alex 10 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Hello Scouters, Thought I knew all the colors in the shoulder loops, blue, red, gray, and yellow. The other day I had seen a man with purple epilets. Had to look twice, thinking maybe the were faded blue. They were definately purple. Does anyone here know the meaning of purple loops? Thanks, alex Link to post Share on other sites
NWScouter 9 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 FYI the gray is officially silver and the yellow is gold. The other two that are legit, as I know it, are green for Venturing and orange for Varsity. Maybe he was early in getting ready for Lent Link to post Share on other sites
purcelce 11 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 purple represent those who are in international positions. We have a guy in our council who is on some international committee. Link to post Share on other sites
dsteele 20 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Purce: Can you give us a source on the purple shoulder loops. My problem is this: The Boy Scouts of America has an international division and there are some international volunteers, but they are members of the Boy Scouts of America. I've never seen nor heard of purple shoulder loops before and I'm curious. Unc. Link to post Share on other sites
acco40 95 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 The World Crest is purple so the purble shoulder loops seem plausible. However, I have no real reference to back that up. Link to post Share on other sites
nldscout 18 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Odd, that if these were national approved shoulder loops that they are not listed in the international divisions website under how to wear international scouting insignia. There is no mention of them in the uniform guide either. Sounds like someones local idea. Link to post Share on other sites
alex 10 Posted January 21, 2005 Author Share Posted January 21, 2005 That was my thoughts as well. Maybe he has his own idea or is making some kind of statement. I have looked all over the web sites and could not find any thing about purple epaulets, although, there was purple backgrounds in some of the international websites. If I see him again, I'll ask him then I'll post the response on here. Link to post Share on other sites
FScouter 24 Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Rogue units have been known to subsitute custom loops. I guess it has something to do with rebelling against the standard. Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzy Bear 12 Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Several years ago, Bill and I were accidentally put in charge of a Scout JLT for our district. To designate different patrols, we made shoulder loops of many colors, none were official. Our intent was not to be rogues but to do something that didn't need to be sewn on but just slipped on temporarily for the training. Did you get the guy's name wearing the purple loops? Was it Bill? If so, he may have forgotten. FB Link to post Share on other sites
alex 10 Posted January 24, 2005 Author Share Posted January 24, 2005 Like the way you put that, "accidentally put in charge". You know how we scouters are, we raise our hand to scratch the top part of our head and we volunteered for something :-). Nope, the guy's name wasn't Bill. Bill wasn't there this time. alex Link to post Share on other sites
kdmill_1 11 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 While serving on Summer Camp staff last year I saw a unit where the adult leaders were wearing red-white-and-blue loops. Definitely a unit thing. I also got really peaved years ago when a lot of people in my previous council had a round OA embroidered sticker in the center of their loops saying,"Our advisor said we could." Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderbirdWWW 10 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Haha...thats rediculous, but clever. Link to post Share on other sites
johndaigler 10 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Any chance purple signifies chaplain or other religious focused volunteer who would cross unit lines?? jd Link to post Share on other sites
FScouter 24 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 "the adult leaders were wearing red-white-and-blue loops." What would that signify? Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 At the 2001 National Jamboree the Scuba Staff had red loops with a white triangle to mimic the dive flag, I could see wearing black loops to a funeral, We have a district committee member who wears blue (cubs) red (boy scouts) and green (Ventures) because he holds a positon in each and says this way he is always in uniform. I struggle with having a sense of humor, such as when I see scouters sporting the "untrainable" patch and the absurd, such as the 25 year old with an Eagle rank patch challenging you to take it off him. I mean ,if they are wearing the shirt and pants, thats a start, but at what point is it too much ? Link to post Share on other sites
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