Banners are private expenditure/non-public funds so a contract wouldn’t be appropriate.
you could have a list of approved suppliers but then HQAc would need to ensure compliance with the procurement ACR Better to have approved established design & the non-public organisations (namely sqns) choose their supplier.
Something seems to have occurred circa 2014 that started the formalisation of all this.
Can we tweak the jumper so it has the words “ Ask me about ceremonial”
I approve.
All the fun.
I have to question about suggestion of removing the tasslesfringe whatever they are called, the yellow/gold bit around the edge. Where has this idea come from. I can’t think of a squadron banner that doesn’t have them. I’d say that if a trawl was taken around the corps it would be highly unlikely that any banner has them off. There are plenty of other isssues facing the corps at the moment to start messing around with the design of banners. These days anything goes, like beards and earings. As long as its smart so be it. There is a thread going back to 2016 discusing the pantone blue for the banner but nobody has ever mentioned removing the tassly bits. The current guidance on sharepoint if fine in my book. Lets concentarate on getting the little blighters flying/gliding and shooting. See below if we need to stir things up.
Is that… a (I realise unofficial?) unit badge that doesn’t actually contain the name of the unit its representing?
What on earth?
That’s linked to previous comments in other threads where “tassels” was used to refer to what are formally called “cords” that are explicitly not permitted.
Fringe is the perimeter edge which is specified in regs with a colour.
Discussion was here
Which was a continuation in a more relevant thread from an initial reference here
Just in case it needs saying: “please burn”
Sqn Ensigns are, new
Unfortunately, illegal sqn badges that steal symbology from units of the parent organisation are not.
It’s not always theft, it’s sometimes a lack of understanding by the regular formation. I know of one unit that were asked by the regular Squadron to start using their badge when yehy were laid up. Not allowed, but been the case for 40 years.
I was going to say I’ll be interested to see if they comply or not, but I’ve checked social media and they have clearly decided “nah”.
I’ve seen the badge of 1 ISR Wing RAF being used by an ATC sqn, if that’s the one you mean?
I gather they have a letter from a former wg cdr: except the authority to grant badges on behalf of HM wasn’t theirs.
Correct, and I double-checked myself with RAF Ceremonial.
Even if you’ve got a letter from the squadron, you’re not allowed.
Many units in this position haven’t done it knowingly, they just didn’t know better (including the regulars who gave permission).
This is hilarious. I love it.
You mean the former TIW 
That’s the one. Same badge, IIRC.
Yes, the same badge, just a change of words on it.
