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

No way. The patches are cool and make it so everyone knows what area you serve in!

Many of those bits of color contain history going back to WW1 (1st Infantry Division) most to at least WW2. In today's Armed Forces, no matter what the job, one is subject to some sort of combat action (coming under fire in one form or another). The Marines are a small unit, the main ground forces of the Navy, in origin, a divisional size force, highly mobile (as separate smaller units) for specialized action, and most civilians realize this. In fact most civilians do not realize that the Marines have other MOSs in fields other than that of Infantry.
The Army, being a larger force (comprised of many specialized units) is assigned tasks which are much larger in scope and mission (that's why civilians ask, "What do you do in the Army?") Gone are the days where the main requirements were to be able to; "pick-off a man at 500 yards with a M-1 Garand, throw a grenade farther than anyone on the block, and take a bath in ditch water" (from "TO HELL AND BACK", Audie L. Murphy).
I find it rather disconcerting that anyone would want to strip the tradition, history, and esprite d'corps from any unit. Confidentially, I think that who ever posed this question should be made to escort tours for one year through the US Army Museum, now being built on Route 1 outside of Ft. Belvoir, VA.
PS, in the old school, nobody trusted a Recruiter!!!

I agree Marines are easily recognizable by their tough guy rolled-up sleeve look, their distinguished 3-bowed cover or cap and every Marine is a rifleman idea. The Army has gone soft on PT test and allowing females in the combat arms. That's why the Army didn't meet their recruitment goal again.

No.

I wore numerous unit patches during my 14 years in the Army. Who cares what the civilians say, leave the patches alone.

Absolutely not! It's a sense of pride for some people to have worn the 1at Cav, the Big Red 1, or the Special Forces. Inwas in the XVIII Airborne Corps. It's a sense of pride. The Armybis not the Marines. Would you yt ake away their dress uniform and make them look like the Army? I don!t think so.

"no questions needed"? 1. We want civilians asking questions, and Soldiers answering within their scope of knowledge and OPSEC. 2. It's been my experience, that it's former Marines who go into the Army Reserve/National Guard, that go on and on about wanting to be able to wear combat patches that even the USMC doesn't put on uniforms. SO.. better answer would be to let Marines wear their patches.

I really don't have a dog in the fight, I'm retired Navy, but I worked with the Army quite a bit during a 20-year career. Frankly, all the stuff they've got on their uniforms is a bit like overkill. I think all you need is your name, rank and service branch, and that's about it, particularly on working uniforms. Dress uniforms? Way too many accoutrements and appurtenances. Wearing little says a lot.

Keep them and USMC, bring them back. They used to wear division patches, why did they go away?

Don't mess with perfection!