Does the AF have a rule that enlisted are to use warrant/commissioned US insignia on their lapels, as opposed to the circular metallic disk?

2018-05-30T01:47:00-04:00

I realize this !at sound kinda oddball, however, I'm assuming what I'd seen in a video about it is true, though I've seen nothing about it anywhere, of any of you've ever heard about it...apparently, a few years ago, USAF had some sort of rule, of heard in a video, that enlisted were to use warrant/commissioned US insignia on their lapels, as opposed to the US on the circular metallic disk.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made May 30 at 2018 1:52 AM

2018-05-30T01:52:59-04:00

Sorry for the typos, I gather the practice apparently didn't last very long, it apparently got stopped, and the regular circular disk enlisted insignia with US was restarted. As I'd said, it was an oddball videos, I've seen nothing anywhere about it...anyone ever heard of that, or got a clue? It was a serious video, I don't think it was a joke, it was raised because an enlisted member had been asked why he was wearing warrant/commissioned US insignia, I saw it a few months back on YouTube. Apparently, it was completely legitimate, I just never had encountered anything about that whole practice, either before, or after, so, I just figured maybe some of you might know...as you all kmpw by now, I just love such military historical trivia...it was, I gathered, for real, a true story, it was shown that it did apparently happen, that there was such a rule, I just never read anything as to the rationale, or why, or specifically why solely USAF, if it'd been only in USAF...so, anybody got a clue?

Response by MAJ Byron Oyler made May 30 at 2018 2:06 AM

2018-05-30T02:06:00-04:00

They did do it for a few years.

Response by MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P made May 31 at 2018 8:20 AM

2018-05-31T08:20:53-04:00

Capt Daniel Goodman - Sir, are you referring to the "US" lapel insignia on the service dress jacket? If so, then yes we did for a period of time. The Good Idea Fairy visited during the McPeak era and it was decided we should all look like American Airlines pilots instead of military members. Several changes to the uniform occurred before sanity returned and we once again started looking more "military" and less "corporate". As far as I know, enlisted have returned to the standards of wearing US insignia with the circle around it as they did before the buffoonery occurred.

Response by SGT Richard H. made Nov 16 at 2018 7:12 PM

2018-11-16T19:12:38-05:00

If I’m not mistaken I think the circular metallic desk is unique to the army.