Originally Posted by
CoffmanStarter
IIRC ... in the 70's ... Royal Navy aircrew had the habit of backing their Squadron/Unit badges with the garish day glow orange vinyl material used for Flight Safety Equipment. Talk about looking like Christmas Trees
Outlining in dayglo by the SE was around in the 60's. The ship's SE was a hive of industrial sewing machines as they were responsible for all manner of safety equipment, so name badges and squadron crests were all part of the daily workload. Goon suits had the badges stuck on, of course
The current squadron badges would be on the right shoulder, all others would be added as thought appropriate. The best I saw was one of our USN exchange drivers who had his oversize "Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club' badge across the back of his leather jacket
(GoTYC was for those who ditched after action in VN and used their rubber boats before being rescued)