Combat rank insignia location

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[edstorey]

Are you trying to recreate the uniform to a specific period of are you just doing up a generic Combat uniform?

ED

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[edstorey]

In case there is any interest, here is an image that I have which nicely shows the placement of these badges.

[Bill A]

Ed, a date for the image?
I believe there was some discussion at one point regarding combat insignia being worn on the epaulette?

[edstorey]

The image I posted was from mid-1999. As far as the Combat uniform is concerned, rank insignia was only worn on the combat epaulette for a couple of years in the mid-1980s. Combat rank insignia had always been worn on the epaulette with the Parka and latter on the gortex Jacket that was introduced in the early 1990s.

[edstorey]

Here is an image from 1986. This trend to wear the rank on the Combat epaulette only lasted a couple of years.

[Darrell]

Hi Ed

Worth adding that, while the use on the shoulders came and went, the rank remained on the slip-on for the smock and the AFV Crewsuit and AFV Winter Jacket epulettes, while we had that style combat clothing.

regards
Darrell