What is the proper color of the Field Medical Readiness Badge (FMRB) for the coveralls?
According to current policy, the FMRB is required to be gold. However, the current vendor of the cloth FMRB has not yet transitioned to the gold cloth version for the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU), the Coast Guard ODU, or the Navy Coveralls. The Office of Commissioned Corps Force Management (OCCFM) along with the Office of Commissioned Corps Operations (OCCO) are working closely with the Institute of Heraldry to complete military specifications (MilSpec) for numerous Corps specific items. Once MilSpec is complete, vendors will have to abide by design and color specifications, which would include the proper color of the cloth FMRBs. The MilSpecs which are underway are designed not to create new Corps insignia, but to “clean-up” vendor interpretation of design specifications. If you look at older versions of the Corps insignia, shoulder boards, shoulder marks, and various other items, the look of the anchor and caduceus has changed quite dramatically over the years. This is all because the
