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They would be worn on the right breast above the pocket on the combat smock/jacket/shirt. The USA para wings wings would also be worn on the right breast but I believe that they could only wear one "extra" wing but if you could get away with it.................
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Thank you for that Jerry - I'm still keen to see any photographs if anyone cares to post on the thread. It's always reassuring to know that we are never too old to learn. David
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They are worn on the right breast only on Combat smocks. Only one set of foreign wings can be worn at one time in addition to UK wings on the right arm. US wings go on the right side of the chest.
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Mike - Likewise, I can't find any military credence to these wings. David
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Just thought i'd have a look around for SAS- FANY, and found this on a YAHOO search, interesting to say the least, especially when you consider that most women in the front line of the British Army were frowned upon. In most cases they were treated with contempt, behind their backs.
I applaud all of them, for having the guts to stand on the front line in war time, whilst other men wouldn't. That's the shirkers I'm on about, not the war workers and such. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obit...y-Sproule.html Well done Paddy and all the other women, who stood shoulder to shoulder with the special forces, and many inches above the others. RIP all of you One other thing for you lot to consider as well, .......... I believe that to publish anything about women in the special forces would be a very dangerous thing for any military unit to do, ...... don't you ?? Then to show the world through "OFFICIAL" patches & badges and such, would underscore to our enemies all over the world the very fact that makes them secret. FBK
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No it doesn't ! There have been many volunteer organisations in combat zones since the start of military records so the issue is not a new one. Simply turning up with your tea wagon, first aid station or merely bodies willing to help doesn't give service status, other than as civilian volunteers. There are many instances where field commanders refused to permit volunteers into their combat zone, in some cases because their security status could not be guaranteed and in other cases because they 'got in the way of military operations'. Some posts on this thread are missing the critical point - are the 'wings' worn by such folk official or unofficial, in the military context ? I rather suspect that the answer is 'unofficial'. Where is the evidence to support the alternative argument ? David
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I agree with Peter. I have quite a few.
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By what I can see of the armed forces at present there are more "unofficial" than official badges being worn but the fact that they are being worn and a blind eye being turned to them in no way stops them being collectable. Badge collecting is after all a hobby , except for those who see it as a good way of making a few bucks, and therefore any item's collectability is down to the collector. I would have no argument with someone collecting repro badges if that was what he/she wanted to do so long as they enjoyed collecting them after all people collect quite a few things that are made purely for the collector market.
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I would like to echo that question - if I may ? David
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Can you please support this statement with photographs or indeed anything material ? If they are a part of our armed forces, where are their officers listed ? Where do they fit in the military structure of the UK ? There is much said about these folk bt no evidence to support it, I'm afraid. David
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Sure, plenty amongst this little lot......
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