Posted on 03/05/2016 1:22:30 PM PST by george76
Soldiers are livid after being told to remove their combat patches in an attempt to be “welcoming” to new recruits.
It’s an insane move that goes against the unofficial combat patch creed: “You earn it. You keep it. You wear it.” But that’s apparently the policy now for Fort Carson’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
Soldiers are told to strip their uniforms bare to the bone, only showing the name, rank, American Flag, U.S. Army tape and the 4th Infantry Division insignia, the Army Times is reporting.
According to officials, the move is designed to promote a “unified army culture.”
Brigade Commander Col. David Hodne issued the requirement. He told the Colorado Gazette it’s not about making new recruits feel jealous.
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Hodne’s unit, which has seen a radical reorganization over the past year from tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles to eight-wheeled Strykers, is loaded with brand-new privates whose uniforms are bare of insignia. Instead of standing out, the new guys look like everyone else in training.
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U.S. Army Iraq war veteran Drew Norman:
“This was obviously started by officers without combat time. This isn’t about making the new guys feel welcome, it’s about making the new officers feel superior.
The fact that we have 22 year old college kids ordering 18 year multiple combat tour veterans and lecturing them on war tells you all you need to know about how broken our commissioning system is.”
U.S. Army Afghan war veteran Stephen Carroll:
“I think it’s an absolutely horrid idea. Simply because some of them don’t fall into the group of those who have gone down range doesn’t mean that everyone else should hide what they’ve done. It’s the military, not a group of middle school students.”
U.S. veteran Michael Mumford, who used more colorful language:
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To keep female officers from feeling inadequate?
Hopefully, the beginning of a huge change is less than a year away...
Bull.
Many have, when they put a un flag insignia on.
I think it’s a very good idea. New recruits will not have their self-esteem bruised if they wear the same outfits that the “hero’s” do.
It’s the way of the world today: Everyone is equal no matter what they have accomplished. Self-esteem trumps everything.
It’s just like the government today: FAIRNESS is the motto and buzzword. No need to compete since everyone gets a participation trophy.
I’m glad I lived back in the old days where you were what you were and there were no participation awards.....because.....in real life there aren’t any!
Bull.
She is a creature of Soros..
Everyone gets a trophy or no one does.
REFUSE ILLEGAL ORDERS
It’s the trend
The ultimate result of the “Everbody Gets A Trophy” mind thought.
if you earn it you own it
refuse the illegal directive
Mr. niteowl77
That’s evil, treasonous...
the new recruits look up to those who have earned the patches...
they are inspired by them...
the heroes are an example to the young soldiers...
who are they going to cop-y ???
who will they want to emulate ???
Is this for BDUs (or whatever they call them now) or flight suits? I got out in 1998 but I can image some of our morale patches would be seriously frowned upon today.
Esprit de corps is a very fundamental morale factor in a fighting force. You’d think young troops when seeing their leaders are war veterans they’d look up to them, especially when it’s their turn to go to a war zone.
The left is doing everything possible to destr0y our armed forces. This leftist brigade commander should be cashiered out of the army.
If new officers do not feel superior by virtue of their rank, it’s their problem, not the army’s.
To quote the latest buzz phrases: Not in my squad. Not in our Army.
I’d wager his first platoon sergeant and a few squad leaders had to suffer his no-time-in-grade shiny butter-bar butt ordering them around. Still hasn’t learned to listen to his NCOs. Where’s the Division & Brigade CSMs on this?
LTC, EN, USA (Ret.); 1980-2012
It could offend or hurt the feelings of illegal alien recruits, muslim terrorist recruits and others who hate America.
At least Hillary will fix the problem - there won’t be an Army.
The age old problem of inexperienced officers and their hurt little feelings. I’ve seen this scenario plenty of times, and will admit to pondering exactly why some JO thought he had to reiterate some regulation, as some form of sage advice, to me as if I hadn’t known about it 15 yrs earlier.
Truth is, it’s all in the leader. A good JO will see senior, experienced folks as true resources, and respect them as such. A bad one tries, but fails to be the boss. On the flip-side, it’s a senior enlisted person’s job to teach and protect that JO from humiliating him or herself (at least in public, in front of the most junior troops). Some JO’s get that, some don’t.
I’ve never met an Admiral would didn’t respect his Chiefs. That’s because nobody ever gets that far, acting like a snot nosed kid who doesn’t appreciate good council.
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