Re: New Handbook & Uniforms
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Fri, 15 Jan 1999 00:34:52 -0600
And to add to Sheckels' posting:
"James A. Sheckels" <sheckej@EARTHLINK.NET> posted:
>My guess is that the depiction is a copy of the picture on page 16
>of the Insignia Guide, 1997-99, #33066A, which shows a Musician
>patch on the right sleeve.
>
>The Musician Patch is described on page 19, and is worn on the
>right sleeve (yep, right sleeve, no error) either in position 3
>(below Patrol emblem) or below the Quality Unit Award, if worn.
The reason why THAT position patch goes there instead on the left
shoulder sleeve like all other positions is because frequently
Musicians are members of "groupings" either within or outside the
unit. So, like a Patrol, Musicians need to be IDed as a members of
their "own group", hence the positioning of the patch on the right
shoulder instead of the left.
A Musician can also hold a unit position (for instance, Bugler).
This is also the reason why the red border around the patch. I was
told that this, like the Instructor patch (which is worn in the
"right place" on the left) denotes "special skilled persons" within
the BSA, which makes sense (at least to me).
>More on the Musician patch is in the Drum and Bugle Corps Uniform
>section on page 4.
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