Posted on May 9, 2019
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Are the patches only worn for combat deployments or any deployment overseas?
Combat Patch (SSI-FWTS)
DA Pam 670-1
Uniforms
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SPC Onel Cruz There is specific guidance from Army Human Resources Command that SSI-FWTS shoulder sleeve insignia for wartime service (erroneously called a deployment patch) earned in another branch is not authorized on the Army Uniform. Wear of USMC SSI FWTS is authorized only in specific enumerated circumstances by MILPER message (future) and AR670-1 (current).
AR670-1 a(2):
(2) Personnel who served in a designated area as a civilian or a member of another Service, but were not a member of the U.S. Army during one of the specified periods are not authorized to wear the SSI–FWTS.
You will need to transfer over your prior service badges and awards. https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/Sister%20Service%20Awards
AR670-1 a(2):
(2) Personnel who served in a designated area as a civilian or a member of another Service, but were not a member of the U.S. Army during one of the specified periods are not authorized to wear the SSI–FWTS.
You will need to transfer over your prior service badges and awards. https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/Sister%20Service%20Awards
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Prior Marine here.....short answer, no. As a prior Marine, you can only wear the patch if you were a soldier attached to a Marine unit. Being prior and having deployed while in the corps is not enough to be able to wear it. Do people still do it, yeah, but it's wrong.
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SFC(P) (Join to see)
That is true by regulation you are not suppose to wear it, but truthfully no one ever says a thing.
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CW3 (Join to see)
Its technically against the regs and someone is likely to call you out eventually, however there have been authorizations for Marine patches specifically in the past at a lower level. See my post on this thread.
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It's for combat deployments. However, your deployment in the Marines will not be eligible for a deployment patch. That's because Marines don't award combat patches to Marines.
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SSG Dennis Mendoza
I seen so many Marines come into the Army and when they find out they went to a deployment with the Marines same tour the Army did they slap a combat patch on instead of reading the regulation.
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