Posted on 09/27/2015 10:58:34 AM PDT by LSUfan
The US Army has issued a new shoulder patch for the slightly more than 3,000 troops who President Obama has decided he can spare to fight the world’s most dangerous Jihadist entity, the Islamic State, which the US federal government still insists on referring to as “ISIL,” despite the fact that there are now Jihadi groups from West Africa to the Philippines that have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.
Nothing illustrates better the institutional denial that we are saddled with as a nation in our fight to save Western civilization than our federal counter terror bureaucracy’s slavish attitude toward outmoded views on the threat from Jihad…except maybe the new shoulder patch that is the subject of this post. Here it is:
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I would take mine and have a prominent red cross embroidered over it.
Amazed,I thought it would be an image of U Know who,bowing, bending or kissing some mid easterns ass or Clockmed’s image with a thumbs up....
Hate to wish my life away but cant wait for this admin to be gone!
The Army does NOT issue shoulder patches for campaigns. Shoulder patches are for unit designation plus “Ranger” or “Airborne” for members of those units. Campaign ribbons are created and issued to indicate a campaign for soldiers to wear on their chest and campaign streamers to go on their regimental flags. Neither of these are done until after a campaign is completed.
What a withering campaign against ISIS.
So far the shoulder patch seems to be the main thrust.
Beware ISIS, one day you might actually see one of these patches. Be very afraid...
ISIS is not going to be fooled by that imitation, and may be even more offended by the empty gesture. Still leading from behind, I see.
American and other allied troops are the ones who may be fooled by the similarity. Worst case scenario, is this confusion of who’s who will result in Friendly Fire.
Can ‘they’ not see that?
>>The Army does NOT issue shoulder patches for campaigns. Shoulder patches are for unit designation plus “Ranger” or “Airborne” for members of those units. Campaign ribbons are created and issued to indicate a campaign for soldiers to wear on their chest and campaign streamers to go on their regimental flags. Neither of these are done until after a campaign is completed.
They do issue patches for troops involved in some kind of “peacekeeping” BS. Of course, in the new gay military, I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t do away with traditional ribbons worn in orderly rows across the chest in favor of something more hip, like wristbands or shoulder sashes.
In Military Heraldry, everything on that patch must stand for something, so what’s with the wreath, crossed scimitars, and three stars? Your guess is as good as mine.
will someone from the military please tell me what’s going on? Is this normal to give patches? why the muslim swords on it?
It doesn’t matter. Russian Marines showed up and ISIS moved back to Frankfurt.
When I was a boy scout, I collected patches for the back of my red jacket. Maybe someone was going down that road...
//sarc
It only makes sense now that we are the largest muslim nation.
‘Obama said so himself in his praise of islam.
FUBO
New US Army shoulder patch. Note absence of anything identifiable with the US Army or the United States of America.........publishing a picture of the patch so ISIS will know who the US soldier (s) is/are?.....what are Obama and his advisers thinking?
I know, stupid question..........
...another joke from the White House.
HOW on earth can you effectively fight islam when the Chief is a muslim and we are fighting his brothers????
perhaps the patches are meant to be thrown ...at the enemy
How did this happen? He purged the military because there should have been a coup!!!
Plus watching the jets at the same time as reading this thread is too much to handle!!
Supposedly the heraldic description...
Secondary source. Still trying to confirm.
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The Army’s patch features crossed scimitars, a palm wreath and stars. The scimitars, short swords with curved blades, are meant to symbolize the twin goals of the U.S.-led coalition: to defeat the Islamic State, also referred to as ISIL, and to restore stability in the region, according to Army documents.
The palm wreath is symbol of honor. While the stars and the buff-and-blue colors on the patch indicate the three-star command and the land, air and sea forces involved in the fight.
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So, yes. Scimitars. 3 stars for the command echelon still sounds weird to me.
“Ooooh, I got hit with another patch in my eye! Ooooh...”
LOL
You may be on to something.
What they really need is a patch gun.
It can hurl those patches accurately for up to five feet.
LOL
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