Interesting Navy find...

[Pusser]

It's not a question of whether she's entitled to the badge (whatever it is) or not;  it's that I've never seen a specialty skill badge in that location, nor can I find anything in the dress regs that allows for it to be there.  Didn't mean to derail the thread...it just leaped out at me when I saw the picture.

If your profile is correct (25 yrs retiring in 2011), then you were asleep in the 80s.  When the DEU was first introduced c. 1985, all specialist skill and flying badges on naval uniforms were worn on the left cuff.  This originated from the former RCN practice of wearing flying and diving badges in that location, but, this was unpopular and the location of all specialist skill and flying badges was later changed (early 90s I believe) to it's present location on the left breast, above the ribbons or medals.  However, we still wear specialist skill and flying badges on the left cuff of our blue mess jackets.

I suspect that the officer in question wishes to wear two specialist skill badges and has opted (incorrectly) for a combination of both locations.  What she should be wearing is a full size badge above the ribbons and a miniature of the other badge underneath.

It is worth noting that in 1985 we also wore our ribbons and medals high on the shoulder in former RCN fashion as well.  When we moved the specialist skill badges up to the breast, we also moved the ribbons and medals down to pocket level.  The RN still wears flying badges on the left cuff (search on line for a picture of Prince Philip or Prince Charles in RN uniform), but RN submariners wear their dolphins above their ribbons and medals (which are worn high on the shoulder).

 

[Occam]

I wasn't asleep in the 80s...drunk possibly (even likely), but not asleep.  ;D 

I was around to see my greens retired for the new DEU, but I honestly don't remember any specialty skill badges being worn on the sleeve.  The only one I would've qualified for at the time would've been the "Successfully negotiated the Bacardi distillery" badge (with several clasps).

I'm glad I haven't gone completely crazy in that the badge didn't look right under the current regulations.  Thanks!

 

[Monsoon]

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The Flight Surgeon badge is the one above her undress ribbons.  I can't tell which badge the one on the sleeve is; it's irrelevant.  My point is that I've never seen any specialty skill badge in that location on the sleeve, nor can I find anything in the dress regs which allows you to wear a second specialty skill badge on the sleeve.

Ah - that one's the Diving Medical Badge: http://www.joedrouin.com/itemimgaff.php?nbItemID=728

Don't know where the regulation is, but I've certainly seen specialist badges on the sleeve before - for instance, EOD Disposal badge on the sleeve displaced by the Clearance Diver badge above the ribbons.

 

[Pusser]

Ah - that one's the Diving Medical Badge: http://www.joedrouin.com/itemimgaff.php?nbItemID=728

Don't know where the regulation is, but I've certainly seen specialist badges on the sleeve before - for instance, EOD Disposal badge on the sleeve displaced by the Clearance Diver badge above the ribbons.

Having badges in both places was never correct (not to say it didn't happen though).  On the service dress tunic, they started on the sleeve when DEU was first introduced and then moved to the breast a few years afterwards.  As I recall, when we wore them on the sleeve, only one could be worn.  Currently, when a member is entitled to two, one is worn above the ribbons/medals and the second is worn below (or centered on the pocket of the short-sleeved shirt).  Specialist skill and flying badges have always been worn on the sleeve of blue mess jackets (and on the lapel of white ones).

 

[Rheostatic]

Ah - that one's the Diving Medical Badge: http://www.joedrouin.com/itemimgaff.php?nbItemID=728

This was added to the latest edition of the dress regs.