Morale Patches

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Does anyone have any GOOD QUALITY sources for patches. I have scoured the usual suspects and order plenty but am looking for some of the acronyms that I have seen.

Williams & Williams has some of them but the photos look like questionable quality (compared to MSM); any experience here?

Thanks,

Sparky

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try http://www.lapolicegear.com/mopachthou.html

Is that what you were looking for, I’m so getting the tactical trunk monkey and the secret squirrel ones.

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Or you could get them from LAPG’s source; MilspecMonkey.com.

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I got a bunch from MSM and just bought a “Don’t Tread on Me” from Gadsden & Culpeper along with a “Come and Take It”. Williams & Williams (www.nametags4u.com) has a bunch of the acronyms like BOHICA, COTDA, SNAFU but the photos look a little rough in the quality department; I was wondering if anyone had any experience with them! I found some at Supply Captain also and their quality looks good…it migh just boil down to photography as I can’t imagine more than one maybe two companies making these!

Thanks,

Sparky

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Greygroup (they have a link on here now) has a couple pages of them if memory serves me. I love the “Embrace the Suck” personally…http://stores.greygrouptraining.com/-strse-PATCHES/Categories.bok

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Thanks,

Check them out now…I think I have to have the “American Jedi”

Sparky

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Also noticed that there sale started today. Looks like a lot of patches are 1/2 off…

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The MWR sub forum over at Lightfighter.net has some of the best sources for moral patches, especially the new ones.

Patches should mean something about the person, their attitude or his experiences. Infidel patches make a statement. Fun meter patches are cool, but normally used by military folks in shitty situations. Don’t just get a patch because you like pirates or monkeys. Do you even know what a trunk monkey is, and how the Subaru monkey commercials became associated with “tactical”?

It helps to know the background of the patches you are interested in, especially if they are related to the military. It may prevent some embarrassing questions.

A lot of the pirate style patches have their basis in the SEALs.

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Thanks for the clarification Ninja… Embracing the suck works well for me and it is certainly something I can relate to these days…:smiley: Is it offensive to serviceman when you see a civ with a patch that has a mil origin?

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omlpatches.com has some good ones, especially the “ultimate patch”

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Generally no, but I just wanted to pass it on. Honestly, no real harm is done by any patch you wear, especially if you don’t mind looking stupid in the eyes of some folks. :slight_smile:

I was never a SEAL and would never want to wear a SEAL patch or shirt out of respect. I don’t do the “pirate” thing either for the same reason.

Marines tend not to like people who are not Marines wearing their stuff, especially a cover :slight_smile:

Oh, and never let a real Ranger catch you wearing a Ranger Tab shirt or patch.

Taliban Hunting patches should not be worn by those who never ventured outside of CONUS, unless they are a Predator pilot. :slight_smile:

I bought trunk monkey patches to give to my trunk monkeys. I bought the “do no harm, do know harm” patches for my medics.

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that’s a very good point, but pirate patches were around long before the Seals, at least that’s what Blackbeard said :p, would you be so kind to tell the tactical trunk monkey story.

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yea anyone wearing a Patch that does not apply to them would be stupid, I saw a Marine get heated at the beach because a guy had a desert camo hat on, no insignia’s just a plain hat.

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Nope, my coworkers always make fun of me because I’ve got the slug gun in the trunk and a rifle in the rack up front. I so need one of those monkey’s for my patrol car though. I love the theft deterrent system and the date one. The cop one is cute too! The secret squirrel goes with the job both domestic and abroad. The magnet one would be very appropriate for me too.

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Oh God… Yeah I guess there are those kinds out there too. I would never consider wearing at anytime anything that would imply I was in the service. I just didn’t know if some of those which were kinda funny etc, but I guess have their roots from the military, if those patches offended in the same manner as some jerk off wearing a unit patch etc… I think I will stick with a simple flag and Embrace the Suck.:wink: I think I am safe with those…

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Ninja,

Thanks, I’ll check that forum. I agree; I would never wear a “military specific” patch that would minimize (in my eyes) another’s service as I have never been in the service. I admire and appreciate those of you who are/have and would never want to do anything to steal your thunder as you earned every bit of it!

Thanks for the leads, I’ll follow them up!

Sparky

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I love the morale patches. The only one I actually wear is the secret squirrel patch. I was doing a surveillance and had it on my sweatshirt. I got a few laughs from the guys at work. Unfortunately the old lady has taken it and I may never see it again.

If it’s in good taste, I’d love to see and hear the meaning of some of the patches floating around. Is there anything meaningful for the typical gun loving civvie? The various Spartan patches seem popular and I really like the “regular guy” rocker.

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I am not a farmer, nor have I ever had the opportunity to fight zombies but I do have the “zombie hunter” patch on my armor and the “I’m a lead farmer, mothafucka!” patch on a gearbag. Sometimes you just need a little bit of humor.

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If MSM offered the “Cute Valkyrie” in more colours I’d finally bite one of his patches.

He needs some Viking shit on there.

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what a great movie and line where did you get that patch please