in realtà questa combat patch (ovvero il fatto di avere prestato un turno di servizio precedente) è stata autorizzata per chi fosse stato agganciato ai marines, stranamente, perchè i marines non portano patch ("non si indossi nulla che differenzi un marine dall'altro").
esempio:
esempio 2:"(14) Operation Iraqi Freedom: from 19 March 2003 to a date to be determined, for soldiers assigned to units
participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Soldiers must have been deployed in the CENTCOM area of operations, or
participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom while deployed in Turkey, Israel, and Aegis cruisers. Soldiers who served with
the 1st Marine Division from 19 March 2003 to 21 April 2003 during combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom are authorized to wear the 1st Marine Division shoulder sleeve insignia as their SSI-FWTS. Soldiers who
were deployed in the area of operations on training exercises or in support of operations other than Iraqi Freedom are
not authorized the SSI-FWTS, unless those exercises or operations became combat or support missions to Operation
Iraqi Freedom."
La cosa ha comunque scatenato dubbi e polemiche.While the Marines do not sport patches on their uniforms as such, the units of the 2d BCT involved are authorized to now wear any of the following combat patches: the 2nd Infantry Division patch, the 1st Marine Division unit patch or the 2nd Marine Division unit patch
mi sembra, stranamente, che se un marine si congeda per riarruolarsi nell' esercito non possa però portarla.
i membri dell'USN attaccati ai marines si adattano. Sulle marpat hanno i tape usn invece di us marines, ma niente patch varie. Magari hanno gli m16 full auto![]()