Posted on Mar 1, 2016
Should we remove combat patches to be sensitive to those who don't have them?
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"(Unit Name withheld) BCT ordered to remove combat patches during training at Fort NoMatter so the ones without them don't get hurt feelings.
Reason? "The unit just returned from Afghanistan and almost everyone has a patch but the large influx of new soldiers are E1 and E2s that have never deployed and they are saying they are left out because they don't have a patch."
Reason? "The unit just returned from Afghanistan and almost everyone has a patch but the large influx of new soldiers are E1 and E2s that have never deployed and they are saying they are left out because they don't have a patch."
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When are boys going to grow up and be like men. If you want it you have to earn it. What's our military coming to. 1979 - 1983.
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No fucking way! Those were earned by you and they should be warn proudly! Is this a joke? Taking patches off so people don’t feel left out?! What kind of military is this? Things have sure changed since I was in. Wow.......
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Let me answer the question with a question, "Should those who have earned awards, decorations or additional skill identifiers not wear them on their uniforms out of respect for those who do not have/have not earned them?" How absurd! If you've earned it - wear it!
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No If they want a combat patch maybe they need to volunteer for a unit going to combat then they could have one.
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SFC Robert Walton
i volunteered to go into a combat Zone little known to me i would be there with no Weapon and not long enough (45 days) to get a combat patch We got shot at but just not enough i guess. Really have not gave it much thought until i seen this post, I was in areas where we got shot at that were never considered for a combat patch a couple of times. You earn one yes you wear it. If you don't earn one don't wear it's simple as that.
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SPC Jerry Jones
Definitely not! They earned it.
That's like saying, "should the General remove his/her rank because the E1's feel left out?"....totally ridiculous. I sure hope the current military isn't as wimpy as it sounds. When I enlisted, feelings didn't count for anything. You sucked it up and moved on. If you wanted something, you earned it. No freebies.
That's like saying, "should the General remove his/her rank because the E1's feel left out?"....totally ridiculous. I sure hope the current military isn't as wimpy as it sounds. When I enlisted, feelings didn't count for anything. You sucked it up and moved on. If you wanted something, you earned it. No freebies.
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Proud alumnus of Big Red One and 1st Cavalry. You’re gonna ask me not wear something I earned?
Is this like the cowardly Captain in the 1st Cav who plagiarized my flight log and awarded himself 3 of my Air Medals and the Army Aviation Badge because I wasn’t career and he didn’t think it mattered to me?
Is this like the cowardly Captain in the 1st Cav who plagiarized my flight log and awarded himself 3 of my Air Medals and the Army Aviation Badge because I wasn’t career and he didn’t think it mattered to me?
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WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIT!! WHAT THE FUCK??? Since when did Tinky Winky (tella tubbys) join the Army and get a fucking command? These people were deployed in a combat area... if you are new and you don't have one, fucking respect those that do, and get the fuck over it!!! SUCK IT UP BUTTERCUPS!!
You think I was upset when I joined a unit and didn't have combat patch from Vietnam? NO! But damned right I respected and thanked everyone I saw serving that had one! WOW! This is just one of the signs that is telling me the Army is getting weak!!!
"Drill Sgt.! I can't do push ups! My Emotional State isn't in the right mood right now!" *HEAD DESK HARD!*
You think I was upset when I joined a unit and didn't have combat patch from Vietnam? NO! But damned right I respected and thanked everyone I saw serving that had one! WOW! This is just one of the signs that is telling me the Army is getting weak!!!
"Drill Sgt.! I can't do push ups! My Emotional State isn't in the right mood right now!" *HEAD DESK HARD!*
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No! I've never been deployed but I would never want to take that away from someone who has, people need to stop getting butthurt over it!
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