Allen Central High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, US Army

ALLEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS, US ARMY

Location: Eastern, Kentucky.

(Shoulder Sleeve Insignia)

(Shoulder Loop Insignia)

Official blazon

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a red shield reversed edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border a white demi-confederate soldier affronté garbed in a gray kepi cap and blouse garnished yellow below and between the inscription “ALLEN CENTRAL” arcing above in white letters and four white notches to either side. The overall dimensions are 3 1/2 inches (8.89 cm) in height by 3 inches (7.62 cm) in width.

Shoulder Loop Insignia. Description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules a chevron enhanced Argent charged with seven mullets Azure above a kepi of the second garnished of the third. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed “REBELS” in Blue letters.

Origin/meaning

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: The colors of the insignia reflect the school colors. The reversed shield shape with notches to the sides is reminiscent of a mini-ball bullet used in rifles of the Civil War era. The confederate soldier is the school mascot.

Shoulder Loop Insignia: The rebel soldier is the school mascot. The kepi cap, distinctive to the confederate states’ troops in the Civil War, reflects the confederate soldier, the school’s mascot.

The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and the Shoulder Loop Insignia was both approved on 22 February 1996

Literature: Images from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.