Should we remove combat patches to be sensitive to those who don't have them?

I have yet to have a combat deployment, that being said no soliders who have earned the patch should be able to wear it. Wanting guys to take something off that they have earned is like saying that you can only wear the ribbons you get at basic on your ASU's so people dont feel left out. They have earned that patch let them wear it

These are patches earned while in combat. Those who have them should be looked up upon.

Negative! A Combat patch is earned and worn. The new troops will just have to earn the right to wear one. It also serves as a constant reminder to those that have served in a combat theatre.

They earned the right to wear those patches. You can't say that an E1 or E2 will never see combat, you don't know what the next day brings. Your wrong to take away what those men and women earned so someone who had never been there or may never be there doesn't feel left out, their turn will come.

Hell no that was earned they haven't earned it yet keep the patch shut it noobs and grow a pair!!

That is just not right. They earned those patches. These new troops need to put their big boy and girl pants on and stop crying, grow up.

You cant be serious!

Being a New PFC I always envied the combat patches in the late 80s. I made me strive to be a better soldier. Now with several I'm able to wear I made me proud to have reached the goal of being that soldier. It now makes me walk with more pride in knowing I've earned them.

If it is true... Its ridiculous!!!! Whats next?? My husband earned those. Bunch of brats complaining. And worst.... Who is listening? Ugh

This is the Rakkasans (sorry if my spelling sucks).

The army is way to politically correct, and leadership doesn't really care about soldiers, that's why most of them get out! (Check out the army retention rates)

hell naw!

Not all deployments or duty stations with hazardous duty yield a combat patch. Some combat patches just plain suck. I'm an Army vet, have been a VFW member since 1995 and I have no combat patch. Get over your butt hurt. Hell, only combat infantry get their combat badge, but there's a ton of grunts without one. Are they less of a soldier? No, butthurt is for entitled little b*tches, now get over yourself and get to work.

Hell no

No, for this to happen even for a BDE CMDR to do so would be a violation of 670-1 which states the wearing of the Former Wartime Service Patch is at the leisure of the soldier and at their discretion to which one they wear that they have earned during combat time. The army has become so enthralled with ensuring no ones feelings are hurt they have nearly destroyed every sense of what the army is in the past decade. The army is so worried about PV2 Snuffy completing his 350-1 training that PV2 Snuffy doesn't even know his job because ACTUAL training takes a back burner to SHARP/EO/MRT classes.

The dipshit who came up with such an idea should be beaten, thrown in an overflowing port-a-shitter, then have said shitter flipped over.

Should we also remove the flag since it might offend someone?

I think everyone should take off rank. Cause anytime I see someone with more rank than me I feel bad.

I was at Fort Campbell for two and a half years and never once got to deploy with my BCT because I was in a BSB. I saw all these soldiers returning from deployment with their patches but I never once thought I was left out. I never got the opportunity to deploy, so be it. I'm not going to take away from someone else's pride because I was upset over not having a patch myself. They earned it, let them keep it.

I took my pants off too.

Hell no they need to earn it!!!