Air Force Major shoulder boards

Riley1965 · 03-11-2006, 01:08 PM

I finally found a pair of shoulder boards for an Air Force Major.:thumbsup

Doc

Nack · 03-11-2006, 01:47 PM

Nice boards. I like this version.

FYI, I believe that the insignia means that he was air force "technical" personnel as opposed to aviation—so a mechanic, etc.

Riley1965 · 03-11-2006, 01:49 PM

Nack,
You are right. They are to a technical branch which is exactly what my researched Colonel was. I am very happy with this pair!!!

Doc

Nack · 02-12-2007, 09:42 PM

Did AF technical folks not go to acadamies, and therefore not wear academy badges? I just picked up a 70s-80s? AF technical branch cpt service uniform (1-piece buttons w/o date) that has lots of wear, but no hole where an academy badge would have been. Whats the deal?

Riley1965 · 02-12-2007, 09:51 PM

Nack,
I just pulled up the service record for Colonel Fedorov. He started out as a Cadet, Courses of Jr. Lieutenants, 1st Red Army at the start of his career. I would imagine that there would not have been a badge.
He had no badge
:confused: Doc

January · 02-13-2007, 07:23 AM

Riley is right--no reason to expect that an Army or Air Force captain had attended an academy yet. Now, if you found a colonel's uniform that was like that, or a Navy captain's, that would be a whole different story. But an Army captain could have advanced from platoon to company commander without academy training.

03-11-2006, 01:49 PM	#3
Riley1965 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 612	Air Force Major shoulder boards Nack, You are right. They are to a technical branch which is exactly what my researched Colonel was. I am very happy with this pair!!! Doc

02-12-2007, 09:51 PM	#5
Riley1965 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 612	Air Force Major shoulder boards Nack, I just pulled up the service record for Colonel Fedorov. He started out as a Cadet, Courses of Jr. Lieutenants, 1st Red Army at the start of his career. I would imagine that there would not have been a badge. He had no badge :confused: Doc

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03-11-2006, 01:47 PM	#2
Nack Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Buckeye State Age: 46 Posts: 513	Nice boards. I like this version. FYI, I believe that the insignia means that he was air force "technical" personnel as opposed to aviation—so a mechanic, etc.

02-12-2007, 09:42 PM	#4
Nack Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Buckeye State Age: 46 Posts: 513	Did AF technical folks not go to acadamies, and therefore not wear academy badges? I just picked up a 70s-80s? AF technical branch cpt service uniform (1-piece buttons w/o date) that has lots of wear, but no hole where an academy badge would have been. Whats the deal?

02-13-2007, 07:23 AM	#6
January Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 63	Riley is right--no reason to expect that an Army or Air Force captain had attended an academy yet. Now, if you found a colonel's uniform that was like that, or a Navy captain's, that would be a whole different story. But an Army captain could have advanced from platoon to company commander without academy training.

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