Is wearing a flag patch on a backpack against regulations?

I found the Whole UCMJ, and the Regs to be cumbersome, and overly restrictive... it takes the MY out of the meaning of Army. Example.
My ass should have been treated better, But My CSM saw thing differently..... How short sighted.

You see, this is why the military environment is so toxic. A PFC afraid to wear a flag patch on his/her backpack because he/she is afraid to get into trouble. It shouldn't have to be like that. That's why all this crap is happening to soldiers and nothing is being done about it. The leadership continues to let this happen and seems to like that things are getting out of hand. It's pretty sick.

I can say that one of the biggest problems with reference to regulations is the person or persons who used to say "We can Get Around That" I locked horns many times with the Battalion Commander and his Executive Officer when the uttered those words. Some things people fail to read about regulations is normally there is a paragraph in the front that indicates what you can and can't do with reference to the regulation. Most of the time is says "No Deviations" The other thing is going all the way to the back of the regulation you will see that is is authenticated by a Four Star. I used to tell them when you outrank that man, then you can tell me to violate the basis of that regulation. Three of the biggest words in the Army have always been, Read, Think and Change. When you can adapt to those three words, you will be successful in everything that you do. I agree with the CSM but you could also probably make an MOS for a person who can interpret the regulation quickly and accurately. We used to call some of the things written in them Overkill and from reading some of the comments on TWS I can see that it is still alive and well and thriving in the Regulations.

No is not. AR 670-1, paragraph 3–7f(2).

I remember a CSM ordering me to get haircut 10 days before I was to leave Japan and ETS. I ignored him as my best friend at the time was Wayne L. Hayes the most powerful man in Washington. He was a family friend. I wasn't getting a haircut. A few days go by then the CSM gives me a "direct order" to get a haircut. Again I ignore him. I am written up. In front of the CO I am asked why I disobeyed a direct order. I reply for 2 reasons, #1 Sir, your hair is longer than mine!! He asks and #2? I asked him what war we were fighting in 1976?? He says we are not at war. I reply that a NCO can only give a direct order according to the UCMJ during wartime. He agrees, tears up my Article 15 and says wait in the 1Sg office. Ends up the CSM got written up. My job was to process said Article 15 as my last official duty in Finance. Then clear my desk and not return!!

Why is it the Department of Army did not give our men women assigned to The United States Army Southern Medical Command Panama during Operation Just Cause December 1989-January 1990 did not get credit for a Presidential Unit Citation? During the War we were temporary assigned to U.S. Army South Command. Everyone received their combat patch and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) for their participation. Although we were consider a noncombat unit not so during the campaign.

They're young people, keep that in mind---As long as it doesn't bug the commander, or get out of hand, gnore it.

Is wearing a backpack allowed in uniform? Let’s start with the basics.

If putting a patch on a backpack is such a hassle, why do it. Don't you have one on your shoulder?

No.