Korean war or Vietnam army greens

**Adrian Stevenson** · 09-04-2010, 01:05 PM

Hash marks were/are issued for 3 years service in the US Army.

Cheers, Ade.

**crazy horse** · 09-04-2010, 03:51 PM

by Adrian Stevenson

Hash marks were/are issued for 3 years service in the US Army.

Cheers, Ade.

I had forgotten Ade. I must have been thinking about my 6 years in the navy, I just never wore my class A's in the army, so that is where I got that amount.thanks.
regards Marty

**dustyr55** · 09-04-2010, 04:53 PM

No, it's three years. With 12 years you would have four. I know my way around a uniform.

Dusty

**dustyr55** · 09-04-2010, 04:56 PM

Just saw the previous posts. Didn't mean to sound nasty in my last one.

**crazy horse** · 09-04-2010, 05:04 PM

by dustyr55

Just saw the previous posts. Didn't mean to sound nasty in my last one.

it's cool, see I did 6 in the navy & 6 in the army, I never wore my class A's, so I just didn't know, now I'm not sure about they navy anymore, whether it was 2 or 4 years per hash mark now

, plus I have gulf war syndrome from 91 my memory is shot, sorry about that.you weren't mean, I just am losing my memory more all the time

**dustyr55** · 09-04-2010, 05:09 PM

Thanks for not taking offense. The Navy and Marines do four years for their hash marks if I'm correct. Army does three years for service hash marks and six months for combat service hash marks.

Dusty

**crazy horse** · 09-04-2010, 05:27 PM

by dustyr55

Thanks for not taking offense. The Navy and Marines do four years for their hash marks if I'm correct. Army does three years for service hash marks and six months for combat service hash marks.

Dusty

it's cool, it's just I have been out a long time & couldn't remember. you would have to say a whole lot worse things than that to offend me, I'm easy going, no problem.

. I'm here to learn, not argue with anyone, no problem at all Dusty.

regards Marty

**johnhmcgary** · 09-04-2010, 10:23 PM

Dusty, nice to run across an old ASA'er. Hope life has been good to you. Take care, John

**dustyr55** · 09-04-2010, 10:58 PM

Can't complain, John. All the best to you, too.

Dusty

**tampalam** · 09-04-2010, 11:21 PM

The guys are correct and the Class A's could be current issue as far as I can tell. Class A's is the correct nomenclature for the "dress green" uniform. Unit patch on the right sleeve designates a unit you served with in a combat zone. Not sure if both the units on the sleeve are currently in the sandbox, but it could be a uniform from an Iraq war vet? Definitely a Chemical Corps insignia as was stated. I wore one of those for a couple of years as well as I was a company chemical NCO in a National Guard Armor unit after my active service time. From a fellow Army intelligence spook.