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Members of this First Special Service Force wore the historic crossed arrows as their branch insignia. In the current Special Forces crest, the intersecting dagger represents the V-42 dagger issued to each member of the force.
The Special Forces branch insignia was authorized in 1987 for wear by personnel in the Special Forces branch. It was previously authorized in 1984 for wear by enlisted personnel in Career...
In the United States Army, soldiers may wear insignia to denote membership in a particular area of military specialism and series of functional areas. Army branch insignia is similar to the line officer and staff corps officer devices of the U.S. Navy as well as to the Navy enlisted rating badges.
Abstract: In April 1987, the U.S. Army established Special Forces (SF) as a branch. Crossed arrows were the new SF branch insignia, reauthorizing the wear of a unique Army uniform item originally worn during the closing days of the American frontier.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 8 July 1960. The insignia of the 1st Special Forces was authorized to be worn by personnel of the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) and its subordinate units on 7 March 1991.
The Special Forces distinctive shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) is well known in U.S. military circles, but its origin is not. From its inception in 1952, Special Forces (SF) sought a distinctive symbol to distinguish itself from other Army units. The most significant symbol is the Green Beret.
Three lightning bolts represent blinding speed and strength, and the three methods of infiltration - land, sea and air. The gold represents constancy and inspiration, and the background of teal blue represents the Special Forces' encompassing of all military specialties and branch assignments.