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

If you wear it you earned it so wear, those troops who haven't had the opportunity to deploy to a combat zone will have their chance one day

No it is part of the uniform so not wearing it makes you out of uniform.
Now properly used it will give new solid incentive to excell.

Back when prior to Desert Storm, I was one f two people in my unit wearing a combat patch the other was our SGM.
We were both Vietnam Veterans, he retired and the new one didn't have one but our new COL had one.

If someone had told us to remove the patch so as to not hurt feelings, we would have hurt their feelings.

Be proud and wear it, dare them to tell you to get out of uniform.

Should people without Purple Hearts get voluntarily shot so they can have one and not feel bad?
Yes, that’s how ridiculous the question is.

No!!! SSI-FWTS is a matter of pride for those who wear it. That patch is something that all Soldiers take pride in. The new Soldiers are part of that unit and are valuable team members. Just because the new Soldiers have not deployed to combat we make our combat veterans remove the combat patch they earned. Who ever came up with that crap needs to find another profession. Good way to lower the morale. However, always two sides to a story and I like to hear the reasoning behind this decision.

Hell no...give subordinates something to strive for...yes even in a theatre of operations...hooah!

Heck, why stop there? Let's remove everything but Name, Service and Rank. No need to give away our unit (combat or otherwise). Maybe change the uniform to pink pajama wear, that is fluffy and warm, has enough pockets to carry our iPhones, cigarettes and munchies.

Let them sit in their cry corner, safe place or whatever the all of these assholes call them. They are supposed to be soldiers! I see your MOS is in the Med field, maybe it's different there. I dont know about nowadays, but back 25 years ago no body gave a shit about your feelings. You want feelings? Peace Corp. But that's just my opinion

Combat patches are content the hard way, by serving in combat! They are not given to ever Tom, Dick and Harry just for showing up! I do not have any reason being my time was during peace time. Those with combat patches duck live ammo to get them and it is one of the way we show respect for their sacrifice! Any one sensitive to the fact they do not have any needs to switch to infantry and go out and get some of their own. They are not hard to get just risk your life no big thing right?

Has about the same logic as telling soldiers not to wear uniforms so the ones without them don't get hurt feelings.

Crap like this used to make me laugh, then I realized these idiots are serious. Too bad no one can actually tell them to go the hell away.

I wasn't in the Army, so my opinion probably won't be appreciated. I believe the combat patches should be eliminated because they should never have been authorized in the first place. The other services don't use them. One would think the Army's Combat Action Badge, Combat Infantryman (Armor, Cavalry, etc.) Badge, campaign medals, etc., should be sufficient. I've long felt the Army uniform is way too cluttered with patches, badges, etc., etc. To me, organizational pride notwithstanding, combat patches add to the clutter. Having said all that, the feelings of butthurt, never-deployed soldiers should have no bearing on whether or not to remove combat patches from the Army uniform.

Your a fool.

Is not like the unit actually conducts combat operations. You deploy to a hospital in a big, secure base??? You want to earn a combat patch? Transfer over to the infantry. Equating been in country with "Combat " is just sorry as hell.

Typically the Military says fuck your feelings esp to things that have to be earned.

I understand that was the thinking behind officers no longer wearing branch insignia on combat uniform—those in the "less prestigious" branches felt they were looked down upon because they were readily identified as being not combat arms. Hey, I know! for those troops who feel left out because they don't have a combat patch and those officers who are not in combat arms, lets issue them all Silver Stars and Combat Action Badges! Boy, that should boost there self-esteem even more than wearing a combat patch or not wearing Medical Service Corps Insignia. I know what you narrow-minded insensitive types are going to say–wearing valor awards that they didn't earn takes away from those who actually did earn theirs. But remember, the Supreme Court has ruled that wearing unearned awards is protected by the 1st Amendment—and if its good enough for civilians it should be good enough for the military.

You gotta be kidding me. Who would even think of doing that? They deserve to wear their patches, they Earned Them!!!
I'm I supposed to not wear the ribbons and metals I was awarded because it might hurt some snowflakes feelings?
"Hell No"

This must come from the same sad ass POGs that wanted the CAB because they couldn't get the CIB

This sickens me.

When I served in the early 80s our right patch wearers we're Vietnam vets and we looked to them for their been there done that leadership , these men and women need to be respected and valued for their one of a kind experience. My biggest prayer was that I would never have to earn one but if that was what was necessary I wanted them beside me to guide and lead me through the valley .

Fuck off!!!!