We’re excited to announce the latest addition to StateDefenseForce.com’s library of original articles. In this compelling new piece, Jim Stephens, a Former U.S. Marine Corps Drill Instructor and U.S. Army National Guard Veteran and now administrator of The US Army Auxiliary Activation Project, delivers a powerful critique of the National Guard Bureau’s new directive mandating red name tapes, insignia, and caps for State Defense Forces.
The articles delivers a sharp critique of the National Guard Bureau’s directive mandating bright red name tapes, insignia, and caps for State Defense Forces and State Guards. Readers will learn how this policy, meant to create distinction, instead damages professionalism, erodes morale, and confuses the very public these forces serve. Drawing on lessons of military tradition, cohesion, and safety, the piece argues that the directive undermines recruiting, retention, and credibility, while even creating tactical risks. The author makes the case for rescinding the policy and replacing it with professional, subdued identifiers and a standardized State Guard uniform — solutions that honor tradition, strengthen esprit de corps, and preserve the respect State Guards have earned.
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