There will always be the military version of the special interest group looking for recognition for doing their job. Even pogues have gut checks. It's just that it takes less to check their guts than the rest of us. I say if people need a badge to make them feel special, let them have it. It doesn't change who we are or how we got here. When I went through SFQC, I had a long tab sewn on the inside of my PC. Taking a knee, wiping my brow, I would always see that tab, or rather, that tab would see me. It was a motivator. I may have needed that then, back when my vision of SF guy was a hard charging NCO who HALO'd in everywhere, killed everything, got laid, and then put his hands in his pockets. Older and wiser, I know the tab doesn't make the man. The man makes the tab. If our support wants their 201 on their sleeve, I say let 'em. It's just another merit badge. Keep 'em motivated. It can go right next to underwater basket weaving. The downside is it gives the Marines one more thing to poke fun at.
