The Choice of Military Insignia

Military Insignia a symbol or a token of personal power, or status or office, a person holds. It is an emblem of a specific or a general authority. This shows the power that an official holds; his integrity and his status in the society are reflected. These can be in a number of styles. Badges, chevrons, Cockades, Coats of arms, and Heraldry, Ensigns, Flags of the country, Military aircraft insignia, Military rank, Crowns, Sceptres, Roundels, Seals and even shoulder patch, are a few to count.

Official Military Insignia are always protected by the law so that their use is only by people who hold a specific office. Misuse, or defacement and destruction of any such symbols are rightly considered to be an offense in all countries.

Badges are a device or a kind of a fashion accessory, to indicate some achievements made by the said person. These are common among police and fire department personals. Badges are mainly made of metal, leather, plastic, textile, or even rubber. These are commonly attached to the clothing of the personals.

 

Field marshals have National emblem made over a crossed baton and a saber in a lotus blossom wreath as their identifying insignia. Whereas the General has a National emblem made over a five-pointed star, all again over a crossed baton and a saber.

The Infantry and other arms have Gold national emblem with three chevrons as Military Insignia.

Again a shoulder sleeve insignia is an embroidered patch holding the name of the holder and is mostly worn on the upper left shoulders of the Army uniforms. Alternately they can be placed on the combat helmet too. Insignia worn on the upper right shoulders on Army uniforms show the former wartime services performed by the officer. These shoulder sleeve insignia are designed beautifully, with intricate patterns using bright colors. Because, of these bright colors and the designs there is a risk to a soldier, when he is combating or is in a hiding. Therefore, these are commonly worn on the dress uniform only; a subdued version of insignia is then worn by the soldier during a battlefield. 

Military aircraft insignia is made to identify the nation or the branch of the military service to which the aircraft belongs. Many of these insignia are circular roundel or a modified roundel; or in shapes like stars, squares, crosses, or even triangles. These are displayed on the sides of the fuselage, on the upper and lower surfaces of the aircraft wings, and, as well as on the fin and rudder.

Then there is a roundel in the heraldry  which is like a disc, and is found on military aircraft in form of Military Insignia. 

All these and many other are surely indicative of the officers’ achievements.