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Offline Roland

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« on: May 17, 2006, 07:06:26 PM »
Do you gals and guys wear/have badges? If yes, why and where? If not, why not?

I know people collecting all sorts of badges. Some are really hysterical about badges and some would never ever wear any badge.

In the army aviation we have badges on our flight suits. The badge of the wing of course.  |:)\ And I was very proud as I was allowed (!) to wear mine. It showed you are a member of the “club”.

How about you??? ;D
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Offline Plthijnx

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Re: badges
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2006, 07:21:34 PM »
i had a badge at the last job i had and monday when i start my new job (closer to home and a buck more an hour) i'll have a badge there as well. most major engineering companies here in houston require them.
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Re: badges
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2006, 08:36:25 PM »
Hmm...i have my army badges...
I also have badges on my bike-jacket (One Skull with bones and one which says : Devil)
And also on my tux : Stratovarius

I have many many maaanyyyy badges...
I also have a Motorhead - England flag...
And a card with uncle Sam on it with horns saying : I want YOU, to Satan's army!

Offline Gulfstream Driver

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Re: badges
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2006, 05:00:53 AM »
Most jobs with security access require badges (line guys, airline pilots, etc.) 
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Re: badges
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2006, 05:48:08 AM »
Require badges? :o

There one can see the home of badges culture. In Europe it is not such a hype.  :-\

I like badges and still have some on my helmet bag. In my younger days I had all sorts of aviation-badges on my jackets. My favourite on comes from the States, it’s the one of the First Cavalry Division. Today I have two of them on my saddle-blanket, the place where they belong to. It looks absolutely cool on that black blanket and many people ask me, where it comes from. The former Austrian-Hungarian Cavalry never had such a good looking badge. ::)
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Re: badges
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2006, 07:04:35 AM »
Had a friend who flew Hueys in Nam in the 1st Cav-------------Gives me goosebumps to see the badge again---ah, the memories.
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Re: badges
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2006, 09:54:25 AM »
Had a friend who flew Hueys in Nam in the 1st Cav-------------Gives me goosebumps to see the badge again---ah, the memories.
I pray for the soldiers trying to establish peace worldwide, their job is thankless, for the most part.

I did’nt want to touch any bad feelings. Sorry if I did. :-[

You are right, Skygal. I’ve been a soldier too and now my son starts to be one.
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Re: badges
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2006, 03:08:09 PM »
I have a helmet bag with a side full of  badges (even if I don´t get to wear a helmet, it looks cool) I've had it for a couple of years now, and I have in it a couple of badges I worn during my soldier time. most visible of which is my country's flag and the badge of the military institute I graduated from. I don't have any badge right now though
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Re: badges
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2006, 04:14:44 AM »
Oh, that kind of badge.   :)  I get it. 

I was referring to ID badges.  Most big airports with secured gates require employees to wear them at all time.
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Re: badges
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2006, 08:15:52 PM »
No official badgs here just stickers with Ely Helitack and Panaca Jane all over my gear.
WOW I did that!

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« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2006, 10:01:51 PM »
OH GREAT!!!! Everybody gets Panaca Jane stickers but me................................. :-\

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Re: badges
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2006, 10:20:29 PM »
ok, update on my badges :)
i have a Iron Cross with a skull badge now on my bike jacket and a Harley Davidson one..god i thank my girlfriend for giving me this....what a woman....whines and whines...and then gives me this....i guess putting up with her pays off in the end :)

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« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2006, 05:40:22 PM »
ok, update on my badges :)
i have a Iron Cross with a skull badge now on my bike jacket and a Harley Davidson one..god i thank my girlfriend for giving me this....what a woman....whines and whines...and then gives me this....i guess putting up with her pays off in the end :)

Hope your girlfriend doesn't read that.   :)  If she does, it was nice knowing you.
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Offline Have Blue

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Re: badges
« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2006, 06:30:24 PM »
I got my First Class badge this week, and some merit badges.
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Re: badges
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2006, 06:41:27 PM »
fireflyr - don't feel bad....i don't have one either!

now, i can't believe no one came up with this but....and i quote...."Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!"
ok, what movie guys.....there were two, but i can only think of the comedy right now......
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