Should the Army do away with Patches and go to one universal Symbol like the Marines EGA?

No

There is a lot of pride and history in these patches and they should remain. Making all soldiers "the same" is not a good idea. Remember the berets.

As a multi tour and totally disabled Vietnam veteran, l say keep the unit patchs, no matter what the Marines do or don't do.
If you take away the Unit Patches, you'll be killing the comradery and esprit de corp enjoyed by our Army units.
Just by looking at an Army troop, one can actually tell a lot just by "reading" his uniform,.... even fatigues.
You can tell if he served in a combat zone by the unit patch he wears on his right shoulder and his current unit by the patch on his left shoulder. Also, by the presence of a CIB, you can tell if he saw combat. Other patches and badges signify if he was jump qualified, was an air craft crewman, had Ranger training and much more.
If they take away these insignias, your saying that grunts are no different than pogs or remfs and there is a big difference!
It does however sound like something that some damn liberal came up with though.
It's about like kids on every team getting the same participation trophey.

The lack of patches don’t make Marines. It’s the history and legacy. Espirit De Corps. Marines have it instilled in them and it shows. The Navy comes close, but no other branch makes their members feel special like the Marines do. The public simply sees their swagger. Job well done Marines ! And FYI, I am a Air Force and Army veteran.

I would say keep the patches. Even as someone who didn’t deploy to a combat zone each patch I have holds a bit of significance and pride. Each unit I was in aided me in growing as a Soldier, a professional and an individual. Those if someone asks I would be proud to tell the exactly what I did with in the confines of Opsec of course.

Either way both have to be asked what they do. When I wore my BDUs and Dress Blues in the Corps. I got asked all the time what I did in the Corps. Same since I've been in the Army. The patches are part of history and should be left alone... JMHO

USMC has their patches too. The Army cannot co-opt our EGA. Anything the Marines have is theirs and theirs alone. Notice the Marines don't put all the bling on their uniforms like the Army does. We have a simple Combat Ribbon for those who were in combat against the enemy. The Army has the Combat Infantryman's Badge(which is kind of nice). We don't need all that bling on our uniforms.

I think the Army should keep using patches. The USMC is good and can keep The way they are or change its up to them. I like the old Raider patches from WWII my Dad was in the 2ed Raiders and one of my son in laws grandfather was in the 4th Raiders.

No, absolutely not. I wore my unit patches with pride. The Army needs to get the dress uniform right, it looks ridiculous. The Marines are killing us and have it nailed down.

I am Marine! Our brand has been better since 10 November 1775. No need to discuss the Army’s need to cover things up with PATCHES!