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VOSO or Maritime Border Guard? - k3rvmfusa - 11-09-2005
Hi,
I have been perplexed over the issue of gold epaulets with black stripes and green piping (ie., they look like naval officer parade epaulets but with green piping). I have seen these advertised as Maritime Border Guard parade epaulets, but I thought that they wore standard Naval epaulets on their parade dress. I was leaning towards VOSO (Railway & Line of Communications troops) - because at first glance their piping appears more green. However, the reference work Voennaya Odezhda Vooruzhennikh Sil indicates that the piping color was actually a light/bright blue -- not green.
My question: Are these epaulets Maritime Frontier Guard or VOSO? Thanks in advance for everyone's help!
VOSO or Maritime Border Guard? - Lapa - 11-09-2005
k3rvmfusa,
These epaulets are Maritime Frontier Guard.
Marc