Northwest High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, US Army

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NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS, US ARMY

Location: Omaha, Nebraska.


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

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

(Shoulder Loop Insignia)
Official blazon
English Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a buff disc edged with an 1/8 inch (.32 cm) dark blue border, the overall diameter 3 inches (7.62 cm), the head of a husky, three-quarter view, gold and dark blue between two arched inscriptions, “NORTHWEST” above and “SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL” below in scarlet letters.

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 26 April 1983. 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.