"SSI-FWTS recognized deployed overseas service, not necessarily in an area of active combat." I'm sorry, but the final exam of competence or effectiveness is still an operation where the circumstances are not controlled by assumptions, but by the opposing staff's imagination. How is a "deployment" to Kosovo? : r/army - Reddit We have campaign medals, overseas bars, CIB/CAB, and SSI-FWS, all to say basically the same thing. I guess you missed the whole "Originated in World War II" and "return from overseas". The Kosovo Force ( KFOR) is a NATO -led international peacekeeping force in Kosovo. See the State Department's travel website for the Worldwide Caution and Travel Advisories. I was shocked to learn how many troops were actually playing hokey pokey games to be a part of this "tradition.". Serbian troops on heightened alert at Kosovo border If the Modern War Institute writers have chosen to follow the Chicago style manual, there's nothing wrong with that. I can tell you why. As a matter of DoD policy, all public-facing communications put out by DOD and all service-specific Public Affairs follow the AP Style guidelines, which include AP Style rank abbreviations. Lately, the value of it has been diminished by 'battlefield tourism', inconsistent defenition of 'combat zones' (plenty of non-combat support areas qualify, but it depends when you were there), and the introduction of the Combat Action Badge. Pro tip once you leave the Division Army, you find out there is more to the Army than Divisions. I've spent the last 8 yrs in the Pentagon and only need to wear ASU Bs on Fancy Fridays and for the last 2yrs in a new office we do not even do that. Reform the combat patch. This recommendation is similar to the recent change in ribbon device policy. More specifically, when did a uniform change positively impact the forces future mission? Lesson: Apply K.I.S.S. So for me, the SSI-FWTSis the mark of someone who was successful in a situation requiring abrupt changes and creative solutions, not someone still out there stuck in the mud. Another reason the US Army wears the SSI is the improved unit cohesion caused by strong symbols. However, this visible uniform policy recognizing service in combat may not accurately communicate the Armys evolving goals, and specifically what is needed to succeed in competition. Amongst these signals, combat experience is by far the most represented: SSI-FWTS and combat badges on the field uniform, in addition to overseas service bars and service ribbon devices on the dress uniform.
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