Thats why I was thinking vertical, Combat arms love horizontal lines
For some reason
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The Parachute Regiment might have something to say about the solid red, blue, and green ones, and I think either SNI 1 Wing or SW 5 Wing might be RLC – but, generally, I think this works.
Edit: AGC might use diagonal red and blue, too. But with a thorough check for duplicates I still think the logic is sound.
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same colours but the line goes bottom left to top right - these “RAFAC” examples are top left to bottom right
and as indicated by @Chief_Tech this is a representative example of the concept and not suggested or final colours
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Another advantage I’ve thought of designated colours rather than a bespoke graphical design.
If regions or wings need to be reorganised then colours can be reallocated rather than a brand new design being approved & created.
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this shows that the suggested top left to bottom right split is both in keeping with existing designs, while also being different enough to identify Cadet Forces
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I quite like this style. Maybe a backing style/colour for each region. Then the text on top for the wing. Either in full or a shorthand version.
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ChatGPT giving a rather bad, but workable example. Back colours per region, then some very shorthand thing for each wing. Better than just another colour for the wing as who the hell can remember 36 colour combinations!
ChatGPT also can’t seem to do a diagonal.
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That could work & avoid the issues of wings argue over which colour they get.
It just might be working out what the abbreviation mean.
More think about this they more I can see a practical need. Yes we have numbers on the other side no but that doesn’t really tell us unless you are familiar with the number.
Imagine you are at ISCRM / CISSAM & you are looking for your wing. You’re on a large gallery range with 100 lane & its 200 yards to the firing point.
You look for your unit & see the region colour & then your wing colour. It allows you to quickly assemble with out getting so close you can read the badge or having to ask & be rebuffed. (Which I think was the original purpose of DZ drop-zone badges)
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I think people will remember the regions fairly quickly. Once you know that, you can derive the wing even from a shorthand thing. At least easier than trying to work out which colour represents a given wing.
I think this would be pretty cool ngl.
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Elsewhere there have been moans about the shortage of funds and money being wasted on badges that contribute nothing to the cadet experience - just saying as a newbie!
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That’s not a bad starter so that could definitely work.
So had quick tweak.
List each wing alphabetical in the region 1-6
The colours are listed one to six
Then if you remember the order of the colours you can then remember the wing
So Trent would Central & East #6, Hant & IoW - SouthWest #4 etc
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Yeah there would be a cost but step one would to get that outline business case. Full costings would be badge set up & then bulk purchase.
Even at 50p a badge you would need £25k for everyone.
Multicoloured badges in different quantities fir each for 50p each sounds optimistic!
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That just seems a bit overly complex to be honest. I think a bit of text would help. So I might not know what D&S is on it’s own. But if I see it on South West Regions colours I can then work it out quickly as Devon and Somerset.
Yeah, you’re not wrong! But it’s nice to think about these things. Some Sqns/Wing/Regions are already going out of their way to design and get these made. So there’s clearly a want. Cadets certainly love them. Money is already being spent on ‘illegal’ ones.
A set design from a set supplier could be organised, but made optional, and not centrally funded.
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If anything, encouraging cadets to have a bit of an awareness of wings in other parts of the country hardly seems like a bad thing to me.
Not that it’s vastly beneficial perhaps either, but certainly no harm?
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Making me laugh that first post was a cadet suggesting an idea
Second and third were pretty much “no” (and words)
Since then a complete myriad of time, responses and colour swatches for something that was said to be a “no” from the get go!
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That’s probably my explanation over-complicating it but a single colour would certainly be simpler.
I’m just trying think of when the region/wing identifier would be most useful so the badge can do that job.
I should have locked it at the start.
Everything produced since is gopping.
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