[ArmyTimes] The 101st Airborne Divisions 3rd Brigade Combat Team has rescinded a directive requiring soldiers to remove their combat patches during a unit training exercise.
Soldiers in one of the brigades subordinate units on Tuesday "were given a directive to remove their combat patches in order to build cohesion during a unit gunnery exercise at Fort Knox, Kentucky," the division announced in a press release Friday.
The brigade leadership has since rescinded the directive, and soldiers from the unit have been allowed to wear their combat patches.
"This was a well-intended action taken by a
now reassigned
leader that was not well thought out and was quickly corrected," said Brig. Gen. Scott Brower, the division's acting senior commander, in a statement. "This division is amongst the most storied, battle-tested and prideful in all the Army. We are proud of all of our combat veterans and never want to take for granted their efforts and sacrifices."
Looks like at least one Brigade does not share the collectivist vision. |