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Originally Posted by ujiro
I disagree. While I can see why people who actually earned it would argue that, I would tend to look at the person's intentions. If the person is wearing it to make an impression, they probably already have an immense amount of respect for that unit.
I again will say, I think it is all in the intent. If the person who is wearing it is wearing it out of respect, their intent is clearly not to anger or show disrespect to those who earned it. If the person who did deserve it is still adamant about them not wearing it, they should say so in a respectful manner, since this person did not mean any disrespect. People who flip out and yell at people over it need to calm down just a bit and realize nobody is purposefully disrespecting you.
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'The road to hell is paved with good intentions' It doesn't matter what their intent is, it's still disrespectful. If you really want to show you're respect, take off the insignia.
If you really do respect those who serve, you'd have no problem removing the patches if a service member expresses their dislike, regardless if they say please, or if they yell and scream. And enough service members have said that it is disrespectful to wear unearned insignia in the past.
Those serving wear their qualification badges, rank, and unit tags with pride, they worked hard to earn them. Someone just going out and buying them and wearing them without ever having gone through any of the hard work to earn them is a slap in their face.
You want to wear patches? Make up a team patch, or wear morale patches. You want rank? Make up custom ranks for your team that are not the same as real ranks. It's not hard, and it doesn't insult anyone.
Your 'impressions' and 'loadouts' can be just as authentic without the insignia.