Military Army Schools and Centers

USA ARMC

Yellow, blue, and red are colors of branches from which armored units were formed.  The tank tread, gun, and lightning flash are symbolic of mobility, power, and speed.  The tab is the unit's designation.

USA ARMS

Yellow, blue, and red are colors of branches from which armored units were formed representing, as they did, cavalry, infantry, and artillery.  The tank tread, gun, and lightning flash are symbolic of mobility, power, and speed.  The tab, now in army green colors, is the unit's designation.  The school is located at Fort Knox, Kentucky.  Its establishment was authorized on 19 September 1940.  The motto of the school is "Forge the Thunderbolt," indicating the basic philosophy of armor -- machines of war are important but success on the battlefield ultimately rests on the men who use those machines.

USATC Armor

Yellow, blue, and red are colors of branches from which armored units were formed representing, as they did, cavalry, infantry, and artillery.  The tank tread, gun, and lightning flash are symbolic of mobility, power, and speed.  The tab is the unit's designation.

USAAVNC

USAROTC

The letters and the red circle "O" indicate the unit's designation.

USA Arty Schl

The design on the patch is the likeness of the Greek goddess Pallas Athena, the war goddess of the ancient Greeks.  Athena was also worshiped as the goddess of wisdom.  Quite different from the war god Mars, she represented the intellectual and civilized side of war, the advisor rather than the fighter.  The colors of the plume (red and yellow) signify artillery.

The red and yellow of the shield are the traditional colors of the artillery.  The fieldpiece depicted, used in the 16th century, is the forerunner of modern artillery and, with the guided missile superimposed on top, denotes the modern extreme in the history of artillery.  The school was originally established on 18 June 1911 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma under the name School of Fire for Field Artillery.  The school's motto is "Cedat Fortuna Peritis" (skill is better than luck.)

USA ACS

The aviation training mission of the school is denoted by the connected wings and flaming torch.  The wings symbolize flight, which is taught by the school, and the flaming torch is symbolic of learning.  Orange and black are the colors of the Army Aviation School.  The school is located at Fort Rucker, Alabama.  It was established there in August 1954.  The motto of the school is "Above the Best."

USA ALS

Ultramarine blue and golden orange are the colors of the army aviation branch.  The winged sword symbolizes the air defense mission and the lamp refers to learning and training.

Ft Dix BTC

The figure of a dough boy, a well-known landmark at the training center, and the inscription "The Ultimate Weapon," allude to infantry training.  Blue, yellow, and red represent the combat arms of the United States Army.

BTC Vietnam

The origin and significance of the design is unknown