Burke High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, US Army

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BURKE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS, US ARMY

Location: Omaha, Nebraska.


Arms of Burke High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, US Army

(Shoulder Sleeve Insignia)
Arms of Burke High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, US Army

(Shoulder Loop Insignia)
Official blazon
English Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a white disc edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) gold border, the overall diameter 2 3/4 inches (6.99 cm), a monogrammed gold letter “B” surmounted by the black head of a bulldog affronté delineated white with gold eyes and black pupils.

Shoulder Loop Insignia. Description: A gold base metal and enamel insignia 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of a shield divided diagonally white and blue, the white charged with an American bison and the blue with a flaming torch, both gold. Attached above the shield is a white scroll inscribed “ROTC” and below is another scroll inscribed “OMAHA HIGH SCHOOLS,” both inscriptions in gold letters.

Origin/meaning

The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved 4 November 1981. The Shoulder Loop Insignia was approved 9 May 1955 for all Omaha, Nebraska, Public High Schools.


Literature: Image and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.