tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40992637789502164772024-03-21T07:57:31.328-07:00Hypothetical Insignia of RankMy take on my modifications I've made to actual "real world" insignia of rank as well as some of my own creations of the insignia of rank of hypothetical service branches (or organizations) that don't exist--- but could!!!ChuckAndersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312449038772504830noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099263778950216477.post-68286192777307622282010-08-15T14:36:00.000-07:002010-08-15T14:36:53.293-07:00US Army & Army National Guard Enlisted Rank Insignia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYP2K850Eca8v8JTUYH6ioejCuAdCk5lUGAz7yJSuK6Tyo3camijBUUyVoh4sHYDdKIt21W1-fXtdFsxC8KFsUakIlUjE5sVQuLPHq_puYEkyoKRLY6QYlkBJqSW_ME_UXFaX1YrjFo-q/s1600/A_US+ARMY+ENLISTED.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYP2K850Eca8v8JTUYH6ioejCuAdCk5lUGAz7yJSuK6Tyo3camijBUUyVoh4sHYDdKIt21W1-fXtdFsxC8KFsUakIlUjE5sVQuLPHq_puYEkyoKRLY6QYlkBJqSW_ME_UXFaX1YrjFo-q/s320/A_US+ARMY+ENLISTED.JPG" /></a></div><strong><u>United States Army</u></strong><br />
<strong><u>United States Army National Guard</u></strong><br />
<strong><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Enlisted Insignia of Rank</span></u></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">*</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Following the trend of so many of the world's nations, the United States Army and the United States Army National Guard are going back to more visible insignia of rank.</u></span></strong><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Enlisted insignia of rank is worn on both arms, mid-sleeve between shoulder and elbow.</span></u></strong><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The rank insignia themselves are permanently set on rectangular patches, and are part of the patches themselves.</span></u></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><u>*There are now TWO (2) grades of E-1.</u> <u>They are the ranks of:</u></span></strong><br />
<strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recruit------------<em>This rank is for use in Boot Camp (i.e. Basic Training) only!!</em></span></u></strong><br />
<strong><u>Private (PV1)---<em>This is the LOWEST regular enlisted rank!</em></u></strong><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*All Specialist ranks (SP4 to SP9) have been re-instated and are now considered as NCO's, with command authority as all the other NCO ranks.</span></u></strong><br />
<strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">*All Specialists (from E5 to E9) can serve as First Sergeants, and wear the First Sergeant's diamond above their Specialist rank insignia.</span></u></strong><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">*First Sergeants are now considered as an appointed position as well as a speciality, whereby <em>any</em> NCO from E5 to E9 can serve as a unit's First Sergeant, and they wear the First Sergeant's diamond insignia as part of their insignia of rank.</span></u></strong><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">*The insignia of rank for all E9's (with the exception of Specialist-9's of course) has changed, with the inclusion of a fourth "rocker" to their rank insignia, just as E9's in the United States Marine Corps have.</span></u></strong>ChuckAndersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312449038772504830noreply@blogger.com6