[Closed] Random US military question.

The flag is always worn with the stars forward, so on your right arm you'll wear it with them in top right, left arm will be top left and on the front will be top left.
Most units will have the flag on their right arm and their unit patches on their left. Many will also wear a flag on their body armour on the front plate.
The little flap of gray material you can see on the Velcro of the soldier on the right of the pic, above her unit patch is a cover for a square of IR 'glint' tape, just to give you some more useless information...

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[url= http://www.marlowwhite.com/faq/f-why-is-the-flag-patch-reversed.html ]google has the answer (proper link to answer, not just the google page)[/url]
Good question though, btw.

EDIT: Seems I wasn't the only one who found it interesting...

Well now i know, thanks for that.

and for a follow on question, what are the launch codes for their ICBMs?

The explanation given to me by US soldiers was that if you were running forwards carrying a flag that's the way it'd naturally fly. Having the flag the other way around would make it look like they were running away.

Given the amount of nonsense they used to come out with, it doesn't suprise me that that's not the official explanation!

and for a follow on question, what are the launch codes for their ICBMs?

Its used to be 'password', but to make it more secure they've changed it to 'password1'

Ah thanks, had tried a few obvious ones like 'bushforever' and hadn't managed to log in yet. Give me 5 mins then watch the horizon for some fireworks...

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ok, I'm in.....

Password1a actually. Standard format for Salesforce.com

footflaps - Member
Ah thanks, had tried a few obvious ones like 'bushforever' ...

Note to all - dont google that in front of your significant other...

kja78,

Your correct, it's the way it would fly naturally if going forward, hence it's worn that way.
Right arm - unit they serve in now.
Left arm - unit they were last in, usually on operations.

Password1a actually. Standard format for Salesforce.com

I'm on 3a now as I keep forgetting it and it won't let me re-use the same one, so I add 1 each time I reset it....

I'm on 15a Footflaps, yes really. My IT at work don't like it. I'm sooooo rebellious....

Most of my work passwords are written on postits stuck to my screen....

Note to all - dont google that in front of your significant other...

Googles this

*is disappointed

One of the places I worked at stuck the passwords to the underside of the keyboard.

The more important military question is why can't Americans wear a beret properly?

Is it really only UK forces that can make it look good?

Most of my work passwords are written on postits stuck to my screen....

Thanks. That paid for my holiday.

Is it really only UK forces that can make it look good?

What the beret ......taking the pith ?

The clue is in the pronunciation.

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The Chasseurs Alpins know how to wear a proper beret.

yes but they call it a tarte!

I'm on 15a Footflaps, yes really. My IT at work don't like it. I'm sooooo rebellious....

but they call it a tarte!

Yeah well they have their own language don't they ?

[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasseurs_Alpins ]The chasseurs have a few other typicalities in what they say:

not jaune (yellow), but jonquille (daffodil);
not uniforme (uniform), but tenue (outfit, or dress);
not la musique (the music), but la fanfare (the band);
the band does not joue (play), but ça sonne (it sounds);
not tambour (drum), but caisse claire (snare drum);
and not caserne (barracks), but quartier (neighborhood, barracks, or quarters).[/url]