# Wearing of medals/ribbons from other US mil. branches.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 3, 2010, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-of-medals-ribbons-from-other-us-mil-branches/555904 "2010-10-03T10:51:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![JerseyMarine2092](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@JerseyMarine2092](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseyMarine2092)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-of-medals-ribbons-from-other-us-mil-branches/555904/21 "2010-10-05T13:37:04Z")

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> [@Loach](#):
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> > [@JerseyMarine2092](#):
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> > VA Guard these days.
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> > @ **AmunRa** - There are no authorized uniform patches in the Marine Corps. There are a lot informal unit patches, but nothing that can be worn on a uniform.
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> I’ve been in the NJ Guard for quite a while. Didn’t know if we were bumping into each other once a month.

I still consider going back up there, in which case I would need to find a unit to join. Do you know, off hand, if 13F is as undermanned in NJ as it is in most places?

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-of-medals-ribbons-from-other-us-mil-branches/555904/22 "2010-10-06T03:06:11Z")

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> [@JerseyMarine2092](#):
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> > [@Loach](#):
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> > I’ve been in the NJ Guard for quite a while. Didn’t know if we were bumping into each other once a month.
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> I still consider going back up there, in which case I would need to find a unit to join. Do you know, off hand, if 13F is as undermanned in NJ as it is in most places?

No clue. I know there is only one arty battalion in the state but I don’t know how much attrition they had after our last deployment.

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