July 9, 200916 yr My Dad recently told me that it was tradition to to turn you squadron patch upside down the week you leave for a PCS, PCA, etc. He never could tell me where or why this got started just that it was "What was done". (Much like party suits) I have seen it done in a couple of places, but was wondering if anyone knew where this tradition got started and what the significance of it is? Maybe some of the old-heads on here can help me out so I can justify bringing it back. Anyone else out there do this the last week? Edit: Spell'in Edited July 9, 200916 yr by discus
July 9, 200916 yr Author Nope. Never seen it. Well... Crap. Must be something that was squadron specific way back when.
July 10, 200916 yr My Dad recently told me that it was tradition to to turn you squadron patch upside down the week you leave for a PCS, PCA, etc. He never could tell me where or why this got started just that it was "What was done". (Much like party suits) I have seen it done in a couple of places, but was wondering if anyone knew where this tradition got started and what the significance of it is? Maybe some of the old-heads on here can help me out so I can justify bringing it back. Anyone else out there do this the last week? Edit: Spell'in People did it with their flight patches when they were done with T-6s or T-1s/ T-38s in UPT.
July 10, 200916 yr I have not seen the tradition in active squadrons, but we did something similar at XL. Once you finished your last ride in T6s, you turned your Flight patch upside down and when you finished your last flight in pilot training, you flipped your class patch.
July 10, 200916 yr The only patches I've seen flipped were guys who have died. Everybody else just leaves a patch behind.
July 10, 200916 yr 2 3rd ... upside down nametag is bad karma if you're still alive. <edited to be more clearer> Edited July 10, 200916 yr by HossHarris
July 10, 200916 yr The only patches I've seen flipped were guys who have died. Everybody else just leaves a patch behind. More specifically, I believe he's referring to nametags, not squadron patches.
July 10, 200916 yr 3rd ... upside down nametag is bad karma if you're still alive. +1 In the squadrons I've been in, you add your nametag to the collection of nametags in the squadron (at the bar) when you leave/PCS. Guys who have morted have their nametags inverted.
July 10, 200916 yr Yep. Around the entire perimeter of the bar at ceiling level, we have a strip of velcro...everyone that leaves the squadron has a callsign nametag up there.
July 10, 200916 yr +1 In the squadrons I've been in, you add your nametag to the collection of nametags in the squadron (at the bar) when you leave/PCS. Guys who have morted have their nametags inverted. +2 (or is it 5?)
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