Posted on May 7, 2016
Should the Army do away with Patches and go to one universal Symbol like the Marines EGA?
225K
1.46K
719
97
97
0
As a Recruiter I have had insight on the Army Branding, and marketing Team for USAREC. We are getting beat by the Marines when it comes to image. The patches make civilians ask what do you do in the Army, on the flip side when a civilian sees a Marine no questions needed to be asked, whats your thoughts
Posted in these groups: 
Combat Patch (SSI-FWTS)
Combat Patch (SSI-FWTS)
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 530
0
0
0
I enjoyed telling civilians what I did as a combat engineer. It was something I was very proud of. It was a conversation opener. Leave my Army alone. What the Marine Corps does is it's own business. What the Army does is theirs.
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
The patches represent heroics lineages. Many of the Army unit patches are truly iconic—the 1st Cav, the Big Red One, the 101st Screaming Eagle and many more. I have my Army patches framed and on my office wall, Wisc and Ariz National Guard, 9th Infantry and 81st Armored Combat Brigade.
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
This actually reeks of new recruits who have no combat patch getting jealous and want to ruin it for everyone else.
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
Cause simply said! It shows pride in the unit you served in. We are not marines, if we wanted to be marines we would have been. But I don’t like the taste of crayons. Go army!!!
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
No. Patches have long been associated with units and esprit de corps. Soldiers have nearly always been proud of the patch they wear and especially proud when they have one for former war zone service.
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
You know it's not about the patches but knowing the history. If you can talk a out your u it patch and have people understand what it means other then just a unit patch that would go farther the just getting rid of them. I'm currently a recruiter.
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google