Cap Badge

[BCAC]

I have a military cap badge from a unit that I served 2 years in that was recently disbanded.

Would it be OK for me to wear this cap badge in my balmoral?

I'm not one for wearing military items in civilian clothes normally, but as it's one of my old units and doesn't exist anymore, perhaps it's OK?

What do you think?

[EagleJCS]

Since it's yours (you served in the unit), I would say why not?

I know of a piper that wears his U.S. Army officer's cap badge on his Glengarry. With nearly everyone wearing a badge of some kind on their headgear, it's not extremely obvious that it's not a clansman's badge (strap-and-buckle) or armiger's circlet, but it is a conversation starter for those that know what it is.

[CelticSire]

I would say that since the unit is no longer an active unit AND you served in the unit when it was active, wear it with pride.

[kiltedwolfman]

I have my cap badge from the first unit I served with still on it's original glen and I have no troubles wearing it. I also have the same cap badge built into the front of one of my sporrans for those days I don't feel like wearing a glen.

[billmcc]

Yes. You earned the right to wear it.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Here in the United States it is not all that uncommon for former military personnel to wear their DUI (distinctive unit insignia) on their bonnet alongside their clan badge. For those who maybe unfamiliar with the term, DUIs are small enamel pins that display the coat of arms of a particular unit.

I note that you live (?) in France and I am not familiar with French uniform accouterments, so don't know if there would be a direct correlation between US DUIs and something similar in the French military.

[Thor271]

I'm currently serving, I'd see no issue with wearing a Cap Badge of a Unit you were in. Be it disbanded or not. You served with them, you earned it.

Although, if your Trade or Branch is the Cap Badge you wear, and you served in a unit that has their own badge. I wouldnt wear it on Head dress. Example: I'm EME, so we wear the horse cap badge. Though I have served with the RCR's (Royal Canadian Regiment) and the RCD's (Royal Canadian Dragoons). Both of those units have their own cap badges for their Troops. Where as we never wore their particular badges (Death Star and Bambi respectively), we wore our Branch badge the Horse.

In the case above I'd see no issue (nor do those that I serve with) wearing the Unit badge on a sporran or kilt pin. As our Unit PT shirts bore those badges, we served with them. But have our own distinct Head Dress.

Hope that makes sense... Wear it with pride!

[Chas]

I wear my RAF capbadge quite often - I see nothing wrong with it.

Regards

Chas

[Fitzy]

Here in the United States it is not all that uncommon for former military personnel to wear their DUI (distinctive unit insignia) on their bonnet alongside their clan badge. For those who maybe unfamiliar with the term, DUIs are small enamel pins that display the coat of arms of a particular unit.
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Like these from my old unit - 242nd Signal Bat. NYANG.

Unlike some unit badges, these were only issued to officers in the Battalion, to be worn on the epauletts of their dress uniform. And starting in about 1973, to any NCO who finished first in thier NCO school class.



Paul

[Spc. Scott]

I wear my regimental corps crest (signal) as a kilt pin from time to time. Don't see anything wrong as you have earned it.

Someday I'll have to get another DUI for the 51st Sig and the 28th Sig.