100 percent. I would even go one further and have the RCAF/RCN folks badge under the RCAF/RCN cap badge, while maintaining their trade identifiers. Historically, it was a concession with Unification for the Army when the Regimental/Corps identifiers were in the crosshairs. I would posit that if the Army is back to its old ways, it's redundant for the RCAF/RCN to retain that scar of 1968.
As I alluded to above, I would say the "cap badges" for folks outside the Army that serve no real purpose outside of the Army/JArmy environment.
The RCN have their departments within the ship construct, everyone knows where they are headed to and who to ask for things, even on shore.
The RCAF have their folks to run to when it comes to
Branches were, originally, supposed to group perceived "common body of work" and were mainly for corporate knowledge/personnel management functions. For example:
- LORE was seen to be flawed because ..well...the RCEME was LORE and why change?
- The Security Branch split along the MP/Int line because there was enough of a differentiation between the two that it no longer made sense.
-The C&E branch is a farce and I have said that to Director's face: its fractured, the "body of work" is far more diverse than it is common, and it has a used more headaches than it's saved.
-I would say the only "Branch" thar continues to make sense is the Engineering Branch, as it truly does have a large commonality and they ha e maintained a solid espirit de corps regardless of trade or environment.
You yourself have said in other threads the Logistics Branch is massively diverse across the CAF and there are far more intricacies doing Navy Log versus Air or Army Log. We have recognized that within the Officer side, but refuse to acknowledge such in the NCM world. Same with the MSE side. HR/Fin should honestly look at being civilianized and made remote, as the "real time" support provided in theatre is mainly to act as a middle man for CJOC J1/J8.
As for the "purple," I think there is an agreement in that force employment should no longer be "purple" but foundational training should remain. If DRMIS is DRMIS on ship, shore, and sky than you have your answers.
When it comes to uniforms, however, have the RCLS folks in the Army side follow the Army and let the RCN/RCAF folks adopt their respective branding. It would do more to bridge the gap between the support arms and the "real" operations arms that exist in practice. All are RCAF/RCN, no longer folks playing pretend.