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

Its just so much PC bullshit. Combat patch was well earned. E1's and E2's can have something to work for. Shame on the commander.

No. Next question.

That's ludicrous! Awards, badges and patches show a leaders experience to his or her subordinates. If a peer is jealous they need to get their own.

Oh poor babies get over it. then when you're up for orders with a combat unit then you will get your patch. If you want it so bad, don't get me wrong I have mine but I went to Kuwait to get mine. the combat patches are something to work for and not be ashamed of and if someone does not have it then maybe it will push them to get it. never take it off because it might hurt someone feelings that is a lower rank who have yet to start a career or anything, they have yet to learn the rules and regs yet so let them learn.

I earned them - They will have to tear them off my dead body from the uniform I will be wearing in my casket. They better be damn sure that really dead

My vote was supposed to be no. I never saw combat. Actually I've never been out of the USA. I was PDRL for a collapsed Parachute accident in Jump School. These combat patches are earned not given. My only child witch is my Daughter. Is an Iraqi Veteran.

They are earned .I would not want anyone telling me I could not wear a patch I had earned

Where the hell did this come from? I had 2 periods of service, with a 4 year break in between. I served in Vietnam as a Huey crew chief and door gunner from Apr 70- Feb 72 with the 1st Aviation Brigade. Then I was an MP from Jun76- Aug 80. I was never in a combat zone the second time, but I still wore my 1st Aviation Brigade patch on my right sleeve. I earned that patch and no one would ever have even thought of telling me to take it off. Troops these days have been PC'd to death and feel that anything that doesn't make them happy should be banned. Tell a combat Marine that he should take off his Combat Action Ribbon because you don't have one and see me when you get out of the hospital.

Hahahahaha! Fuckin' POG! The military is ABOUT combat. Get on the line or pass us the rations and ammo and stop whining@

That's when I request a written instruction from said officer stating the order to remove an authorized uniform piece and the rationale behind the order. If he's foolish enough to do that, then I file under UCMJ for redress of grievance. They're worried about the morale of the newbies? They should be more concerned about the morale of those members who will be instructing the newbies.....