Posted on Dec 6, 2017

Here's why the American flag is reversed on military uniforms

CW5 Jack Cardwell

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I was asked this many times when I was in uniform.

Here's why the American flag is reversed on military uniforms

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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.

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This flag is not "reversed". It is flying properly as the solider is the flag pole and the flag is flying behind his forward motion.

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CW5 Jack Cardwell

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That is true, but civilian always ask " why is flag reversed".

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Wasn't the flag patch at one time worn in reverse (that is, stars to left on the shoulder)? Maybe WWII? If I'm right, do you know when and whom made the change?

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CW5 Jack Cardwell

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Yes, it was worn the other way in the past. AR 670 -1 in 2003 stated how flag patch is worn in the Army. USC code states that it appropriate to wear an American flag patch on the left or right sleeve. When worn on the left sleeve, the union would appear towards the front and the stripes would run horizontally toward the back. When worn on the right sleeve, it is considered proper to reverse the design so that the union is at the observer's right to suggest that the flag is flying in the breeze as the wearer moves forward.

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