New UK Rangers cap badge

[Volunteer Soldier]

I see trouble ahead.

[Peter Brydon]

Perhaps Armani Jeans are going to sponsor the new regiment, with the present political situation nothing would surprise me, money has to come from somewhere.

P.

[41st]

Originally Posted by Peter Brydon

Crap, like a lot of things today cheap and nasty !

P.

I’m with Peter

[gurkharifles]

Would it look better if it had a crown on the bird? Or would that destroy the symmetry of the badge? I agree with all of the comments that it looks “foreign” - but maybe that was intentional given the Regt will be required to fight alongside local forces?

[cbuehler]

Originally Posted by gurkharifles

Would it look better if it had a crown on the bird? Or would that destroy the symmetry of the badge? I agree with all of the comments that it looks “foreign” - but maybe that was intentional given the Regt will be required to fight alongside local forces?

It certainly does look foreign. With all the panoply of history of badges in the British Army, they could have done better, one would think.

CB

[leigh kitchen]

The similarity to the badge of the Selous Scouts must be more than coincidental?

[Hoot]

All this talk about how ugly the badge is sounds strange to me. If you really want an example of a badge that looks weird then look no further than the cap badge of the Berkshire Yeomanry. As a hill carving it looks impressive, no doubt about that, but as a cap badge the White Horse of Uffington looks absolutely ridiculous. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[Luke H]

Originally Posted by Hoot

All this talk about how ugly the badge is sounds strange to me. If you really want an example of a badge that looks weird then look no further than the cap badge of the Berkshire Yeomanry. As a hill carving it looks impressive, no doubt about that, but as a cap badge the White Horse of Uffington looks absolutely ridiculous. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A lovely and slightly unusual badge based on / featuring a historic county landmark, feature or symbol, similar in this respect to many other British Army badge designs.

There is a clearly lack of tradition or even British feel to the Rangers design. But if that was their intention then they have achieved it. All my own opinion of course.

Ultimately as you say beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I’m glad someone likes it! But give me a wonky donkey any day over the Rangerio Armani logo

[3dg]

Awful, truly awful!
Chris

[GriffMJ]

.... I agree with all..... it looks awful and it does NOT look British in heritage or design. The grey beret is a bit of an insult to the old Regiments IMHO.

Further :- British Heraldry has many images of the falcon and, i am sure, the Royal College of Arms could have helped in a much better and more appropriate image in its creation. Quite what the relationship a solitary avian hunter has to the new Ranger Regiment is? .... other than the childish "it looks cool" element.

[Belfin]

Aside from one or two members who like it, it appears that the vast majority dislike the new badge, myself included. Some are already trying to coin amusing new names for the regiment itself by mocking the similarity to previous badges from history, fashion houses, computer games, etc.

As a forum of members whose passion and knowledge about these things is pretty vast, to say the least, what would we have preferred to have seen? Was this design always destined to be completely new from a blank canvas, or did the Rangers of old have some kind of 'thread' from previous (18th-century?) incarnations which they could have drawn from for design ideas?

[leigh kitchen]

"Power Rangers", badge, some similarities.
Ah no, now I see their badge isn't a bird, it's crossed swords with a skull above?

On a more serious note, could something more similar to the badge of the "The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment)" be appropriate? (I don't know what significance the design has in terms of harking back to the units forebears Rodger's Rangers).

[mike_vee]

This one is "bad-ass" !

[grey_green_acorn]

Brigadier Gus Fair was commissioned into the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, although he later commanded the Light Dragoons.

Perhaps an influence on the choice of a grey beret for the Ranger regiment?

Tim

[3dg]

Oh my, the MOD Army site has the badge appearing through smoke, good grief!!
Grey from the feathers or some cr*p according to the site, enjoy....
https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-eve...ent-cap-badge/