New Badges

[+CrazyhorseB34 937]

Oh OK my bad! Thank you for the correction!

 

Edited June 15, 2013 by CrazyhorseB34

[+daddyairplanes 8,641]

 

 I'll even offer a unit badge to make the deal more appealing. 

 

but which to choose?  the folks I deployed with twice, my current unit Reserve unit  (nah scratch that) or would I even be allowed that BRO finally? (stupid Kosovo doesn't count for a patch back in 2000  grumble grumble..)     nah lets keep it simple.

 

but seriously, I agree with Crazyhorse. don't care for the current logo. but then again I came in to "Be All that You Can Be." 

Edited June 15, 2013 by daddyairplanes

[531Ghost 15]

Badges? 

 

The EGA you have Erik is for Officers.  I was enlisted and the enlisted EGA looks like:

 

Edited June 15, 2013 by 531Ghost

[Capitaine Vengeur 263]

Are there badges for Cubans, Syrians, Iranians, North Koreans, or at least a generic "Axis of Evil" badge? No? Tsss, everything is political...

[+Erik 1,731]

but which to choose?  the folks I deployed with twice, my current unit Reserve unit  (nah scratch that) or would I even be allowed that BRO finally? (stupid Kosovo doesn't count for a patch back in 2000  grumble grumble..)     nah lets keep it simple.

 

but seriously, I agree with Crazyhorse. don't care for the current logo. but then again I came in to "Be All that You Can Be." 

 

Hard to say, only you can decide.

 

 

Badges? 

 

The EGA you have Erik is for Officers.  I was enlisted and the enlisted EGA looks like:

 

 

 

You're right but most don't know that, not an excuse btw, it's just the system gets bogged down with tons of badges and then I have to start asking about rank, then you get into hmmm well should you send me your DD214, oh it gets messy. I can and will make the EGA correction since I was called on it. Thanks.

 

 

Are there badges for Cubans, Syrians, Iranians, North Koreans, or at least a generic "Axis of Evil" badge? No? Tsss, everything is political...

 

Try me. If we have North Koreans and Syrians on this site I want to badge them the most. No pissing on my parade though with political crap, this isn't about that, it's about pride.

 

[+CrazyhorseB34 937]

_{Syrian Armed Forces}

 

_{North Korean Army}

 

 

 

[+Erik 1,731]

_{Syrian Armed Forces}

 

 

_{North Korean Army}

 

 

 

I'll wait to incorporate those until we have verified people who want to claim them. 

 

North Korea doesn't even have access to the World by internet I don't think. That's locked down I'm pretty sure. Syria well... access if you have power, connectivity, and a device. Trifectas are hard to come by there.

[531Ghost 15]

No worries Erik.  I'm okay with either.  Technically, I'm an O3 equivalent now any way. ;)

But that looks GREAT too!  Thanks!

[+Erik 1,731]

You'll have to choose, you can wear either. It's supposed to be perk for your service and rank if you earned the gold and silver EGA I can change it, if not we have the gold EGA now too. Simple.

[531Ghost 15]

Posted before I saw the EGA as my badge,  It's fine the way it is.  Again, thanks!

 

S/F

[Nesher 629]

I like my new badge... thanks E :)

[+Gepard 10,241]

 

I would like this.

[+pcpilot 181]

Now the Navy is represented too!  Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh!
 

[+Erik 1,731]

 

I would like this.

 

What is it?

[+KnightWolf45 1,147]

looks some from the former DDR if im not mistaken

army or air force

[+Gepard 10,241]

What is it?

 

It was the insignia of the planes and helicopters of the LSK/LV or in western terms EGAF = East German Air Force

Edited June 17, 2013 by Gepard

[+Erik 1,731]

Ok sure. Since the Luftstreitkräfte der NVA operated from 1956 to 1990 you'd obviously be a veteran. If you could PM me a little about your career, (ie years of service, specialty or job while enlisted, unit) that would be terrific. I love hearing the stories of what you guys have accomplished in your lifetimes.

[+Gepard 10,241]

No PM, i have nothing to hide.

My military service started in 1988. On 1. September i was drawn (hope this is the correct term) to the Military Technical School at Prora.

There in the "Land der drei Meere (Sandmeer, Ostmeer, Nichtsmehr) [ difficult to translate "soldier joke" = Land of three Seas (Sandsea, Baltic Sea, Nothing more)] i spent a half year for sergeant training, specialiced for "propaganda technic", what sounds terrible, but was in reality operating a cinema and taking photos etc.

After that half year i was sent as Unteroffizier (Sergeant) to a helicopter squadron and got there a small cinema, which i had to operate. Was a nice and easy job. The most part of the day was easy and at the evening i had to show movies from all over the world (mostly western productions from France, Danmark and Hollywood)

But then i had during a training a "big mouth" and told one officer that he teached rubbish (He said: You can kill a Leo2 panzer by shooting the turret with a RPG-7 and i said "foolish nonesens" but not silently enough). The result was that i was promptly degraded to Private rank. The problem was, that the officer was a pilot, but i was member of the staff, so he had not had the right to degrade me. So i was ordered to come to the commander of the squadron to become degraded.

It was not a very nice time there, but after they had stamped me into the soil for a while one deputy commander rised his finger and said "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, excuse me please, but the guy was right. The Leo 2 is frontalyl  attacked with RPG-7 unvulnerable" And after he explained the "Why", he teatsed my knowledge of "tank busting"  in front of thie high ranking officers of the squadron. He was safisfied and so i became a member of the tactical SAR team. From this time my easy life was over. I still had to operate my cinema and had additionally to train the TAC SAR job. Was interessting.

In September 1990 the unit was dismissed and i left the Military with the rank of a Unterfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant)

[macelena 1,070]

Tell that story about your border incident with the Abrams, it was great!

[+FLOGGER23 2,793]

Excellent history Michael!

[+Hans Topp 115]

Maybe one for Spanish Army??? Thanks

[Guscha 0]

grupo aereo escuela  EAM

[CowboyTodd41 133]

No PM, i have nothing to hide.

My military service started in 1988. On 1. September i was drawn (hope this is the correct term) to the Military Technical School at Prora.

There in the "Land der drei Meere (Sandmeer, Ostmeer, Nichtsmehr) [ difficult to translate "soldier joke" = Land of three Seas (Sandsea, Baltic Sea, Nothing more)] i spent a half year for sergeant training, specialiced for "propaganda technic", what sounds terrible, but was in reality operating a cinema and taking photos etc.

After that half year i was sent as Unteroffizier (Sergeant) to a helicopter squadron and got there a small cinema, which i had to operate. Was a nice and easy job. The most part of the day was easy and at the evening i had to show movies from all over the world (mostly western productions from France, Danmark and Hollywood)

But then i had during a training a "big mouth" and told one officer that he teached rubbish (He said: You can kill a Leo2 panzer by shooting the turret with a RPG-7 and i said "foolish nonesens" but not silently enough). The result was that i was promptly degraded to Private rank. The problem was, that the officer was a pilot, but i was member of the staff, so he had not had the right to degrade me. So i was ordered to come to the commander of the squadron to become degraded.

It was not a very nice time there, but after they had stamped me into the soil for a while one deputy commander rised his finger and said "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, excuse me please, but the guy was right. The Leo 2 is frontalyl  attacked with RPG-7 unvulnerable" And after he explained the "Why", he teatsed my knowledge of "tank busting"  in front of thie high ranking officers of the squadron. He was safisfied and so i became a member of the tactical SAR team. From this time my easy life was over. I still had to operate my cinema and had additionally to train the TAC SAR job. Was interessting.

In September 1990 the unit was dismissed and i left the Military with the rank of a Unterfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant)

 

Absolutely amazing that we have such a diverse range of veterans here on the forums. East German, West German, who gives a crap? You worked as hard as anyone else. 

 

Thanks for telling these stories. To hear the stuff from the Eastern Bloc is really educational!

[+Erik 1,731]

Maybe one for Spanish Army??? Thanks

 

I do PM me for further instructions.

 

grupo aereo escuela  EAM

 

Same as above.

[+Muesli 2,151]

Very nice initiative!

 

Respect to all who serve(d)!

 

Muesli

 

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