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Wings

Damn, I thought you guys were talking about the engineer march: Wings...
;)
I got  my white leaf and coin even though I was unavailable for the AIC (Airborne Indoctrination Course) when I first got to the unit.

cheers
 
Red -Jump Qualified
White-Jump Quaified serving with
Jump pay start's after you qualified  Red
(I:e) every time you jump after you qualified red.
As far as the CAR REGT is concerned and all other
combat element's asociated and that have served
and were jump qualified to serve CAR.
All other jump qualification's earned other than CAR
is a differnt badge/qualification all together.
Be it Navy/Airforce/Army/Search-Rescue and how
that relate's to jump pay I dont know.
Recceguy-OSONS Brother.
Cheer's
Scoty B
 
Now to really muddy the waters...

Before the white wings, personnel serving or having served in a jump role wore a silver maple leaf pinned over the red leaf on his jump wings, when in CF's and later DEU uniform.
The change to white wings on dress uniforms (IIRC) occurred in the early 90's.
 
Rhodesian said:
Some of us still wear our silver maple leaf over our white one.

As do I, this white wing business seemed to of come out just shortly after the Somalia business.
 
When we converted to the "new" uniforms (DEU) I seem to recall us getting the white wings when they came back from the tailor shop.  We also got issued our Garrison Dress with a similar set of wings.
 
Not sure about that Rhodesian; I guess the point is they stopped issuing the silver maple leaf, I think it was about 94-95

I didn't go to the para Bty until 1990, which is about 2-3 years after DEU's came into service, and I was issued a silver maple leaf then to pin on the "DEU" wings". I suppose it depends on when someone got jump qualified too; before or after posting to a jump role. Back then, a jump qualified soldier typically didn't send the DEU jacket in to get new white wings sewn on once posted to a jump position, but pinned the silver maple leaf over the red one.
 
Been wrong before and it was almost 25 yrs ago.  I also recall we stopped wearing our SSF boots (just higher ankle boots) at that time too and started with the garrison boots.  These were the only part of garrison dress we wore, the jacket, pants and shirts being stuffed in the bottom of kitbags.  If memory serves, the old CF wings were less "fancy" then the ones we had on the new DEU.
 
Hurricane,
Good question,,, anyone care to exstrapolate?
Jump qualified Per's Re: Dual jump wing's?
Scoty B
 
Hurricane said:
Heres a photo just for reference

Before white out brushed on if applicable.....usually wear those on CFs and the fancy small gold/silver leaf version on mess kit...
 
Rhodesian said:
Some of us still wear our silver maple leaf over our white one.

I don't bother with that....

I have a copy of CAR RSOs in effect at disbandment, for the hell of it I dug them out to see what they offer, and they state, "Silver Maple Leaf  to be worn by those entitled."
 
Rhodesian said:
...... If memory serves, the old CF wings were less "fancy" then the ones we had on the new DEU.

Exactly, and if I recall, only came with a red leaf which is why we had to pin on the silver leaf.
 
old fart said:
Exactly, and if I recall, only came with a red leaf which is why we had to pin on the silver leaf.

There was also the "white" metal wings for the shirt during the time of the "silver maple leaf".

I think that's where "white wings a.k.a. silver maple leaf" comes from. Or vice versa  :D
 
57Chevy said:
There was also the "white" metal wings for the shirt during the time of the "silver maple leaf".

I think that's where "white wings a.k.a. silver maple leaf" comes from. Or vice versa  :D

Agreed...same applies to the smock jumps wings which are white (and of course red). 

Bottom line,  they were generally referred to as white wings.....and 'silver leaf' if you were looking for one for your CFs at that time.
 
old fart said:
Agreed...same applies to the smock jumps wings which are white (and of course red). 

I don't recall seeing anyone wearing "red wings" on a jump smock  ;D
 
Not being one who would pass up a chance to be a pedantic dork, I have seen both type of wings on SSF smocks. The old Canadian Army parachute smock went out of use except for Airborne School people sometime around the time that the Airborne Regiment was formed. The army parachute badge - white wings and gold maple leaf - was worn on it as well as on battle dress, bush, serge and tropical worsted jackets/tunics.

Add: I believe the airborne regiment wore a smock which was distinct from both the army model and the SSF type, but I cannot recall any details re when it was adopted and what it looked like.
 
And now to muddy the waters completely.

Anybody know the answer to this question? When one was qualified as a pathfinder, did they wear both a set of jump wings and a the pathfinder badge?
 
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