MARSOC Badge

[The Hate Ape]

Chesty just shit himself, Marine.

1st Marine Division > About > Insignia

LMAO

 

[Salt USMC]

2) What do the 5 stars represent? I did a little Googling and read thru the article, the best I could come up with were the 5 Phases that a Marine must go thru before being awarded the badge?

Chug a can of Fosters, put Waltzing Matilda on repeat and haze your goddamn self

 

[TLDR20]

It's cute

 

[Gunz]

As soon as I saw that link...:wall:

Excuse me for a while - I need to go study my knowledge and then PT myself into unconsciousness.

Yes, do that, my brother. And add a few mountain climbers when you regain consciousness. Lest we forget, those same stars are also on the 2nd MARDIV patch as well. The 2nd took over from the 1st on the 'Canal, along with the Americal Div.

 

[Hillclimb]

I don't like them omitting the Skull device in the center of that Raider insignia. That's bullshit. It ain't a Raider patch without the skull. Is this PC at work here? Are we afraid of Raiders appearing insensitive? It's supposed to be intimidating. Carlson had a bunch of them made up so they could leave them on the bodies of dead Japanese to instill fear. If you're going to bring something back, bring it back.

I don't recall, but I'm pretty sure we submitted it with the original Raider skull on the hilt. You should have seen the other options. One looked like a turkey that crashed into a stop sign.

 

[SpongeBob*24]

I don't recall, but I'm pretty sure we submitted it with the original Raider skull on the hilt. You should have seen the other options. One looked like a turkey that crashed into a stop sign.

Hey, Ben Franklin would be proud..he wanted the Turkey instead of the Eagle...as stories go....

 

[Gunz]

I don't recall, but I'm pretty sure we submitted it with the original Raider skull on the hilt. You should have seen the other options. One looked like a turkey that crashed into a stop sign.

LOL.

Here's the "reason" the skull didn't make the design. I don't buy the reason. I think PC was at work here behind the scenes.



heres-why-marsoc-wont-adopt-raiders-patch | MarineCorpsTimes

 

[Teufel]

The Marine Corps will never approve the use of a skull on a new unit logo, patch or badge. Recon units maintain a skull on their logos because of historical reasons. LAR adopted the use of the skull of their logo when Reconnaissance Marines were folded into LAR battalions in the 90s. The Raiders would have likely been able to keep the skull on their logo if the unit wasn't disbanded in WWII.

I wonder if SARCs will be able to wear this new badge. I suspect that they will not. This would be very unfortunate and may lead to a two or three SOF caste system within MARSOC.

 

[Teufel]

I like it very much - classy. Subdued yet powerful. Couple questions:

1) If a Marine leaves MARSOC for any reason, are they still authorized to wear it?

2) What do the 5 stars represent? I did a little Googling and read thru the article, the best I could come up with were the 5 Phases that a Marine must go thru before being awarded the badge?

Here is a link that explains a lot about the badge.
La Tlmes

 

[Ooh-Rah]

La Tlmes

:wall: I freeking knew it.:wall:

I going to go back and PT some more, sir. And then once more for clicking the link.

 

[Devildoc]

I wonder if SARCs will be able to wear this new badge. I suspect that they will not. This would be very unfortunate and may lead to a two or three SOF caste system within MARSOC.

OK, the longer I am out the less current my gouge is....

It is my understanding that SARCs assigned to MARSOC come out of the SARCSs assigned to Recon and can change billets interchangeably. So as to your point, I imagine not.

 

[Gunz]

delete

 

[dmcgill]

It does look like a cheesy moto tat some boot would get out of basic training. Figures the powers that be would select the cheesiest one. Unfortunate for team guys.

 

[CDG]

Some other ideas: MARSOC’s New Badge Should Be Replaced With One Of These 5 Insignias

 

[Global Menace]

The only badge I ever needed to feel cool was the Eagle, Globe and Anchor.

Me too...but the only reason I say that is because I never earned anything else.

 

[The Hate Ape]

A few of my buddies have discussed the idea / seeing insignias getting customized with the raider piece etched into it's rightful spot. There's been mixed feedback with that with some supporting it as a "hell yeah, screw the man" kind of mentality and some going "that is going to get our shit taken away."

I know even more people who don't really give a shit at all. They probably secretly love their flash though.