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Old 02-03-22, 06:43 PM
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What is the appropriate beret color and the attached insignia for a soldier who's specialty is bombs and bomb disposal? I'm the director of a play where a British character is a SSG that claims to be a member of the bomb squad.
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Old 03-03-22, 12:03 AM
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The subject of “Bomb disposal” is a thorny one.
The Royal Engineers, 33 EOD Regiment are responsible for aircraft bombs, which are frequently buried underground and very heavy. They may require large holes digging, hoists erecting and vehicles to move. They wear dark blue berets (unless para or commando qualified in which case they would wear maroon or dark green) with standard beret badges for other ranks. Officers wear bullion flaming grenade beret badges. R.E. Bomb disposal wear a black aircraft bomb on a red background at the bottom of the sleeve.
The main “Bomb disposal” unit is 11 EOD Regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps. They start off looking after all the ammunition stored and used by the Armed Forces, and after many intense courses grade up to disposing of IEDs or Improvised Explosive Devices even nuclear, biological and chemical types. They can also go onto the “advanced manual techniques” which is the Hollywood loved red wire or blue wire stuff.
Again, as above, mainly dark blue berets are worn. Other Ranks wear the RLC cap badge, officers a bullion one. To show they are bomb disposal they wear a badge on the arm of a grenade with flames above “Ammunition Technician”, a slightly larger version with a capital ‘A’ inside, with officers wearing one without the ‘A’ and slightly smaller. They frequently wear armbands with ‘ATO’ on to show who is in charge. They frequently use robots, called “Wheelbarrow” up till recently, before disrupting the device then donning a heavy bomb disposal suit of Kevlar and ceramic with a huge chest plate and helmet, which if the bomb is still live enables them to be buried in mostly one piece.
The RAF used to wear completely different badges, berets etc, but their unit may now have been disbanded/amalgamated etc. They were responsible for aircraft weapons on RAF property such as airfields.
The Royal Navy again have responsibility for different types of weapons and scenarios, especially underwater mines, and again wear different badges.
Incidentally the Metropolitan Police have responsibility for bombs in London and recruit ex RLC soldiers and dress them in blue Police overalls (as recently shown on the television series Trigger Point).
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Old 03-03-22, 11:40 AM
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RE bomb badges are Yellow with blue bands on Red or Khaki, also private purchase in Black on Olive Green, Sand and Multi Terrain Pattern cloth. There are other colours and sizes for Number 1 Dress and Mess Dress.
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A few examples:

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What is the appropriate beret color and the attached insignia for a soldier who's specialty is bombs and bomb disposal? I'm the director of a play where a British character is a SSG that claims to be a member of the bomb squad.
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