SPC David S. 263112 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As the Air Force came from the Army why are the enlisted chevron and rockers so different and who made this call? 2014-10-03T02:58:53-04:00 SPC David S. 263112

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As the Air Force came from the Army why are the enlisted chevron and rockers so different and who made this call?

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<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-11854"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fmiltary-trivia-the-upside-down-air-force-chevrons-and-rockers-who-did-it%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Miltary+Trivia%3A+The+upside+down+Air+Force+chevrons+and+rockers+-+Who+did+it%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fmiltary-trivia-the-upside-down-air-force-chevrons-and-rockers-who-did-it&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AMiltary Trivia: The upside down Air Force chevrons and rockers - Who did it?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/miltary-trivia-the-upside-down-air-force-chevrons-and-rockers-who-did-it" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="b81dd05c55bd798ab28a44be7160839c" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/011/854/for_gallery_v2/US_Army_Air_Corps_Hap_Arnold_Wings.svg.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/011/854/large_v3/US_Army_Air_Corps_Hap_Arnold_Wings.svg.png" alt="Us army air corps hap arnold wings.svg" /></a></div></div>Easy question. :D The changes were done at Bolling Air Force base in 1948. The design for what it is now came about through a lot of testing. Most of the airmen who were questioned like the new design. Rumors have circulated as to why this particular style was used. Some believe the current reverse chevrons resemble and honor the original USAAF patch during WW2 (see below). Others believed it symbolizes the curvature of wings, and others think it's just a reversal of the Army and Marine ranks.

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