Combat patch for mission in Bosnia
joel ayala
in Bosnia?
David Casey
> can anybody tell me if a combat patch was authorized for people who served
> in Bosnia?
There was no combat in Bosnia (that involved US troops) so the answer is no.
Dave
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called right shoulder "something or other" insignias. Something to do
with foreign service.
The right shoulder patch WAS authorized for service in Bosnia. It
should be shown in your 2-1.
Sorry, been retired for awhile and forget what all the ridiculous
acronyms stand for.
"joel ayala" <ja...@coqui.net> wrote in message news:<s_9X6.14744$RR.3...@e420r-atl2.usenetserver.com>...
Stanley
> The answer starts with-they are not called "combat patches", they are
> called right shoulder "something or other" insignias. Something to do
> with foreign service.
>
> The right shoulder patch WAS authorized for service in Bosnia. It
> should be shown in your 2-1.
>
So Dave Casey is WRONG yet again.
Stan
Airborne!
krasus
Im sure they will get one - what ever you decide to call it. US soldiers
get badges and medals for tieing their boots up correctly and eating
breakfast without dribbling.
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dvick
wrote:
>The answer starts with-they are not called "combat patches", they are
>called right shoulder "something or other" insignias. Something to do
>with foreign service.
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia - Former Wartime
Service (SSI-FWS)
>The right shoulder patch WAS authorized for service in Bosnia. It
>should be shown in your 2-1.
Is there a message or anything you can cite for that? I have never
seen anything about the Army Chief of Staff approving it. And if it
was approved, I would think it would only apply to being in Bosnia
during Operation Allied Force.
David Casey
[snip!]
> The right shoulder patch WAS authorized for service in Bosnia. It
> should be shown in your 2-1.
Then someone should tell the troops of the 121st Signal Battalion this. I
PCS'ed to that unit about six months after they returned from Bosnia and not
once did anyone wear the 1st ID patch on their right shoulder for having spent
a tour in Bosnia. And I was in that unit for three years. Knew several troops
who deployed down there during the first wave in December 1995 who I ran into
in January 1998. No right shoulder patch.
[snip again!]
David Casey
> > The right shoulder patch WAS authorized for service in Bosnia. It
> > should be shown in your 2-1.
>
> So Dave Casey is WRONG yet again.
Nope! How's that foot taste, wannabe? Did they teach you to be this stupid in
Airborne school?
David Casey
> Im sure they will get one - what ever you decide to call it. US soldiers
> get badges and medals for tieing their boots up correctly and eating
> breakfast without dribbling.
Well, shit! I want mine then! I've always tied my boots correctly and never
dribbled (are we playing basketball or what?) while eating breakfast. Then
again, if I ever decide to become a woman, I could always move to the UK and
join the British army... ;-)
krasus
David Casey <david...@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 18 Jun 2001 22:47:56 +0100 krasus wrote in us.military.army...
>
> > Im sure they will get one - what ever you decide to call it. US
soldiers
> > get badges and medals for tieing their boots up correctly and eating
> > breakfast without dribbling.
>
> Well, shit! I want mine then! I've always tied my boots correctly and
never
> dribbled (are we playing basketball or what?) while eating breakfast.
Then
> again, if I ever decide to become a woman, I could always move to the UK
and
> join the British army... ;-)
>
> Dave
Well we know that American women are tougher than american men- but the
British army doesnt allow women in front line units.
David Casey
> Well we know that American women are tougher than american men- but the
> British army doesnt allow women in front line units.
Define "front line" unit.
krasus
> On Tue, 19 Jun 2001 19:03:17 +0100 krasus wrote in us.military.army...
>
> > Well we know that American women are tougher than american men- but the
> > British army doesnt allow women in front line units.
>
> Define "front line" unit.
Infantry, armour, artillery
V-Man
Weren't you going to start going off about Friendly Fire in the Gulf or
something? You made a smart assed remark last time I asked, but you didn't
give anything like a reasoned, intelligent reply. Or do you only rant about
Israel?
Wish you were here! V-Man
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billh
"krasus"
> > Define "front line" unit.
>
> Infantry, armour, artillery
What echelon?
David Casey
> > Define "front line" unit.
>
> Infantry, armour, artillery
Ah, okay. You're still planning to fight World War II, eh? ;-) Anyway, there
are females in the Signal Corps and we often train to roll with infantry and
armor units. In fact, the SEN teams in my old signal company were all tasked
to roll with various maneuver units to include one assigned to 1/26th Infantry.
And there were females on all the SEN teams. I wonder if those troops who were
killed in Saudi when that Scud hit their barracks thought they were on the
front line...
William Davenant
> Well we know that American women are tougher than american men- but the
> British army doesnt allow women in front line units.
That's probably because gay men can't stand to have women underfoot. ;-)
On the other hand, it is true that American women are tougher than
most of the men. Well, maybe smarter would be a more accurate
characterization. They certainly have convinced many men they're in need
all sorts of special laws etc. to "protect" them ....
However, I can bitch slap and pull hair with the best of 'em, the women
that is.
wd
krasus
William Davenant <will...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> "krasus" <kra...@co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> > Well we know that American women are tougher than american men- but the
> > British army doesnt allow women in front line units.
>
> That's probably because gay men can't stand to have women underfoot. ;-)
10 years of so called 'equality' has shown that women are not as effective
as men in an infantry role. Women should simply accept it - shut the fuck
up - and move on. They can of course serve in other roles, and indeed do -
but they cant cut it in the infantry.
gijac...@gmail.com
> can anybody tell me if a combat patch was authorized for people who served
> in Bosnia?
wngb...@gmail.com
They ARE NAMED Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, Former Wartime Service!
U. S. Army SSG (RET) William N Gresham
Date of Retirement; 30 November 2010
Operation Joint Endeavor was not a Combat Zone, so no SSI-FWS