Military service often includes travel and duty assignments outside the continental United States of America, or overseas. Service overseas allows military service members to their service-specific overseas service ribbon in a multitude of capacities if they meet their service-specific qualifications. To this point, it’s important for service members and veterans to consult their service-specific regulations, […]
Category: Military Badges

Army Insignia: Combat Service Identification Badge
The Army authorized the wearing of a Combat Service Identification Badge (CSIB) for Army soldiers who have served in combat with a U.S. Army major command.

A Guide to the Most Purple Hearts Awarded in Each Conflict
While there is no official record of every Purple Heart medal presented to an American Soldier, Sailor, Marine, Airman or Coast Guardsman, the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor estimates nearly two million Purple Heart medals awarded to worthy American service members since the military decoration was established in 1932. Of course, the awarding of […]
Army Retired Patch on Class A Uniform
Just a quick post. A few people have asked about putting the Army Retired Patch on the Class A Uniform for those that have put away the ole greens. Its nice to stay up with military uniform trends and regs, but it’s clear that color patches are going the way of the dinosaur except in […]
Veterans Serving From 12-7-41 May Become Eligible for The Combat Action Badge
The United States Congress is currently debating the eligibility requirements of a United States Military award known as the “Combat Action Badge”. This military badge was established on May 2nd, 2005, and was awarded to a recipient for the first time in June of that same year. It is a prestigious award created for the […]