Ribbons in Movies Part 2

Started by Spaceman3750, December 24, 2011, 09:22:13 AM

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Darkside1

QuoteThis might be more of a nitpick than an actual error, but notice that the Security Police Lt Col and NCO are wearing SAC shields.

They're SAC Elite Guard. They defended SAC HQ.

http://www.saceliteguard.com/

jimmydeanno

So, what you're saying is that they're the SAC version of these guys:

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spacecommand

Theatre/movie/etc productions have always been exempt to my knowledge, if they were not, I'm curious of what "enforcement" measures would be in place?  FCC fines?  No technical advisers from the military etc.  Where is this written on paper?  I'm speaking about movie/theatre/tv productions of course.

A more likely theory of incorrect uniforms as mentioned would be low production values, most of the general people watching wouldn't even know.  Shows and movies with a more serious military theme and advisers tend to get things better.  Stargate SG1 really messed things up in the early seasons, but as mentioned later in the later seasons it had a lot of Air Force cooperation and assistance on the show. 

Actually I notice something similar watching movies/tv shows about the NYPD.  Some shows, movies get the badges, patches right on, but other movies and TV shows have used slightly different looking/worded patches (eg the "real" NYPD patch says "Police Department, City of New York" in the TV show Blue Bloods the patch says "Police Department, New York", in the Spiderman movies it says "NYPD Police Department", the TV Show 24 did the same thing with episodes in NYC).  This is mainly because the city/department holds copyright to those designs.   Shows like Law & Order get it right, but shooting in the city brought in lots of revenue for the city as well.

Though it does irk us nitpickers., just like for military things, police uniforms on screen etc, most of the general public would not recognize any differences at all to matter.  The storyline is what carries it.

PHall

Quote from: jimmydeanno on December 26, 2011, 08:48:22 PM
So, what you're saying is that they're the SAC version of these guys:



If those guys were guarding the SAC Underground Command Post at Offutt AFB. >:D

Eclipse

Quote from: Hawk200 on December 26, 2011, 04:40:32 AMStargate (the TV series) got a little more accurate in the later seasons because they actually had Air Force advisors. I think they maintained the different "uniform" to give it that secret squirrel feeling. It didn't really impede the story, so it wasn't an issue.

Stargate's service dress have always been the same as the active service of the period, though they have had accuracy issues, especially in the first couple of seasons. 

I know there was at least one episode where General Hammond's badges flip-flopped up and down depending on the camera angle, and
it looks like General O'Neill could use some help as well.


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Eclipse

Quote from: CyBorg on December 26, 2011, 06:00:58 AM




Was cross-draw standard for the USAF of the period?

Also, wouldn't anyone out of basic have a least a few ribbons to display?  Or were they not worn by USAF police?

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Extremepredjudice

Quote from: PHall on December 26, 2011, 09:54:17 PM
Quote from: jimmydeanno on December 26, 2011, 08:48:22 PM
So, what you're saying is that they're the SAC version of these guys:



If those guys were guarding the SAC Underground Command Post at Offutt AFB. >:D
You mean Imperial Shadow Guards? They are force sensitive assassins that first made their appearance in the New Sith Wars. After which the rule of two was enforced, until Darth Sideous brought force sensitive "Dark Jedi" to work for him.

I would suspect that the Shadow Guards would be awesome at it. They are able to suppress their force presence, making themselves invisible to even the most powerful Jedi. Their force pikes (The tip of the Force Pike was a vibro-edged head with a stun module that could knock a full-grown Wookiee unconscious using a concentrated nerve impulse similar to that featured in the stun setting of a blaster rifle. ) might hinder them, though...

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Quote from: PHall on December 26, 2011, 03:50:09 PM
And the orange flight suit on the F-104 pilot with the plastic encased rank is accurate, for ADC in 1966.

Heck, when I went through aircrew survival school (SV-80) at Fairchild in 1978 we had a couple Active Duty F-106 drivers who only had orange flight suits.
Which made things kinda interesting during the evasion part of the course... ::)

I was born in 1966, so of course I don't remember. :P  I think some ADC/ADTAC-gained ANG F-106 drivers wore orange bags even later.

The episode in question was broadcast on 26 January 1967, by which time most F-104's in the USAF had been passed on to the ANG, except for some which did brief service in Vietnam (wonderful plane, did better with our allies than with us for whatever reason).  It probably would have been more accurate for Captain Christopher to have been flying a "Six."

I have to admit that this is the first time I've heard of the SAC Elite Guard...nice video, though.

I agree with Eclipse about the NCO...wouldn't he have at least the NDSM, and more besides by the time he reached SSgt?

Also, were revolvers issue items then instead of the good old .45?
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ol'fido

The SAC Elite Guard's distinctive uniform included a bone-gripped .38 Special revolver(at the insistence of Gen. Lemay) in a cross-draw holster. They were also the first Air Police unit authorized the blue beret. The Ike Jacket was part of the specified distinctive uniform so it may have lasted longer with the SACEG than it did with the reg USAF. It's probably also thanks to them that we wore the long sleeved dark blue shirt into the 1980's.
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I did a little more research.

It turns out that the actor who played Captain John Christopher, Roger Perry, once served as an Intelligence Officer in the USAF during the Cold War...not to mention being married to JoAnne Worley for 25 years.

So maybe Roger Perry served as his own technical advisor for the episode.
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indygreg

Quote from: CyBorg on December 24, 2011, 06:41:55 PM
JAG, although it was one of my favourite shows (mostly to look at Catherine Bell)


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Hawk200

Quote from: Eclipse on December 26, 2011, 10:02:54 PM
Quote from: Hawk200 on December 26, 2011, 04:40:32 AMStargate (the TV series) got a little more accurate in the later seasons because they actually had Air Force advisors. I think they maintained the different "uniform" to give it that secret squirrel feeling. It didn't really impede the story, so it wasn't an issue.

Stargate's service dress have always been the same as the active service of the period, though they have had accuracy issues, especially in the first couple of seasons. 

I know there was at least one episode where General Hammond's badges flip-flopped up and down depending on the camera angle, and
it looks like General O'Neill could use some help as well.


I wasn't talking about the blues, sorry should have clarified. I was referencing the green BDU like uniform (as well as the blue version of the same thing) with the epaulets on it that had the patches on the upper arm. That was a common thing they did throughout the series. Camo with just upper arm patches was common, too.

O'Neill's uniform is fairly close. The stars are a little wonky, and the badges should probably be reversed. Generally, in the Air Force, the wider the badge, it seems the higher it goes (Chaplain's badge being the most notable exception I can think of.) Spings seem to have their own rules within Space Command.

The first three seasons were done by Showtime, and they really screwed things up. It got better when SciFi picked up the show, and apparently they actively sought Air Force advisement to present a more realistic portrayal of the Air Force.

LGM30GMCC

The Parachutist badge falls into bit of an odd realm. However, it is worn above other specialty badges but below Spings or Wings.

Spings and Aeronautical badges mixed together also gets weird because they have equal precedence. (That's one reason Spings were invented.) The highest of those badges (Wings, Spings, or Cyberwings) is what your current duty is.

It used to be if you worked on the ALCS, you would earn officer aircrew wings, and would have spings. But while you were serving on the ALCS itself you were in a Space/Missile Billet that was also an Officer Aircrew Billet. Therefore, placing either on top was technically correct.

So while it was personal preference, some folks would wear the Officer Air Crew wings on top, with the Spings below while serving on the ALCS, and then swap them after they were no longer serving on the ALCS. Some of this may have also been because on BDUs/ABUs you likely already had your Spings sewn on, so it would be easier to just get the wings above them.

The ALCS job is no longer a 'space billet' so now the correct way would be the Air Crew wings on top, Spings below while on the ALCS, and once you're off the ALCS, if you're in a missile job, either way would be correct once again. (Since neither would represent your current assignment. The missile badge would.)

In 4-5 years we'll start seeing some ALCS crew members who have never earned their Spings and will just have Officer Aircrew Wings and their missile badge.

...

In short:
It kinda depends. Somehow I doubt 'General O'Neal' is on active jump duty as an O-8. And he likely is in a 'space slot' and should be wearing his spings on top.

That being said...there are quite a few rules that Generals can...amend...as they see fit. Especially if they are part of some super-secret-squirrel organization.

lordmonar

At one time the parachutists badge was an aeronauthical badge and was manditory.
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titanII

Quote from: lordmonar on December 28, 2011, 01:30:06 AM
At one time the parachutists badge was an aeronauthical badge and was manditory.
Mandatory for whom? Pilots?
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Darkside1

Mandatory for all whom earned it. Like the pilot badge, all aeronautical badges will be worn.

As far as I know, the parachutist badge still is considered aeronautical.  At least my ROTC instructors think it is.

CadetMurphy

Quote from: Spaceman3750 on December 24, 2011, 09:22:13 AM
It was previously pointed out that in Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe Cmdr. Axe is wearing a Lindbergh ribbon. I noticed tonight that Cmdr. Axe is also a proud Yeager recipient ::).


he is also wereing the army JROTC color guard ribbon and the fitness ribbon

Hawk200

Quote from: Darkside1 on December 28, 2011, 02:07:06 AM
Mandatory for all whom earned it. Like the pilot badge, all aeronautical badges will be worn.

As far as I know, the parachutist badge still is considered aeronautical.  At least my ROTC instructors think it is.
It is considered aeronautical, it's just not mandatory anymore. That little bit changed in McPeak's days of uniform alteration.

lordmonar

Quote from: Hawk200 on December 28, 2011, 04:21:01 AM
Quote from: Darkside1 on December 28, 2011, 02:07:06 AM
Mandatory for all whom earned it. Like the pilot badge, all aeronautical badges will be worn.

As far as I know, the parachutist badge still is considered aeronautical.  At least my ROTC instructors think it is.
It is considered aeronautical, it's just not mandatory anymore. That little bit changed in McPeak's days of uniform alteration.
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Only his friends call him Tony, so you should use Merrill.   >:D
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