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Hey gang,

I just came across some subdued sleeve rank and wondered what the size meant.

Is it a male female thing and if so what time frame were they worn?

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Thank you in advance for your help.

Cheers,

-D

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craig_pickrall

The large chevron on the left looks like the type used in Vietnam. There are several color combo's on these chevrons but all are a black chevron on variable shades of a green field.

 

The smaller chevron to the right is an unknown to who actually used it. There is a merrowed edge which came into use after the subdued arm chevron had been dropped from use. It is a female size chevron but some police departments use these smaller size chevrons too. The first time I saw these with the merrowed edge was in the late 80's or early 90's. They also exist in the 3" size which is the standard male Army chevron.

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El Bibliotecario

I'd be curious to know what the timeframe was for subdued chevrons. I know that in mid 1966 colored chevrons were still used, but by 1971 pin-on subdued collar cheverons were standard army wide. Or, were the subdued sleeve stripes a theater-peculiar thing?

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El Bibliotecario
June of 66 is when subdued rank was authorized in the Army.

 

 

...which was the month I was discharged. Glad I managed to avoid a lot of sewing. Thanks for the info.

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In June, 1965, I was stationed in Germany and a local taylor was making subdued name tags, U.S.Army tags and rank insignia. Many GIs wore them.

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El Bibliotecario
In June, 1965, I was stationed in Germany and a local taylor was making subdued name tags, U.S.Army tags and rank insignia. Many GIs wore them.

 

Thats really interesting. I was in Germany from mid '64 to mid '66 during which time I saw no subdued insigina whatsoever. This makes me wonder if, before subdued insignia became army standard, it was first a local policy in certain commands.

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