Need advice and opinions from those who served

[Great-Kazoo]

After reading here and your other thread . IMO you are more than entitled to wear (within) reason anything you feel is something showing respect & support for our military.
https://www.ar-15.co/threads/146583-...hings-you-find

[ray1970]

Might have found a simple, but "to the point" patch to go with the flag.

[BPTactical]

Classy touch Ray.
Fly the colors with pride.

[Double00]

I come from a military family but never served. I fly the flag a the house everyday and have nothing but respect for those who have served and are serving. Wear it proud Ray.

[Dave]

Like others have said, just wear it correctly and with pride. If you haven't served avoid confusion and don't wear military patches or insignia. You may support Rangers or SEALs, but to a lot of them it can seem insulting to wear their patches. Mine has a flag with "VET" stitched on the front of it, a POW/MIA Not Forgotten patch, and my aircrew wings pinned on as well. The back has a large patch of an eagle grasping a flag, but I steer clear of any top or bottom rockers to avoid people thinking I am in some MC, or trying to pose as one.

Too bad mine is hanging up now though, my wife panicked a couple years ago when I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and has this idea I'll have a glucose drop and pass out while riding. So I had to get rid of my bikes.

[Honey Badger282.8]

Like others have said, just wear it correctly and with pride. If you haven't served avoid confusion and don't wear military patches or insignia. You may support Rangers or SEALs, but to a lot of them it can seem insulting to wear their patches. Mine has a flag with "VET" stitched on the front of it, a POW/MIA Not Forgotten patch, and my aircrew wings pinned on as well. The back has a large patch of an eagle grasping a flag, but I steer clear of any top or bottom rockers to avoid people thinking I am in some MC, or trying to pose as one.

Too bad mine is hanging up now though, my wife panicked a couple years ago when I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and has this idea I'll have a glucose drop and pass out while riding. So I had to get rid of my bikes.

What'd you fly in?

[Dave]

What'd you fly in?

UH-60 Black Hawks

[Honey Badger282.8]

UH-60 Black Hawks

Nice! SH/HH/MH-60 Seahawks here.

[JohnnyEgo]

Real men flew SH-60Bs and had to be winched down to land... Just kidding. Thanks for your service.

On a related note, my parents called the other day and told me they found a box of my 1970s prison looking dungarees. I told them that after two decades of storage, I probably won't be needing them again, and if I did, they'd need to sew two of them together for me to fit.

[Bitter Clinger]

Thanks for the link.

This is the symbol that was between the bars and stripes.

Attachment 56341

Aviation support tech is what this insignia is.

Two chevrons below is a petty officer 2nd class

Three chevrons below is a petty officer first class

Did they look like this?



I'd have to try to figure out the stripes. I might have a photo somewhere of my dad in his Navy uniform. Maybe I can see it in the picture.