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    What is the history behind military and police chevrons being pointing up or pointing down.

    Military and police around the world have all sorts of variations on the rank insignia of the chevrons.

    I have searched high and low for a definite meaning for either orientation but noting of significance found.

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    seems to depend which side of the bed you got up on ?????

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    Quote Originally Posted by hinekadon View Post
    seems to depend which side of the bed you got up on ?????
    That’s what I found. There doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to it but there has to be some tradition that started it all and why??
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    There is some suggestion that during the napolean war years the chevron was posted downside up for field promotions on a temp basis but cant find any proof of it ????

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    Quote Originally Posted by porkop View Post
    What is the history behind military and police chevrons being pointing up or pointing down.
    Get back to work!!!
    Don't you have some African youths to beat the shit out of

    Really interesting question, i had no idea there was a difference, i thought they all pointed up until you've just mentioned it.
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