eagle90 125 Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Not wanting to get into a discussion about wearing knots, but.... I recently received the new Unit Leader Award which comes with a new SM patch and gold on black square knot. However, the knot is a different size than all the other knots I have. The old knots were about 1-5/8" by 3/4". The new knot is 1-7/8" x 1". I know a quarter of an inch in each direction doesn't sound like much, but when it is sewn on the uniform, it really stands out. Who at National in their infinite wisdom made this brilliant decision? Dale Link to post Share on other sites
jr56 92 Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 My guess would be that they are outsourcing orders to cheap, overseas companies, and the QC is just not there. Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle92 110 Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 '90, I too had a problem with that when I bought one or two extra DAMs a few months back. Maybe national is changing the size of them? Naw i think it's poor quality control, kinda like the orignal NESA Life Member Eagle knots. Link to post Share on other sites
Beavah 205 Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Weird. That's quite a size difference. Haven't seen any like that 'round about, but then haven't been lookin'. B Link to post Share on other sites
Woapalanne 11 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Y'all need to complain to National about that. They can't fix it if we don't let them know there's a problem. Link to post Share on other sites
ChaiAdventure 25 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I received the same knot and noticed the difference. I had to trim the background to the embroidered part. It appeared to not have been done properly when it was manufactured. At the same time, I heated the edges to avoid the sides from fraying. Link to post Share on other sites
NealOnWheels 73 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 That will sure make it difficult to get seven rows of knots on a uniform! Link to post Share on other sites
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