look at Indonesia or Poland for example! Japan too!

Mohmar Deathstrike · March 5th, 2006

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Originally Posted by zander_0633

Certain countries with single or colours that do not show the side of the flag do not adhere to these rules! Look at Indonesia or Poland for example! Japan too!

The Commander-In-Chief of the American Armed Forces doesn't adhere to these rules either:

I'm sure you all know the picture for the binoculars, but my point is the flag!

zander_0633 · March 5th, 2006

Where, maybe he is not a military personnel and that jacket is just another one of his clothes with a US flag patch!

PJ24 · March 5th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Mohmar Deathstrike

The Commander-In-Chief of the American Armed Forces doesn't adhere to these rules either:

If the picture is older than 2004 then it's a moot point. The official policy on the flag didn't come down until '04.

Missileer · March 5th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Mohmar Deathstrike

The Commander-In-Chief of the American Armed Forces doesn't adhere to these rules either:

I'm sure you all know the picture for the binoculars, but my point is the
flag!

Looks like he's sighting through the active path, not the passive daytime path (the viewer at the top center) now Litton will have to kill all of us.

February 26th, 2006	Post 12
tomtom22 Chief Engineer Gear	The simple explanation is that the flag is dispayed as though it was flowing in the wind, i.e.if the soldier is walking foward then the flag on the right sleeve would have the field of stars to the front of the shoulder, and the same for the left shoulder. __________________ "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." - Norman Schwarskopf, Commander of Desert Storm Operations

February 26th, 2006	Post 13
Duty Honor Country Milforum Moderator	The advacing flag theory is the correct one. I was with the 101st AirBorne Division when my battalion when to Kosovo for 6 months. Right before my promotion board for E-5, we were authorized to wear the US flag on our uniforms. At the time, you only wore the US flag when you deployed. I sought out the answer to the very same question that spurred this thread. No one really knew the answer until I finally had to ask my BN SGT MAJ and he gave me the same answer given here. __________________ "The best form of taking care of troops is first-class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties." Erwin Rommel

February 26th, 2006	Post 14
CanadianCombat Centurion Gear	its nice to have a flag thats the same on both sides of the sleeve. LOL __________________ If we don't end war,war will end us.

February 27th, 2006	Post 15
zander_0633 Milforum Gnat Gear	WEll, You can all take a look at the UN patches worn on the sleeves! __________________ - Ready To Strike -

February 27th, 2006	Post 16
zander_0633 Milforum Gnat Gear	Certain countries with single or colours that do not show the side of the flag do not adhere to these rules! Look at Indonesia or Poland for example! Japan too!

March 5th, 2006	Post 18
zander_0633 Milforum Gnat Gear	Where, maybe he is not a military personnel and that jacket is just another one of his clothes with a US flag patch!