american flag is backwards!

[twiggy]

https://i.imgur.com/DNNPTXy.jpg

whoever was in charge of making the outfits really messed up. they put the american flag patch backwards.

[Jamal]

Do you know what it means when the US flag is "backwards"?

[twiggy]

Originally posted by Tyrone Dindu:

Do you know what it means when the US flag is "backwards"?

its facing the wrong way

[2Steps]

Don't you even get me started about depictions of the Union Jack.

JK Nobody ever gets that one right.

[Søn of Jøn]

Originally posted by ciaradesu:

https://i.imgur.com/DNNPTXy.jpg

whoever was in charge of making the outfits really messed up. they put the american flag patch backwards.

It's a US military thing. Look it up. It's legit.

[Waredgo]

Definitely has not worn one on a uniform

[Jamal]

Originally posted by ciaradesu:

Originally posted by Tyrone Dindu:

Do you know what it means when the US flag is "backwards"?

its facing the wrong way

That's not what I asked.

The US flag is flying backwards on uniforms since early history.
There's a bunch of theories about it but the most reasonable explanation would be that whoever wears it is not supposed to make it look like the "flag is retreating". Back in the day when there were still flag bearers that charged into battle the flag would obviously be also backwards due to, well, charging into the battle. It is not seen as a form of disrespect to the flag but actually the opposite if worn on uniforms.

[WESTG4M3R4L1F3]

Fully Legit and Fully Equip

[Zbig]

it's supposed to be backward on the right shoulder but not on the left shoulder on military uniforms. you're right that its incorrect in this picture since its on the left shoulder

[CorporateHammer]

Google is your friend. Rules and regulations man, rules and regulations.

[SpunkyJones]

Did anyone look at the picture? It’s backward on the wrong arm

[Dr. Obama Suicide Bombma]

Look at the pic, It's "backwards" in the sense of now you have to run backwards into battle.

[2Steps]

Originally posted by Tyrone Dindu:

Originally posted by ciaradesu:

its facing the wrong way

That's not what I asked.

The US flag is flying backwards on uniforms since early history.
There's a bunch of theories about it but the most reasonable explanation would be that whoever wears it is not supposed to make it look like the "flag is retreating". Back in the day when there were still flag bearers that charged into battle the flag would obviously be also backwards due to, well, charging into the battle. It is not seen as a form of disrespect to the flag but actually the opposite if worn on uniforms.

To expand, there are a lot of flag flying meanings globally, many international ones decided about the same time the french, spanish and dutch were as proliferant as the english in global conquest.

[Lunatic3k]

Originally posted by teh Johnson:

Originally posted by ciaradesu:

https://i.imgur.com/DNNPTXy.jpg

whoever was in charge of making the outfits really messed up. they put the american flag patch backwards.

It's a US military thing. Look it up. It's legit.

i just did out of curiosity and found out this - "Not all U.S. flag patches are reversed — only those worn on the right shoulder. The rule is that the blue field of stars should always be in the highest position of honor on the uniform. That position has always been the right shoulder with the flag's blue stars facing forward."

So stars should always be facing forward - and that's why only right shoulder patch is reversed. Left one (like on screenshot) should be normal one.

[Ultraviper]

Originally posted by Zbig:

it's supposed to be backward on the right shoulder but not on the left shoulder on military uniforms. you're right that its incorrect in this picture since its on the left shoulder

this

[twiggy]

people, you guys are all wrong, its backwards on the right arm too. both flags are backwards on both arms.

https://i.imgur.com/NMTZ27n.jpg