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

How about tbose that deserve them but never got them..??

lets change history so the ones who weren't there don't feel bad. next stop 1984

Hell no, wear what you earned, and be proud, those boots will get over it.

I know their no dumb A@$ question but Really why is this even a topic I will upvote this as Dumb A@$ Question of the Day I take back the no such thing as a Dumb A@$ Question comment.

The dude said if he wanted feelings he should have joined the Air Force, he must be one of those lil pussies who joined Army or Marines especially Infantry because he got picked on in school and has a baby dick. It must suck to get out of the military and have no trade to rely on. " Hey sir please hire me as a McDonalds janitor cuz i ran towards bullets!" The biggest pussies in the world are Army and Marines, especially Infantry.....FACT!

Is the PC police invaded that Command? I also on the other side these combat patched individuals should be used as mentors to those less experienced. Maybe their experience will provide knowledge to others to survive the task when it occurs.

Negative, those patches are earned !

Hell no! They will get theirs if they stick around long enough

Hell no. The troops earned them.

Well the Navy has just become non-offensive to the snowflake generation. If you see a sailor with gold hash marks, service stripes that means he or she had completed 12 years good conduct. Use ot mean a lot. A Chief Musician in DC complained that the gold made her feel less whatever so, now anyone with 12 years service gets to wear gold. Use to say, where gold because you never got caught. Also knew a Chief Bosnmate with eight red hash marks. He was proud for that accomplishment. Of course he was on a LST full of 105 shells during WW2. Too many patches and crap. Now ribbons for graduating boot camp. Had just two, good conduct and national defense until I went to Nam. Let it snow, let it snow, and you can wear the patches on your cammy of the year.

Should we not wear uniforms so civilians don't feel bad? How about thinking of the guys who earned those patches.

Those E1s and E2s will get the oppurtunity to earn their Combat patch later in their military service. If not well that's fate.

why dont we just give participation patches to everyone so no one has their feelings hurt

I've been in 14 years and have never deployed. Sure I volunteered three times and the first I missed out from a security clearance, but I don't feel left out. If the soldiers who have them give anyone grief for NOT deploying then they should check themselves. Maybe that creates the separation and issue. New soldiers shouldn't have to have a patch to feel included in anything. That's not what they signed up for. They have the uniform compared to citizens who do not. The took the oath that others wouldn't. They also just got in. It's all timing.

Getting ridiculous. I served in the first Gulf War and we had soldiers coming into the unit after we got back. Most soldiers had questions about what we did over there. Military is to damn touchy/feely. The unit commander needs to go back to being a paper pusher and leave shit alone.

I dont think so but NOT to brag about it. One is not their fault they couldn’t get deploy. This is what I was talking to my NCO that every soldier in their first contract SHOULD get deploy!!!

You've got to be kidding me!

And no medals to satisfy those who didn’t earn them - seriously, those with combat patches should be respected for their contribution & sacrifice in earning them

No! We earned them. Sorry if they are but hurt.

Fuck them little bitches!!! Until they do their time in a combat zone they can be cry baby ass pussies.