Why do uniforms portray the flag backwards ??

Question

Is it because when you look into a mirror you see it correctly?

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Answer 1

OK it is very simple. when a flag is raised on a vehicle or a ship and that ship or vehicles is going into battle the flag waves. thus the stars lead the way. so the flag is sown on the uniforms the same way so that when the troops go into battle the stars lead the way as if it was waving in the wind. also when the Calvary carried the flags into battle on horseback the stars lead the way. that is the reason and not some stupid teenage immature answer

Answer 2

Only the flag patches affixed to right shoulders of uniforms are reversed, so the blue field of stars faces forward. (Left shoulder patches aren't a problem, as the stars face forward without meddling.)

The reversal was inspired by the age-old practice of carrying flags into battle. When fastened to a standard, the American flag's blue-and-white portion is always closest to the pole. A flag bearer rushing into the fray, then, would naturally lead with the stars. In fact, it would be virtually impossible to lead with the stripes—the flag would simply wilt and wrap around the pole, rather than waving triumphantly in the wind.

For a soldier to lead with shoulder-borne stripes, then, might smack of cowardice and retreat, as if the toter were backpedaling away from the conflict. The official Army guidelines on the donning of flag patches add that the forward-facing stars give "the effect of the flag flying in the breeze as the wearer moves forward." So perhaps it's best to think of every soldier as a latter-day flag bearer, leading the headlong charge into battle.

Answer 3

I once had this question myself when i got my uniform from the fire station. If the flag is backwards, and you are walking fowards, then it looks like the flag is blowing in the wind as if you had it on a pole and walking to the enemy. For a better explination follow the link below.

Answer 4

The flag is portrayed "backwards" on the arm of a uniform as to give off the impression of a flag waving in the wind when the soldier is marching resp. parading.

Answer 5

Because it is to show that we are going IN to solve a problem..

I was watching a tv series about the war and a solider actually answered the same question.. When they go IN to battle it shows the flag as "backwords". It is like the eagle holding the arrows. At war and at peace time they look different ways..

Goggle it...

Answer 6

It originates from when there was an actual standard bearer in military operations, and when he charged the flag billowed back, so that if you were facing the person's right side the flag would appear "backwards."

Answer 7

The backward flag fools the enemy into thinking that you are from another country.

Joking aside, it depends which arm you are looking at. The stars are forward.

Answer 8

If you are wearing a uniform, notice that the flag pole is toward the front. When you RUN, the flag is waving. (or hadn't you noticed)

Answer 9

It signifies froward motion of a flag at the front of a column of troops. In a sense, it means "no retreat".

Answer 10

because a flag can not be used as clothing, its against the law. having a reflection of it makes it a different flag