User talk:Wwilloughby

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 12:06, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

OD Green shoulder boards inappropriate for US Military uniforms

Why?

And if they are inappropriate, can they be vertical instead of horizontal? PatPeter (talk) 23:31, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

This entry from the US Army http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dress_uniform#U.S._Army section should help clarify the change, and explains when the old green uniform was abandoned in 2006.

The United States Army has one blue uniform which has served as a dress uniform for officers and warrant officers since 1937. It was also authorized for wear by enlisted men and women at their own expense when off duty. It was decided in 2006 that all U.S. Army personnel were to transition to the blue uniform. New blue Army Service Uniforms were issued to initial entry training soldiers beginning in the 4th-quarter of fiscal year 2010. This replaces the "Army Greens" as a service dress, which will officially be phased out of use in the 4th-quarter of Fiscal Year 2014.[2][3]

The Army abandoned the old Class A green uniform and now wears the dress blue uniform instead. The green shoulder boards are a throwback to the previous generation and do not match what the solders are wearing. The green tabs would be fine for a historical perspective, but do not represent the modern uniform worn today. Sorry if this caused an issue, I was just attempting to make them look like what the US forces currently wear, so that they are factual. I don't think the orientation on the web site is too significant, but the soldiers wear them so that the ranks are shown front to back, not from shoulder to neck. I think either would be fine for a graphic representation of the shoulder boards. Wwilloughby (talk) 05:59, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Question, or perhaps more of a request. On a case by case basis, would be willing to modify the shoulder board color for specific articles? The sky blue shoulder board is due to the branch of Infantry. Therefore, the current sky blue shoulder board maybe appropriate for an article about an infantry officer, but may not be appropriate for an article of a Special Forces, Medical, or some other branch officer.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 18:46, 20 April 2018 (UTC)