The Regulation doesn't specify a 'grandfathering in process for SSI-FWTS, nor does it specify if the new guidance applies to SM pre 31 March 2014. In this effect, according to the guidance, everyone without orders to wear a different SSI-FWTS will subsequently have to remove it, or change the SSI-FWTS with an authorized SSI-FWTS21–17. Shoulder sleeve insignia–former wartime servicea. This is the same as before. Honestly the only thing that really bothers me is individuals that never served in a unit but will wear the SSI-WTF because they were attached. Let me be clear on something if you never being in FT Riley or Germany with Big Red One but you wear the patch like you were and I ask you what brigade were you in and your answer is I was attached you look ridiculous and you don't even understand what we go trough being part of those type of units. Specially when I see someone wearing the 82ND ABN but is not a jumper and I ask them and their respond is I was attached it drives me insane.
Be proud of your unit and wear your patch even if is from some small unit or a NTL Guard patch wear it with pride. If you never served at that unit in the rear don't wear the patch. When I see individual wearing the 1ST ID patch but they never were in division it's crazy being part of a Division it's a life style an experience going to the Field doing our training, singing our division song, participating on division runs and force ruck marches etc. Bottom line you were not part of it don't wear it. You wear the SSI of the lowest unit authorized an SSI that you served with.
I am currently deployed in support of OIF and I am little confused as to what the new combat patch regulation is. We have been informed that we are only allowed to wear our own unit patch and that we are not allowed to wear the patch of any other units, battalions, brigades or division patches that we may fall under. Wear policy for the ssi-fwts. Units and soldiers that are deployed to combat areas of operations on training exercises or in support of operations other than combat operations are not authorized wear of the ssi-fwts, unless those exercises or operations become combat or support missions in the area of operation.
When we went to Iraq, quite a few in our unit were hoping we'd be able to wear the XVIII Airborne Corps, 'pukin', dragon'. Then we were told that as a Bde, we were authorized our own patch as our wartime service SSI.You might have thought the DFAC pi$$ed in the our unit's entire supply of Cheerios, when that news came down.The insulting part is we had an active duty unit, bunch of real, 'All Americans' who refused to wear a NG SSI and wore their own instead - against regulations.Me, on the other hand, found it quite cool as we were the first unit in our state to have our patch as a combat patch. A lot of the National Guard commands have just as much, if not more, history than the 'famous' Active Duty commands.These were my SSIs for my two deployments. The campaign streamers aren't too shabby for a couple of reserve component commands.World War IChampagne‑MameMeuse‑ArgonneAisne‑MameLorraine 1918St. MihielChampagne 1918World War IIRhinelandArdennes‑AlsaceCentral EuropeWorld War I Champagne-Marne 1917World War I Aisne-Marne 1917World War I St.
Mihiel 1917World War I Meuse-Argonne 1917World War I Ile de France 1918World War I Lorraine 1918World War II Northern France 1944World War II Rhineland 1945World War II Ardennes-Alsace 1945World War II Central Europe 1945.
The service plans to stand up six of the advise-and-assist brigades - five active and one.The Army has approved a new shoulder sleeve insignia with a tab for the SFABs, Maj. Chris Ophardt said. The arrowhead-shaped patch features a broadsword facing upward. The tab reads 'Advise-Assist.'
Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley is awaiting swatches in varying shades of brown to consider for the SFAB beret, Ophardt told Military.com.The swatches are not yet available for public view, Program Executive Office Soldier spokeswoman Debra Dawson said.The Army has not issued a formal statement about the SFAB beret color, but Ophardt released the following comments that Milley posted to a recent Army Times story on the subject:'I want to assure everyone that the color of the SFAB Beret will be brown and will not be green or any shade of green,' Milley wrote. 'It is derived from the Brown Infantry Beret worn by many Armies. There was no intent to dishonor or misappropriate the Green Beret of US Army Special Forces and all it stands for.' The 1st SFAB posted the following message on its Facebook page to address the issue:'The 1st SFAB has great respect for U.S. Army Special Forces, their many accomplishments and their singularly distinguished history. We also respect the concerns associated with the heraldry of the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade.'
The 1st SFAB is not a Special Forces organization,' the statement continued. 'We are a conventional force purposefully built to partner with other conventional forces.
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SFABs will support Army readiness by allowing brigade combat teams to focus on building their readiness for large-scale contingencies instead of on the train, advise and assist missions.' In accordance with Army guidance, we will select a new unit name,' the 1st SFAB statement said. 'The Army has also decided the SFABs will wear a Brown Infantry Beret like those worn by many armies. Our new name and photos of the beret will be published once the final decisions are approved.'
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Milley, who served in the Army's 5th Special Forces Group, Oct. 9 at the Association of the United States Army's annual meeting, stressing they are not designed to become a substitute for Army Special ForcesSFABs will be structured using the noncommissioned and commissioned officers of infantry brigade combat teams to train foreign military units in conventional light infantry tactics, he said.- Matthew Cox can be reached at.