Heraldry in plain sight
Posted: 23 Feb 2015, 17:27
I came up with this topic as a catch all for "odd" things that are sort of a potpourri of items that can very loosely fit under the heading of heraldry.
The first item is the unofficial rule in New York Emergency Medical Services (most definitely NOT endorsed by NYS DoH BEMS) that volunteer ambulances agencies wear their agency patch (Coat of Arms in some cases) on their right sleeve while paid agencies wear their agency logo on their left sleeve.
I have been told that this EMS tradition comes from the US Rangers where you may be assigned to the 75th Battalion during combat operations and thus wear a Ranger "Scroll" on your right sleeve even though you have never graduated Ranger school and thus have never earned the Ranger "Tab". However, if you have graduated Ranger school AND were assigned to the 75th then you may wear the Ranger scroll on your left sleeve.
So please post other oddities that you know of that are generally a type of heraldic rule (real or perceived) hiding in plain sight.
The first item is the unofficial rule in New York Emergency Medical Services (most definitely NOT endorsed by NYS DoH BEMS) that volunteer ambulances agencies wear their agency patch (Coat of Arms in some cases) on their right sleeve while paid agencies wear their agency logo on their left sleeve.
I have been told that this EMS tradition comes from the US Rangers where you may be assigned to the 75th Battalion during combat operations and thus wear a Ranger "Scroll" on your right sleeve even though you have never graduated Ranger school and thus have never earned the Ranger "Tab". However, if you have graduated Ranger school AND were assigned to the 75th then you may wear the Ranger scroll on your left sleeve.
So please post other oddities that you know of that are generally a type of heraldic rule (real or perceived) hiding in plain sight.