US Flag on BDUs

[PHall]

^ Have you ever read the Geneva Convention?

There are stipulations about wearing a uniform distinctly different and identifiable from your enemy.  Flag Patches did just that during World War Two.

Mater of fact, yes I have, and I had "The Laws of Armed Conflict" and "Geneva Conventions" training at least every year or two for my entire 31 year Air Force career.

The uniform identifies you as a "lawful combatant", the card says which category you are, i.e. enlisted, officer, medical, chaplain.

[Cecil DP]

As a matter of fact the CAP uniform hs nothing on it that says United States anything and CAP doesn't have a Geneva Convention Card or anything else designating status.

[Gunner C]

^ Have you ever read the Geneva Convention?

There are stipulations about wearing a uniform distinctly different and identifiable from your enemy.  Flag Patches did just that during World War Two.

Flags were worn on the jump smocks of the 101st ABN Div, possibly the 82nd as a "far recognition signal". No one else used it. There's no historical precident for backwards flags on the uniform.