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

Voulenteer to be deployed, or wait your turn to earn one FREAKIN BABIES !!!

Social experiment in full effect.

Wow so how the pvts feel is now an issue, well just to make them feel better we take away something that everyone who deployed had earned. Stop the bullshit and tell them if they have an issue with it they will get their chance to earn it.

While we're at it I had a SFC yell at me a lot once, can we also remove rank so we are all equals? I always wanted to call my SGM Jim cuz I viewed him more as a buddy than a boss.

frickin earn it.

For those wanting a combat patch they must do that most of us did: volunteer for overseas' duty in a combat environment. Such Soldiers that bemoan the absence of a combat patch get no sympathy from me as they echo the same feelings of their counterparts in the liberal, political civilian world.

No
Unless we want to remove Rank, position/title, pay etc
The answer is No

A handful of sailors from my company did the MCMAP thing while we were in Iraq and earned the tan belt. They were not allowed to wear them on their Navy digie uniforms. That makes sense. Different service, wrong uniform.

Removing the combat patches is a whole different animal. This attitude reminds me of the crap I saw in my day like Stress Cards and boot camp recruits not having to run in boots.

This is (headshaking). In the meantime the fruit salad on our dress uniforms gets ever larger.

YOU ARE KIDDING RIGHT?
Whew, I thought so!

BS you earned them they should stay on...

This is the dumbest question that I ever herd of. Chain of command authorizes combat awards,during verification of the documentation of tour dates in an area that is deemed a combat zone.

Most of the NCO's in my day were Vietnam vets, close to retiring but still had a few years left to complete. these NCO's for sure as well as soldiers have EVERY RIGHT to wear a combat patch. You don't know what that guy or gal went through to earn it. Most told me about the SERIOUS suck they endured wherever they deployed. Anyone who is chickenS#$t to worry about that, take heed, you'll deploy often that you have a high chance of earning a combat patch yourself. then you'll have a different view of this topic Afterwards believe me.

I don't have a combat patch, but I wouldn't take them away because of sensitivity. I feel that people who've earned it should have the right to wear it. I haven't been looked at differently for not having a patch, but i'm sure people have their own thoughts on this.

Hell no I enjoy seeing Combat Patches its a great conversation starter what's
the problem? Those soldiers earned those patches!

Why is this still a topic? Did new SM's join the military and got all misty eyes about not having one? I leave in a year again. Take one of mine. Get over it and suck it up.
But I'll be on the other side of this for a second: don't be the SM that puts down someone for not having one. They are no less of a SM than you. Matter of fact, you big talkers could have been "Fobbits" the whole time and are trying to look down on others.

Why don't we just give everyone 1 million bucks that hasn't earned it! No, better yet, let's take away $1 million from people that earned it since not everybody else has it. It's definitely more important to be sensitive to people tend to take care of people that have earned the recognition.

The combat patch is to honor and reminder of what your hard earn sweat,sacrifice is all about. If the new ones can't respect that, then they need to go earn it themselves. Quit crying like the kids that get the participations award.

This is true it was a BCT at fort Carson. It also applies when they're in the field

Why lets just give them a higher rank. A combat patched is earned just like rank is earned it is not a Privilige given because you wear the uniform. If their feelings are hurt because they dont have what I earned . What will they do under fire cry because they dont want to play anymore. I have many patches from many deployment each has a special meaning for me but the one i am most proud of is the 16th MP BDG ( ABN). I deployed 3 different times with them. To me its a rite of passage to be earned not given or taken to give someone more of a feeling