ive been noticing more and more that our armed forces are wearing a backwards flag on their right arm. they say its because it represents "the flag moving forward in battle" well, if you put it on the other arm it will be facing the right way and still be moving forward in battle. just seeing it backwards makes me wonder what they are really representing. to them it looks forward in the mirror, but to us they represent something diffirent, something backwards. well thats my 2 cents. Z
hahah, who fucking knows. We don't even know exactly why there's all that shit on the dollar bill. Could it be conspiracy? Or maybe it's just a fucking design.
Army Regulation 670-1, “Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia,” updated most recently September 5, 2003, addresses explicitly the proper and lawful placement of the U.S. flag patch on the Army uniform. The regulation states that when authorized for application to the proper uniform the American flag patch is to be worn, right or left shoulder, so that “the star field faces forward, or to the flag’s own right. When worn in this manner, the flag is facing to the observer’s right, and gives the effect of the flag flying in the breeze as the wearer moves forward. The appropriate replica for the right shoulder sleeve is identified as the ‘reverse side flag’.” State police Foward as blowing in the wind. County police opposite. <just a obsevation in my state, not fact.
I agree, growing up, I was taught when displaying the flag the stars go to the left, if you can only see one side. But then again free speech is now unpatriotic so I guess it should figure that no one knows how to respect the flag any more! well thats my 2 cents.
I can see it now the army ordered a couple million flags from China and when they came backwards, it was easier to sew it on the right shoulder instead of the left and then make a new reg., than admit they had made a mistake!
it's pretty funny this came up after my husband spent some time on a military base. i'm a navy brat, with a huge military family. it's one of those things that's fairly commonplace in my experience, but something that people don't notice until they want to.
