Where do patches go on uniforms?

[jpregulman]

I am ordering new uniforms for our squad.

Where does the level of service patch go?
Where does the agency patch go?
Where does the american flag go?

Thanks!

 

[EpiEMS]

Depends on the service. Typically, you put your level of service on the right, and agency patch on the left. Do you have to have a US flag? Much as I'm a fan of that, I'd rather have my level of service and my agency.

 

[jpregulman]

Some people have them and some dont.

 

[bigbaldguy]

Here in Texas I've always seen your state patch on right sleeve and department patch on left.

 

[NomadicMedic]

We wear an NR patch on the right, service patch on the left.

 

[mycrofft]

Over the holes.

 

[Trashtruck]

I really don't know if there are any regulations regarding what/where/if anything has to be displayed.
I see people in khakis and polos with no indication of their provider level.
I also see people with patches on both shoulders(typically, I think the agency is on the left shoulder and the provider level is on the right shoulder)
If there are no regulations on it, it's really up to you.

 

[JPINFV]

/shrug.

On the outside?

 

[TransportJockey]

We wear an NR patch on the right, service patch on the left.

This works in nm... sorta. Very few people wear cert patches but service patch is almost always on the left shoulder

 

[Tigger]

We wear a service patch on the left and side and wait for it, a service patch on the right side, though that one also has your certification level. It's silly. I like the MA state patches more, but company branding is everything where I work.

 

[mycrofft]

US flag patches for shoulders are to be worn with the star field anteriorly. You buy a right, or/and a left, patch.

 

[DesertMedic66]

We wear company patch on the right with our level of training. County patch on the left with our level of training. Badge over left breast with level of training, company name, and county. Name badge over right breast with full name and level of training.

 

[medicdan]

US flag patches for shoulders are to be worn with the star field anteriorly. You buy a right, or/and a left, patch.

So many get this wrong... just think of the flag being flown (stars nearest the pole), and waving in the wind when you walk.

 

[Medic Tim]

So many get this wrong... just think of the flag being flown (stars nearest the pole), and waving in the wind when you walk.

I am the only one at my volly gig who wears it right.( it is in the USA and I am Canadian)

 

[Bullets]

Agency/Unit on the left

CErtification on the Right

Flag can be worn on the right, this would be a "Backwards" flag. One agency i work for our button ups we wear the "correct" flag over the right chest pocket

 

[Shepard]

From what I've seen AMR here switches. Medics have level of training on right side, EMT ls have it on the left. Agency patches opposite. Everyone else has an NR/County level of training patch on the left and agency on the right. Most FDs do a flag on the right(?) and agency or just an agency patch on one arm or both. Badges on the left and name tags on the right.

 

[xrsm002]

I live in Texas and where you put your patch is monitored by our state health dept. Check with your states' agency that governs EMS.

 

[Milla3P]

Go with a nice light polo.
The security guard look is so 80's.

 

[lightsandsirens5]

I have always worn the state patch on the chest....

 

[WuLabsWuTecH]

I doubt there are any laws about it so just look around your area to see what others are doing.

For my area, the service patch is on the left, and an American flag is on the right. Both patches are as desired. Most people forgo the flag, and the trend now is to get a embroidered department logo on the left chest and forgo all patches entirely.

Once again, YMMV depending on standards in your area, but you can't really go wrong as it's your department, your rules.

Addendum, actually you can go wrong, please avoid the temptation to put 10 patches on your uniform. We don't have a state patch here, but I know some states require it, so that's fine. But that, an your department patch should be more than enough. Unless it's mandated by someone, there is no reason for other embroidery, badges, bells, or whistles (figuratively or as I saw in one case, literally... It made knowing when this private company's EMTs were walking behind me in the hospital very easy!)