Posted on Dec 15, 2015
What's your opinion when a National Guard soldier or reservist wears an active duty unit patch because they were attached ?
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My understanding of paragraph 6 this Alaract is that that NG soldiers must wear their own unit's patch. I wear the 157th MEB patch, even though I wasn't under them on deployment. I have a memorandum in Iperms authorizing an AD unit, but I don't wear it. Many other NG troops interpret it that because they have the memorandum, they'll wear what they want.
http://asc.army.mil/docs/policy/alaract_055_2007_wear_appearance_uniforms_ssi_fwts_28mar07.pdf
http://asc.army.mil/docs/policy/alaract_055_2007_wear_appearance_uniforms_ssi_fwts_28mar07.pdf
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MSG (Join to see)
there are still some of us who were in combat prior to the ALARACT that changed the SSI. The 34th ID red bull is proudly worn on my left shoulder while the 2ID patch is on my right. We fought, ate, shit and slept in the same crap and I feel the we earned it.
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SSgt (Join to see)
MSG (Join to see) - I understand that. Since posting this message, I've switched to the Air National Guard, so I can't wear any patch anymore. However, I have a few buddies who wear patches that aren't authorized by the Alaract. I'll generally razz them about it a little bit, but I've never raised too much of a stink about it.
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My opinion is you wear as the regulation authorizes, with pride for your service, and tell all the “warriors” with an opinion, how little their thoughts matter…
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Totally depends on the situation. An NG MASH unit in my state was called up for Desert Shield/Storm. After train up they were broken apart and sent to different units. Our unit got their Rear D for several months. When they returned, they were wearing a quilt of war patches as they were all over Saudi Arabia, no one was wearing the STARC (state command) patch.
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I've never been deployed, but as long as you have orders stating that you can wear the combat patch then why not? Whether you are attached you're not, you're still doing the same job. That's just my opinion.
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You might want to check the recently released ALARACT concerning combat patches. There is no such thing as orders, there are no memorandums authorizing members of one unit to wear the patch of another. The only authorized combat patch is that of the lowest level unit you are assigned to.
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1SG Joseph Yorski, MHS
Correct, but this is not retroactive. In other words, for the folks who earned their patches prior to the 2007 ALARACT, the old rules apply. Attrition will eventually weed us out and this won't be an issue, if it's one at all currently(I don't think it is, incidentally).
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SFC (Join to see)
Just citing the source, so that we can educate ourselves, instead of guessing at it. Good point though 1SG Joseph Yorski, MHS
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They actually changed it back in 2009, I believe, where reservists will wear their garrison command patch as a combat patch after a deployment.
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