I can appreciate everyone's attention to what could possibly be considered sensitive information, folks. I assure you that the lives and sanctity of our soldiers is of the utmost importance to me, and I would never betray my prior service by discussing anything that could possible hinder an operation or place the safety of one of my brothers in jeapordy.
However, this is far from sensitive, and I'll tell you why:
First of all, these markings are well known to any nation that has one guy in 5-11 boots with a 22 rifle and a patch on his shoulder playing Army. The UN knows all about these, as they are placed and arranged in a manner specifically to allow other troops in the area to know exactly who they are dealing with, as outlined by the mission OIC.
Secondly, any civilian can find out this information by visiting a high-end hobby modeling shop where authentic markings are available through a keystroke that opens their data base. Serious model builders will have an EXACT representation of any vehicle, boat, or aircraft right down to all the designators.
Finally, all these markings are constantly changed, and I hardly doubt Delta 2/16 is using the same pattern as when I ETSd in Jan of 1993.
Again, I can appreciate the tenacity to the security of our wonderful armed forces, and while I know it wasn't EXACTLY accusing me of being a traitor because I am a blundering idiot who doesn't know when to shut my mouth concerning operational secrets... I am somewhat insulted at the attack on my intelligence and diligence to our troops.
If you were Infantry or other combat arms, you'd know the desensitive nature of questions like these. It's not like I am some uber SEAL wanna be who is relating the location of Teams 5 and 6 - and I really wonder where some of you come up with this black helicopter crap. The vehicle designators are as widely known as the CIB, and snipers don't target CIBs just because that means they are combat arms with over six months in action.
Make sense? I'm not coming down on you for coming down on me, but now armed with the facts - rather than the fiction - of the matter, you can relax about me selling secrets to the Soviets.