Why is the flag inverted on BDU shirts ?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Why is the flag inverted on BDU shirts ?

Posted: 8/2/2005 8:31:12 AM EDT

Anybody know the reason why the american flag is inverted on the military combat shirts ?
i.e. the stars on the right and stripes on the left ?

Posted: 8/2/2005 8:31:42 AM EDT

[#1]

Field goes to the front.

Posted: 8/2/2005 8:32:18 AM EDT

[#2]

because it gives the appearance of flying into battle, never retreating

Posted: 8/2/2005 8:32:58 AM EDT

[#3]

Because that is the way the flag would look on a pole carried by a soldier who is charging forward. From his right side of course.

Posted: 8/2/2005 8:35:22 AM EDT

[#4]

Its not inverted, that would be a signal of distress. The field (the blue part with the stars) alwasy faces front...think of it this way...if it were a actual flying flag, and what it is attached to was in motion, what would its position be...if it were worn on the left arm it would look normal...

Posted: 8/2/2005 8:35:52 AM EDT

[#5]

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Anybody know the reason why the american flag is inverted on the military combat shirts ?
i.e. the stars on the right and stripes on the left ?

How do they do it in Canadia?

Posted: 8/2/2005 8:35:59 AM EDT

[#6]

AR 670-1, para 28-18:

"(2) The full-color U.S. flag cloth replica is worn so that the star field faces forward, or to the flag’s own right. When worn in this manner, the flag is facing to the observer’s right, and gives the effect of the flag flying in the breeze as the wearer moves forward. The appropriate replica for the right shoulder sleeve is identified as the reverse side flag."

Posted: 8/2/2005 8:37:13 AM EDT

[#7]

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Anybody know the reason why the american flag is inverted on the military combat shirts ?
i.e. the stars on the right and stripes on the left ?

How do they do it in Canadia?

ommm, i don't think it would make a difference.

Posted: 8/2/2005 8:37:29 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Anybody know the reason why the american flag is inverted on the military combat shirts ?
i.e. the stars on the right and stripes on the left ?

How do they do it in Canadia?

The same as in Japan and Germany.

Posted: 8/2/2005 8:37:31 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Its not inverted, that would be a signal of distress

Thought that was upsidedown?

And yes what everone is saying is true...looks like charging.

Posted: 8/2/2005 8:46:53 AM EDT

[#10]

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Quoted:
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Anybody know the reason why the american flag is inverted on the military combat shirts ?
i.e. the stars on the right and stripes on the left ?

How do they do it in Canadia?

ommm, i don't think it would make a difference.

What kinda Hippie Leaf ghey flag is that?
btw I knew this . . . . and rousing our bro to the North

Posted: 8/2/2005 8:47:29 AM EDT

[#11]

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Its not inverted, that would be a signal of distress

Thought that was upsidedown?

You win the prize...Locally a man displayed his flag like this after 9/11 and so many people who did NOT understand what it meant called him to complain because they thought he was being disrespectful. There was a write up in the local rag about it.

And yes what everone is saying is true...looks like charging.
Yup If you notice, many fire and police also have the flag emblazoned on uniforms/vehicles in this fashion

Posted: 8/2/2005 8:49:16 AM EDT

[#12]

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Anybody know the reason why the american flag is inverted on the military combat shirts ?
i.e. the stars on the right and stripes on the left ?

Who can say, Fruit cake?

Posted: 8/2/2005 9:00:13 AM EDT

[#13]

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Its not inverted, that would be a signal of distress

Thought that was upsidedown?

Vocabulary lesson for the day:

Inverted = upside down.

Reversed = opposite side visible; mirrored.

I wouldn't use an inverted flag as a distress signal...people would just think you're a moron, like they do when your car's sun shade has the "Need Help. Call Police" facing outward...

—Dan

Posted: 8/2/2005 9:15:03 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Quoted:
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Its not inverted, that would be a signal of distress

Thought that was upsidedown?

Vocabulary lesson for the day:

Inverted = upside down.

Reversed = opposite side visible; mirrored.

I wouldn't use an inverted flag as a distress signal...people would just think you're a moron, like they do when your car's sun shade has the "Need Help. Call Police" facing outward...

—Dan

Inverted can mean either inside out or upside down:

Main Entry: 1in·vert
Pronunciation: in-'v&rt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Latin invertere, from in- + vertere to turn -- more at WORTH
1 a : to reverse in position, order, or relationship b : to subject to inversion
2 a : to turn inside out or upside down b : to turn inward
3 : to find the mathematical reciprocal of <to divide using fractions, invert the divisor and multiply>

But I agree with you on never displaying the flag that way...and I loved the analogy you used.

Posted: 8/2/2005 9:30:16 AM EDT

[#15]

Always wanted to know also.

Posted: 8/2/2005 9:35:40 AM EDT

[#16]

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Inverted can mean either inside out or upside down:

but in the case of a flag, it can only mean upside down. As you can't turn a flag inside out

Posted: 8/2/2005 9:37:15 AM EDT

[#17]

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Inverted can mean either inside out or upside down:

Right. The BDU flag is hollow and is actually inside out...

Posted: 8/2/2005 11:18:53 AM EDT

[#18]

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Inverted can mean either inside out or upside down:

Right. The BDU flag is hollow and is actually inside out...

So that's how the do that!

Posted: 8/2/2005 11:22:07 AM EDT

[#19]

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Inverted can mean either inside out or upside down:

Right. The BDU flag is hollow and is actually inside out...

No smartass....what I am saying is that people may have thought the FLAG was upside down OR hung facing the wrong direction (which, for a 2 dimensional flag, would mean "backwards")

Posted: 8/2/2005 11:25:02 AM EDT

[#20]

Wow, You got lucky. Almost a dozen or more responses and no mention of being a short term member witha low post count.

Posted: 8/2/2005 11:29:53 AM EDT

[#21]

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Wow, You got lucky. Almost a dozen or more responses and no mention of being a short term member witha low post count.

Personally that crap does not mean a rats' ass to me...I've got bigger worries...

Ya know...like makin sammiches and painting my toenails

Posted: 8/2/2005 11:30:06 AM EDT

[#22]

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Anybody know the reason why the american flag is inverted on the military combat shirts ?
i.e. the stars on the right and stripes on the left ?

The word you want is 'reversed'. Inverted means upside down.

Posted: 8/2/2005 11:32:12 AM EDT

[#23]

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Anybody know the reason why the american flag is inverted on the military combat shirts ?
i.e. the stars on the right and stripes on the left ?

How do they do it in Canadia?

ohgawdammit please tell me your were KIDDING when you asked that?

Posted: 8/2/2005 11:33:49 AM EDT

[#24]

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Wow, You got lucky. Almost a dozen or more responses and no mention of being a short term member witha low post count.

That's because the question ISN'T some fuckstick LLLiberal Talking Point.

Posted: 8/2/2005 11:35:55 AM EDT

[#25]

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Wow, You got lucky. Almost a dozen or more responses and no mention of being a short term member witha low post count.
That's because the question ISN'T some fuckstick LLLiberal Talking Point.

Rayra...you're killin me...

Pace yourself...blood pressures should never rise until the page count hits 3!

Posted: 8/2/2005 11:47:59 AM EDT

[#26]

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The field (the blue part with the stars) alwasy faces front...

No, it doesn't. It is supposed to always be to the flag's right. This new uniform thing is an innovation, and it doesn't comply with US Code (but hey, who cares about that...).

Scott

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