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Although as you state this style of badge is the Seaman Sub-Branch New Entrants badge I still think it is more likely to be the Seaman Spec badge that used to be worn on the lower right hand sleeve. My reasoning is that the device on this badge is quite a bit smaller than the device on the L/S Seaman Spec badge to the left of it and given the general age of the badges in the group bought by Billy I would say they were from the 90s when this badge would have been worn. I saw one of them being worn today at the remembrance ceremony at Gosport (it was a PO wearing a Warfare branch badge of crossed seawolf missile and torpedo with the letters SEA underneath and the small version of the shackle & marlin spike being worn on his lower right hand sleeve) Paddy |
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Hello Paddy,
Thanks for the info. My reasoning behind my comment was that I wore this badge back in 1988. Have a look at this badge http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ad.php?t=24675 Andy |
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Regards, Andy |
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Regards Tony |
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Andy
Although the badge shown at the link is for a Seaman Spec it is not the same as the one shown by Billy or the one shown by Tony, their badges are a shackle and marlin spike but the one at the link is a shackle and flag. This is the newer one which was issued when the new Warfare Spec branch was formed and the Seamanship Specs also took over responsibility for the ROs/OM(C)s duties on the bridge hence the flag replacing the marlin spike. Paddy |
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Paddy,
I think that I might have confused the issue with the link that I posted in #17. When I joined Raleigh in the late 80's as a JS(O)2 the badge that was worn by us was the small shackle and spike badge. In #16 you said that you saw the small shackle and marlin spike badge being worn on the right cuff by a Petty Officer. I posted the link in #17 because I was thought that perhaps that was the badge that you had seen, but I guess you missed it. I posted the link in #18 because this was the first time that I had seen it in use. Here is another link showing the Seaman Sub-Branch New Entrants badge being worn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc7eY63K8AI#t=120 It is smaller than the Seaman Specialist badge as I think can be seen from this video (I hope!). I hope I am making myself a little clearer There was a thread a while back with the suggestion of a more up to date version of the book by May, Carman & Tanner. I for one would welcome this and I would be more than willing to assist if I could, but I fear that my knowledge on Trade badges is limited. It wasn't until I joined this forum that I realised what a complicated subject it was! Andy Last edited by Nozzer; 10-01-14 at 10:13 PM. |
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I have a pair of medals impressed with the rank OM(C)2. Is this a AB, Leading Seaman petty officer? Would the OMC rating badge have 1 star, 2 star , crown? Thank you for your help. Doug |
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