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AnotherPat sends us a link and article over the Politically Correct Crew getting their panties in a wad over the Army National Guard logo, a depiction of a flint lock rifle, carried by the image of an American Citizen-Soldier. No, really. Doesn’t seem to be much of an uproar over the plow he has in the other hand- the one that needs to be pulled by mules- where’s PETA when you need them?<\/p>\n
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The Eternally Outraged Class of course claim the Army National Guard’s recent redesign of its recruiting logo is an attempt to disassociate itself from firearms when trying to convince young people to become citizen soldiers.<\/p>\n
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One wonders what these stump f***ing morons think an Army is for. Anyway, enough of me, here’s AP:<\/p>\n
AnotherPat <\/strong>sends:
\nCritics claim the Army National Guard’s recent redesign of its recruiting logo is an attempt to disassociate itself from firearms when trying to convince young people to become citizen soldiers.<\/p>\nWhile the National Guard seal features the image of a Revolutionary War Minuteman, the new recruiting logo boasts a black background with “Army National Guard” displayed over a gold star.<\/p>\n
A recent Small Wars Journal article stated that the Guard could not use the Minuteman logo in schools anymore because it contains an image of a firearm. \u201cIt was reported that the image did not \u201cresonate\u201d with 16-18-year-old high school students because of lack of knowledge of the historic symbol. Concerns were also expressed that iconic figure from American history wasn\u2019t \u201cinclusive.\u201d Furthermore, due to \u201cno tolerance\u201d policies concerning the display of images of firearms in schools, the traditional Minuteman logo could not be displayed due to inclusion of an 18th century flintlock rifle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Guns.com also posted a story on the issue. \u201cGone is the traditional flintlock rifle and armed citizen soldier, a move one publication chalked up in part to \u201cno tolerance\u201d policies on the display of images of firearms in schools.\u201d<\/p>\n
National Guard officials say the recruiting logo was changed to satisfy a mandate from Army leadership directing the Guard to alter its recruiting brand to look more like the Army’s logo, which features a prominent gold and white star on a black background above the words “U.S. Army.”<\/p>\n
The Minuteman seal will continue to represent the Army National Guard as an organization, officials said.<\/p>\n
When the new recruiting logo was rolled out in December, “it seems like some folks thought that that was meant to replace the traditional Minuteman seal, and it’s not,” said Master Sgt. W. Michael Houk, a spokesman for the National Guard Bureau.<\/p>\n
The move to a new recruiting logo is “really about reaching the audience that we are trying to recruit from these days and what resonates with them,” Parmer said. “What is true is that the Minuteman, when testing it with focus groups, the image of the Minuteman didn’t resonate well; it wasn’t well understood or recognized,” he said. “The new brand aligns itself more with what the active-duty Army component is doing.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Thanks Pat! Read the rest of the article here: Military Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"