Question for any police, former police, or those who know

[Papyrus_dust]

I was watching the show "LivePD". My question is about the flag on one state's police uniform. The American flag that was on the uniform sleeve had the star field on the right rather than on the left like we're use to seeing.

Why is that?

 

[jasonc]

I was watching the show "LivePD". My question is about the flag on one state's police uniform. The American flag that was on the uniform sleeve had the star field on the right rather than on the left like we're use to seeing.

Why is that?

Reverse flag patch so that the flag always points to the enemy as in advancement.

My avatar is also me in uniform with a flag patch on the right shoulder

 

[Papyrus_dust]

Thank you.
I did see the uniform in your avatar. The flag is a bit small to make out the details.
The flag points to the enemy as in advancement. Is that something that has always been on military and police uniforms? If not , why was it adopted to reflect that advancement message?

 

[jasonc]

Thank you.
I did see the uniform in your avatar. The flag is a bit small to make out the details.
The flag points to the enemy as in advancement. Is that something that has always been on military and police uniforms? If not , why was it adopted to reflect that advancement message?

It was on military uniforms then took off,I know in ww2 they had it aND I think nam and korea.

 

[Michael74]

Its from cavalry days. The cavalry would charge ahead with a flag on a flagpole. The blue is always the side fixed to the flagpole. Thus troops on the left side of the advance would see a normal image, and the troops on the right side would see a reverse image. In either case, the blue side was always pointing in the direction of the advance.

 

[jasonc]

Its from cavalry days. The cavalry would charge ahead with a flag on a flagpole. The blue is always the side fixed to the flagpole. Thus troops on the left side of the advance would see a normal image, and the troops on the right side would see a reverse image. In either case, the blue side was always pointing in the direction of the advance.

Calvary used red and white.I am a former cav guys and it goes back to the fife and drum corps.

 

[Michael74]

Here's the flag General Custer and his 7th Cavalry carried into battle.

 

[jasonc]

Here's the flag General Custer and his 7th Cavalry carried into battle.

You implied a guidon ,calvary units have those aND had them then but yes not debating that.they were blue at first then became the red and white I know.
https://www.cavhooah.com/info/sections/guidons/

 

[Michael74]

Yes.

 

[jasonc]

In thar link its mentions the 2nd dragoons,that is my former unit(2acr now called the dragoons) and also it was stationed in ft pierce in 1837.