Direct Embroidered BDU

[swag]

This is not in my collection, I was only lucky enough to see it in the 101st Airborne Division collection. I have never seen direct embroidery on a BDU before.

 

Kevin

 

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close ups...

 

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[firefighter]

Nice. 1st for me too. I don't see a 1st Cav combat assignment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_D._Patrick

[gwb123]

It was done both with OG-107's and BDU's. You could order direct embroidered fatigues from such places as the Cavalry Store. If you served in Korea, you could have it done locally as well.

[firefighter]

It was done both with OG-107's and BDU's. You could order direct embroidered fatigues from such places as the Cavalry Store. If you served in Korea, you could have it done locally as well.

I forgot about the CAVALRY STORE. They did tanker & flight jackets too. But I've never seen a set in person.

[Linedoggie]

My First company Commander in 1982 at Hood had direct embroidered OG and BDU. He was an Ex Katusa whom emigrated and went ROTC

[doyler]

They could do this also at Ft.Campell at the Base PX or at Bricks that was across from the base at one time.

[Martinjmpr]

When I joined in 1980 it wasn't common to see direct embroidered green fatigues, but there were a few around. In fact the post commander wore a set in the photo that's in my basic training yearbook (MG David E. Grange, Jr.)

 

Direct embroidery carried on into the BDU era, but IIRC the Army officially disapproved of the direct embroidered uniforms some time in the early to mid 1980's. That BDU looks like a later model, which I would think would have been made after direct embroidered uniforms were de-authorized.

 

Then again, generals can get away with being non-reg, I've seen that a lot, too.

[gwb123]

I am not sure they were ever authorized or non-authorized.

 

The placement of insignia, size, shape and design were all specified in the regulations. Also the placement of the name and branch identification. I may be wrong, but I don't think it was ever specified whether the insignia had to be patches, pins or direct embroidered as long as they were the correct size or shape.

 

I'd have to dig, but I believe general officers can actually "design" their own uniforms, for want of a better term.

[Martinjmpr]

I am not sure they were ever authorized or non-authorized.

 

 

 

I don't think it was ever in AR 670-1, I think it was published in one of the DA messages that came out periodically, I want to say in 1985 or 86 maybe? Something very brief as in "direct embroidery onto the BDU uniform blouse is no longer authorized."

 

It MAY have been at the same time they stopped allowing foreign awards to be worn on the BDU. IIRC that was around 1987. Before that it wasn't uncommon to see soldiers with foreign jump wings or similar foreign decorations above the name tape on the right pocket of the BDU and BDU field jacket.

[gwb123]

 

It MAY have been at the same time they stopped allowing foreign awards to be worn on the BDU. IIRC that was around 1987. Before that it wasn't uncommon to see soldiers with foreign jump wings or similar foreign decorations above the name tape on the right pocket of the BDU and BDU field jacket.

 

I remember seeing both officers and NCO's with as many as three foreign jump wings above their name tape, and I don't believe that was ever authorized. Looked like a walking militaria display. I remember hearing someone referring to such soldiers as "badge collectors", but not in the same sense we would use it on here. It was considered a bit of overkill.

[colbill]

I was in Korea from 91~93. The CinC as they were called then, GEN Riscasi had all direct embroidered BDUs; CIB, Airborne Wings, name/US Army, and rank ( four stars)..

As a MAJ I had direct embroidered rank and branch insignia on my BUDs @ 97~98.