Should the Army do away with unit patches?

There is a lot of pride in that piece of cloth. it would be a shame to discard it. It also serves it use. In combat you can readily identify units. WWII you would have divisions near by and that patch would be a means of seeing who is in the AO.

Absolutely not ... Unit patches help build esprit and enhance unity.

I also think that Army branch insignia should be put back on the field uniforms.

I would never do away with unit patches on the uniform. Too much history and tradition in wearing them.

I personally don't think they should be eliminated. 
Unit patches play into a soldiers story and backround. It shows others at a glance where he has been, and sometimes what he has done. 
They are also a sense of pride. Especially the deployment patch on the right arm sleeve. 
it is a great thing and can create a sense of pride in your unit, and military history. 

Nope

Keep them. As a civilian, and a veteran, I can watch the news and when there is an Army unit shown, I can recognize what unit is it. Proud to have served some of those units when I wore one. My unit was specialized and it's extremely rare to see one of them today. It's part of our heritage and these days, that seems to be unimportant to many today.

Asking to remove unit patches is like asking the Army to remove its colors and pride and the foundation that the Army as a whole stands on which is Strength , and living the corp values

Never! It's a symbol of unity within an organization of brothers. What ever it takes to thicken bonds for a stronger sense of espirit-de-corp will always build unification.

Absolutely not. Too much history and tradition in those patches.

NOOOO.... I think unit patches are an Army standard (not an actual standard, but certainly a huge tradition). Unit patches mean a lot to all of us, and most are historic. I also think we should stop making new ones every week, however.

That said, I think we should do away with all the other doo-dads we wear on the combat uniform; whatever that ends up being. I think, we should go with left-side only shoulder patches, The U.S. Flag, name tag, U.S. Army, and rank. No more Airborne, Air Assault, or SSIFWS (Combat Patches) for the combat uniform. This would also eliminate the chest and right sleeve look everyone does when they look at each other. We should save all that for the ASU/Dress Uniform... like the Marines.

I also think.... We need to wear real combat patches (tradition) and real tabs, and perhaps unit patches on the ASU.

Just my humble opinion...