seanmc1114 Posted January 30 #7327 Posted January 30 1st Lieutenant Andrew J. Adams of the 1st Ranger Company receives the Silver Star from Brigadier General George C. Stewart, Assistant Division Commander, 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean War.
atb Posted January 30 #7328 Posted January 30 1 hour ago, seanmc1114 said: European Theater Of Operations Wow, the original SSI without the Army Service Forces Insignia added later.
patches Posted January 31 #7329 Posted January 31 A GI of the T&O Division who's now a Prisoner of War, Lorraine Fall of 44.
easterneagle87 Posted January 31 #7330 Posted January 31 8 hours ago, seanmc1114 said: 1st Lieutenant Andrew J. Adams of the 1st Ranger Company receives the Silver Star from Brigadier General George C. Stewart, Assistant Division Commander, 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean War. Not the same scroll
Capslok Spelczech Posted January 31 #7331 Posted January 31 On 12/13/2025 at 9:26 AM, seanmc1114 said: Here is the new SSI approved for the U.S. Army Recruiting Command by the Institute Of Heraldry on 7 August 2025. The old Recruiting Command SSI has been redesignated for the new U.S. Army Recruiting Division which now falls under the Recruiting Command. Makes sense, huh? The entire command is and always has been a giant casserole of nonsense. Everything there is the opposite of how it is in the rest of the Army. The basic recruiter badge is silver but the "expert" (snicker) badge is gold. But, in nearly every other case in the Army, silver is always higher than gold-- LTC (silver) is higher than major (gold), as is first lieutenant (silver) over a new butter bar (gold again), and the silver star medal is higher than the bronze star. Recruiting is a notoriously bassackwards fusillade of brain crushing, concentrated, iron-hard stupidity. Fitting that they've joined the "Make Up Your Own Uniform" craze.
Ranger-1972 Posted February 1 #7332 Posted February 1 1 hour ago, Capslok Spelczech said: The entire command is and always has been a giant casserole of nonsense. Everything there is the opposite of how it is in the rest of the Army. The basic recruiter badge is silver but the "expert" (snicker) badge is gold. But, in nearly every other case in the Army, silver is always higher than gold-- LTC (silver) is higher than major (gold), as is first lieutenant (silver) over a new butter bar (gold again), and the silver star medal is higher than the bronze star. Recruiting is a notoriously bassackwards fusillade of brain crushing, concentrated, iron-hard stupidity. Fitting that they've joined the "Make Up Your Own Uniform" craze. That was not my experience when I served in Recruiting Command, but given the organization has brigades / battalions / companies scattered across the country, there is a good amount of variation in how individual units operate. The rules for recruiting are pretty strict, because recruiters (and their chain of command) are entering into a legally enforceable contract with those who are joining the Army. The recruiter's badge comes in several levels, earned by how well a recruiter has accomplished the mission over time (earning points for individuals who sign a contract & ship to basic training (with more points for higher-quality recruits), and losing points for individuals who drop out of the Delayed Entry Program before shipping. The lowest level is the silver Basic Recruiter Identification Badge, which everyone wears (including officers commanding companies, battalions and brigades). The criteria for earning higher level Recruiter Badges has changed since I was in USAREC, when recruiters could earn gold achievement stars on the Basic badge and then sapphire recruiting stars on the Gold badge. Most recently (2022) it took 2,400 points to earn the Gold Recruiter Badge (that represents having put a lot of folks into uniform). Earning the Master Recruiter Badge is even more challenging, requiring testing and competition. The silver and gold Recruiter Badges were initially approved in 1966. The Master Recruiter Badge established in 2011. The Army's Master Combat Infantryman's Badge, Master Combat Medic's Badge, and Master Combat Action Badge all have gold wreaths, and are 'higher' awards than the CIB, CMB, and CAB. The history of why 'silver' outranks 'gold' in Army officer rank insignia is worth a post of its own. For a long time, each officer rank had both a 'gold' and a 'silver' variant, depending on whether someone was in the infantry or in the artillery / dragoons / cavalry. An infantry colonel wore a gold eagle on his silver epaulette, whereas an artillery colonel wore a silver eagle on his gold epaulette (see images). Majors had no 'leaf' on their epaulette, and there was no rank insignia for a 2LT. The two were differentiated by the width of the fringe on their epaulettes (field grade officers had thicker strands of fringe than company grade officers (see images showing the difference). In 1851, shoulder straps (vice epaulettes) worn by officers finally became standardized, with a gold wire lace border around a strap with the color of the officer's branch, and the insignia of rank embroidered on the strap. Second lieutenants had no insignia of rank until WWI. First lieutenants and captains wore gold insignia of rank. Lieutenant colonels and above wore silver insignia of rank. In 1872, majors adopted a gold oak leaf, with the rank for all 1LTs and CPTs becoming silver. In 1917, a single gold bar was adopted for 2LTs. This is a useful site for the history of Army officers' insignia: https://www.germandaggers.com/Gallery/USRo.php The colors of badges has no correlation with the color of officer's (or NCOs') rank insignia over time. There were plenty of badges that were gold in color, like the Distinguished Rifleman and Automatic Rifleman Badges and Distinguished Aerial Gunnery and Bomber Badges and the various versions of the Coast Artillery and Field Artillery's First Class Gunner Badges.
mysteriousoozlefinch Posted February 1 #7333 Posted February 1 5th Infantry Division returning from Panama wearing full-color pin-on Combat Infantryman and Combat Medic Badges. DoD photo from the National Archives.
seanmc1114 Posted February 3 #7334 Posted February 3 On 1/30/2026 at 5:08 PM, seanmc1114 said: 1st Lieutenant Andrew J. Adams of the 1st Ranger Company receives the Silver Star from Brigadier General George C. Stewart, Assistant Division Commander, 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean War. On 1/31/2026 at 1:28 AM, easterneagle87 said: Not the same scroll Probably the one in the upper left. However, the soldier to Lt. Adams' right may be wearing the red bordered version.
patches Posted February 4 #7335 Posted February 4 On 1/30/2026 at 9:24 PM, patches said: A GI of the T&O Division who's now a Prisoner of War, Lorraine Fall of 44. This is in fact in Normandy, my error. A Dreary Rainy Day in Normandy.
General Apathy Posted February 5 #7336 Posted February 5 On 2/3/2026 at 4:29 PM, seanmc1114 said: Probably the one in the upper left. However, the soldier to Lt. Adams' right may be wearing the red bordered version. . Hi seanmc1114. Nice collection of Ranger tabs, this is a frame of earlier ' WWII tabs ' I inherited from a life time friend that died of cancer back in 2008, I have left the frame exactly as I inherited it in memory of my friend. regards lewis ...
JerseyDevil117 Posted February 7 #7337 Posted February 7 heres an interesting one i havent seen before
atb Posted February 7 #7338 Posted February 7 12 minutes ago, JerseyDevil117 said: heres an interesting one i havent seen before Can you expand and tell us what you think it might be?
Rhscott Posted February 7 #7339 Posted February 7 18 minutes ago, atb said: Can you expand and tell us what you think it might be? Looks like a USFOR-A local made patch. US Forces - Afghanistan. Used briefly by command elements in ISAF before the approved US Forces Afghanistan patch came out in 2008.
JerseyDevil117 Posted February 7 #7340 Posted February 7 another arm patch i ran into today. this is for an army competition. they started making unique patches for these events recently
Rhscott Posted February 8 #7341 Posted February 8 12 hours ago, JerseyDevil117 said: another arm patch i ran into today. this is for an army competition. they started making unique patches for these events recently Last pix. A Interceptor ACU pattern IBA. That thing is almost as old as the wearer. Surprised it was not turned in long ago.
JerseyDevil117 Posted February 8 #7342 Posted February 8 4 hours ago, Rhscott said: Last pix. A Interceptor ACU pattern IBA. That thing is almost as old as the wearer. Surprised it was not turned in long ago. Crazy right? its almost vintage at this point. Im assuming he mustve lost or forgot gear and they gave him whatever was in the supply room.
MWalsh Posted February 12 #7345 Posted February 12 WW2 8th Air Force. Usually when you see 8th Air Force pics the soldiers have at least some ribbons, or wings, or both. Not this guy.
mysteriousoozlefinch Posted February 12 #7346 Posted February 12 Staff Sgt. Alan Moore from the 1836th Transportation Company conducting cargo container inventory at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. 143rd Transportation Command patch.
patches Posted February 13 #7347 Posted February 13 Indianhead Division Patch in Khakis', Summer of 1942, he's at some airfield in Texas, 2nd Div leaving for the Louisiana Maneuvers in July, perhaps some people flew out???. He's using the Handie Talkie SCR-536, these start to be made in July 1941, something I didn't know, thought these came out sometime in 1943-44., he's an O, an unidentified O, but note he's wearing the Rifle Ammo Belt, rather then your standard O Web Gear, i.e, Pistol Belt with accoutrements etc.
seanmc1114 Posted February 13 #7348 Posted February 13 Group of airborne chaplains. Photo taken 7 July 1954. I see an 11th Airborne Division and 508th Regimental Combat Team SSI on the two officers on the right and an 82nd Airborne Division combat patch on the left.
seanmc1114 Posted February 13 #7349 Posted February 13 Chaplain Center And School. Note the colonel wears the RANGER tab, Expert Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge and Air Assault Badge.
easterneagle87 Posted February 14 #7350 Posted February 14 9 hours ago, seanmc1114 said: Chaplain Center And School. Note the colonel wears the RANGER tab, Expert Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge and Air Assault Badge. Is he wearing a Marine Corps GC ribbon? Third row down, far left, looking at his salad.
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