Where to find white on blue patches?

[manfredvonrichthofen]

Ok PHall, I got you now. In normal RM speak a school attendance isn't known as a tour,is usually just simply known as TDY,because that is just what it is. To most in the RM (at least Army) tours are from either enlistment date to Re-up/ discharge, or deployments.

[JC004]

I'm still trying to figure out who the Fake Military is...

[manfredvonrichthofen]

I'm still trying to figure out who the Fake Military is...

RM means Regular Military, not real military.

[SarDragon]

Au contraire. On here RM means Real Military™.

I'm still trying to figure out who the Fake Military is...

The posers, wannabes, and book-educated "experts" who have never spent a minute on active duty, but think they know as much as, or more than, those who have.

[JC004]

Au contraire. On here RM means Real Military™.

I'm still trying to figure out who the Fake Military is...

The posers, wannabes, and book-educated "experts" who have never spent a minute on active duty, but think they know as much as, or more than, those who have.

That's certainly good by me.  I just dislike when Real Military is the opposite of Civil Air Patrol.  Certainly we have frauds and all but I disagree that Civil Air Patrol as a whole is the Fake Military.  Its goal is to be the auxiliary of a military branch, not the military itself.  But a Real Military/Fake Military attitude is counterproductive to making CAP part of the AF team, not unlike the USCG Aux is with its parent branch.

[Eclipse]

I disagree as well.

The term is generally used on this board to differentiate between professional military personnel who are bound by law to comply with various regulations, receive monetary compensation, and issued uniforms, standardized training, and deployment orders enforced by the writ of law, vs. CAP members (and similar organizations) where compliance is voluntary, there is little to know compensation, equipment has to be purchased at the member's expense, and we have to ask really nice for people to show up.

[jb512]

You're missing my point - there is no correlation or comparative value between CAP badges and military badges, or for that matter CAP badges and anything else.

I disagree.

They both represent a level of accomplishment, effort, and yes, honor, applicable only within their respective organizations.

No.  If military experience was irrelevant in CAP we wouldn't have the provisions we have for prior military service.

Making the comment that one doesn't wear CAP badges on a CAP uniform to CAP activities because he worked for the military badges he wears instead is insulting to CAP members who put their time and effort into earning the only badges for which they are eligible.

It shouldn't be insulting.  If you're a person who's earned badges from both then you'd understand a little more the difference in the amount of work between the two.

I respect and appreciate military badges and service, but they are merely honorary when worn on a CAP uniform and generally irrelevant in regards to a respective member's abilities and qualifications in CAP, which is all I am interested in when I am reading your uniform's resume.

I think military badges on the Air Force's uniform are neither honorary nor irrelevant.

Seeing your jump wings and OEF ribbon tells me something about your history and character, and nothing about what you can do for me today.

Then you have a very closed minded view of what the guys wearing military badges can do for you today.

[GroundHawg]

I got a few done a nametags4u.com but they were hella expensive. Ive heard that 1800nametapes.com does them as well for considerably less.

[Stonewall]

I got a few done a nametags4u.com but they were hella expensive. Ive heard that 1800nametapes.com does them as well for considerably less.

Yes, and 10x better quality.  Not sure what badges you're looking for but both Airborne and Air Assault from Nametags4u SUCK!

From 1800nametapes...


There's always this option...
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[manfredvonrichthofen]

That is what I'm going for those are really nicely done. Thank you.

[manfredvonrichthofen]

Looking for CIB AASLT and Pathfinder. I'm on the 1800nametapes.com but all it is is a bunch of links to other websites. Am I doing something wrong?

UPDATE: found out what I was doing wrong, it's 1800nametape.com there is no s at the end of tape.They ship really fast, they said they are getting swamped with the new multicam that USAF if ordering mass quantities of because they are doing a full switch over from the ABU... or so she said.

[jeders]

1800nametape.com, drop the s.

[Stonewall]

... they said they are getting swamped with the new multicam that USAF if ordering mass quantities of because they are doing a full switch over from the ABU... or so she said.

Yeah, false.  It has made clear that ONLY AF ground combat personnel (TACP, PJ, CCT, SF, etc.) will be using MultiCam only in Afghanistan and will most likely not go into effect until early next year.

That said, I've got mine...
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[manfredvonrichthofen]

That's what I've heard, and what I thought. All ground combat troops, military wide, should be wearing multicam. It is much more effective. Except for the Army ACU, in Iraq, it gets so nasty and dirty so fast with the dust, it blends in to the terrain so well when it's nasty. lol

[HGjunkie]

Except for the Army ACU, in Iraq, it gets so nasty and dirty so fast with the dust, it blends in to the terrain so well when it's nasty. lol

Is that by design? 

[manfredvonrichthofen]

NO, not design intent at all. They were actually meant to stay clean and stain free... Fat lot of good that did. It was intended to be used on the battle field and come clean enough to wear and look good in garrison. They just didn't work out so well. When there was something on the uniform that would normally stain one spot, it didn't but it would spread over the whole uniform and change the color of the entire uniform.

[GroundHawg]

My ACU's (and ABU's for that matter) look like a jesters outfit. The front of the pants, the butts, and shirt sleeves are nasty from wiping sweat on them. The backs and sides of the legs are pretty clean from being in either a MRAP or forklift all day, and the body of the shirts are clean because I had armor over them alot, or didnt wear a top at all. My boots looked like they were made with calico cat fur. I had stains of all types on them. And the ABU's were sweltering on top of that.  My rumored next deployment is to Bagram, hopefully the Multicam will hold up better.

[manfredvonrichthofen]

The multicam is supposed to hold up much better, not to mention if you buy a set or two yourself you can get them in the light weight ripstop cotton. But that ACU uniform is junk isn't it?

[manfredvonrichthofen]

Well, I just ordered 3 sets of white on blue CIB and AASLT badges this morning and I checked my email and already have a tracking number with UPS ground. All together with shipping cost a total of $20.00 flat. I am very impressed with their speed and i hope their quality matches what I expect. I will upload pictures of them as soon as I get them, so that anyone curious can see their work. I just hope their CIB is of the same quality that the ABN wings and AASLT wings look from the picture above. Thank you for the link.

[manfredvonrichthofen]

From 1800nametapes...


There's always this option...
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As it shows above, it has the fourth badge on bottom, could three badges be split between above and below? If so, should I put the AASLT below or the GT badge below?