As stated previously, it's all about intent to me. Think all those people in the above people are unpatriotic and want to disrespect the flag? No.
I would consider his wearing of the flag very disrespectful, I'm also pretty sure that in the cropped out portion of the photo the flag is touching the ground. This picture is a bad example to use if you are trying to discredit the argument that the flag deserves more respect and should only be displayed in accordance with regulation.
Sooo! Trying to bring this back to my flag on ACU argument! That flag obviously gets rolled in the mud through exercises, when it shouldn't according to the Flag code right?
I honestly asked a question because I didn't really know the answer. I guess I could have simply looked it up but I thought some may enjoy or benefit from learning about it together. Thanks IV! I am really not all that offended when I see our colors displayed tastefully and proudly. What bothers me the most... I guess... and I am guilty too... is the lack of education on the matter. America has really changed in this regard. I asked a PHD History Professor about it today and he remembers being taught about the flag in school... as do I. That just simply isn't the case today and I wonder just how much longer we can stay on this road. I went to a military funeral last Thursday... maybe that's what got me thinking about it. Anyway, thanks everyone for your input. even if we don't agree. Happy Independence/ 4th of July... May God richly bless us all.
The flag was originally only attached to the uniform when deployed or serving overseas to show that one was an American soldier, someone changed that a few years ago to show unity and cohesiveness as an army at war. Despite your lack of acknowledgement of this fact in previous post it does serve a tactical purpose for quick recognition on the battlefield and due to it being IR, aircraft can identify us at night. I'm not sure why other branches haven't followed suit. Also, regulations govern the wearing of the flag on uniforms, regulations that for the service member supersede the civilian flag code. Speaking for myself, and I'm sure the majority of service members , no disrespect is intended or should be interpreted by the flag on the shoulder of a uniform getting dirty due to training or combat participation.
I wasn't trying to do anything... It came up on my twitter feed right after I read this thread and had to ask. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Well my argument for the IR, is that you dont need a flag for the IR and I sincerely doubt that flag is something that identifies someone in combat. There is also an IR tab on the uniforms that can be used in lieu of the flag/IR patch. With that, I haven't been in a combat situation, but I would think the uniform would give it away far before the flag. That is why I do not think it serves a tactical purpose, to me it's like saying my AK-47 can stir my stew, well you don't need an AK-47 to do that, you just need a spoon. Probably a terrible analogy but I hope you see where im going.
I agree that everything the IR flag does can and is often accomplished by a piece of glint tape. However, as stated before army regulations govern the wearing of the flag, that is higher than the flag code for civilian use.
Yup, I proudly wear it. Going to sound like a broken record, I just don't think it has a tactical purpose as I would think that if it did, the Marines and all other services including other international countries would follow. Currently as I know it, only the other Army branches in international countries have the flag as they all mimic the American Army.
Do you also wipe your butt with the towel you dry yourself off with? a little off topic...but kind of similar.
