Posted on Mar 11, 2021
Is there a scenario where a Specialist in the Army today is walking around with a 1st Marine Division patch on his right shoulder?
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NO.
1st MARINE DIVISION was never authorized for Soldiers for wear except for one small company many years ago.
1st Marine Expeditionary Force was the Marine patch authorized for those serving with 1st Marines, not the Division level patch.
There were also Army Engineer units that were authorized 2nd MAR DIV patches, but the 1st Marine Division patch was never made authorized for Soldiers..
1st MARINE DIVISION was never authorized for Soldiers for wear except for one small company many years ago.
1st Marine Expeditionary Force was the Marine patch authorized for those serving with 1st Marines, not the Division level patch.
There were also Army Engineer units that were authorized 2nd MAR DIV patches, but the 1st Marine Division patch was never made authorized for Soldiers..
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No, but it's essentially a useless correction to make. As soon as the corrector walks away the soldier will put it back on. They want to be identified as a soldier who deployed, but usually their only deployment was when they were with the Marines - they don't want to be a slick sleeve even though they've deployed. It will take someone they see daily to enforce not wearing it for it to ever be enforced.
There's bigger problems to worry about anyway. Yes it's against regulation, but it really doesn't hurt anything.
There's bigger problems to worry about anyway. Yes it's against regulation, but it really doesn't hurt anything.
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Is the 1st Marine Division Patch an authorized Army combat patch? | RallyPoint
Marines do not wear combat patches on any of our uniforms, but we do have patches that represent our Divisions. I recently encountered a US Army soldier who is a former Marine and he had a 1st Marine Division patch on his right shoulder. Has the Army authorized this patch to be worn as a combat patch for soldiers who served in combat when they were in the Marine Corps?
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CW3 Kevin Storm
If the person was a soldier as part of the initial push into Iraq the patch can be worn. But to be honest, that one is not as easy to determine, not like everyone is caring around orders. Now if they were a Marine, hell no,
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Sgt Andrew Whitridge
I read that, it just seemed kind of odd for somebody serving during that 34 day authorized to still be a specialist nearly 18 years later.
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CW3 Kevin Storm
Sgt Andrew Whitridge - Prior service, Reserve/NG soldier on AT or longer orders, and lastly but all inclusively actions under UCMJ.
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