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

What is with all this pandering to these kids? This is not juvenile sports activities. These people have to grow up and recognize they are not entitled to everything, medallions and awards are earned not just given to soothe feelings.

No. You earned that combat patch and you should be someone that the new guys should look up to. I know I did and I had a little more respect for combat vets I served with.

What patch is the Air Force referring to? I missed it on Facebook.

Hell no. I would've been one w/o a patch. Folks should be proud of what they've earned and others should respect what has been earned by others, rather than be jealous or feel left out. This is one step removed from military folks no longer wearing ribbons, medals, etc. What of jump wings when an airborne soldier is stationed among mostly non-airborne? It would get ridiculous and I don't see it as promoting cohesiveness and teamwork, but, rather, perhaps causing resentment of those who earned the badges.

They'll be alright. Smh stems from the new gen "everybody gets a trophy" new wave crap. In my days you lost you ate it (Wasn't always sweet) but wasnt supposed to be that way next time around you would try harder to try not to taste DEFEAT.

LOL...!!!

Again, this comes from the attitude of a generation or more of children that were raised to all get 'participation awards' without any real competition for an award.

Combat patches are issued to those who face something beyond a regular 9-5 day (or in the military a 5-9 day)...

If the rest are that interested in getting shot at;
... they can patiently wait until they get sent into someplace nasty for 12-18 months, go through what a deployment like that entails, and actually earn something that all of the others will then want to go to the PX and purchase for themselves to show off to their girlfriends or boyfriends later on.

I have a sign on my back porch from one of my last units...
"No Whiners Allowed"

I sincerely hope this is a bullshit post.

Should we remove awards and rank so junior soldiers don't feel left out?

This question should be removed- maybe repost on something more appropriate like the duffleblog. This is a joke

Next they’ll say to not wear deployment ribbons, same difference... Unbelievable that’s this is even talk.

Get.Thee.Fuk.Outta.Here!
If you have one or many right shoulder combat patches as well as deployment awards to CBS to CIBs to Airborne to Air Assault badges if YOU EARNED IT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO WEAR IT and all those who remained in the rear with the beer should be proud of whatever their contributions and support was...stop trying to make everyone "feel" special

No our military should not be a everyone gets a trophy society. If you earn it you should be able to keep it unless it is removed as a discipline.

Those we're earned and should be worn with pride!

Fuck off ranger Rick.

Combat vets should wear their patches proudly.

No! So is the military full of snowflakes? If so feel sorry for those going into combat

What s bizarre question.

Give the whiners pink vagina patches to wear until they grow up.

Really? Is this a troll asking this question? What is going on in today's world that this would even be a question? Earn it it to wear it. Wear it if you earned it. The US Army is not like a league of 8 year olds expecting a participation trophy. She we just give all E1s E9 pay just to assuage their feelings? This is absurd. My assumption is E1s and E2s make up the 2% who answered yes.

Really? This can't be a real question. When I was an E2 I envied my First Sergeant's paycheck. Should they have given it to me because my feelings were hurt? (Which in reality, they weren't) Seems absurd to me.