Savannah-Chatham County High Schools Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, US Army
SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS, US ARMY
Location: Savannah, Georgia; Including the Alfred E. Beach High School and the Savannah High School.
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Official blazon
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: A rectangular device with arced top and bottom edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border, the overall dimensions 3 1/2 inches (8.89 cm) in height and 2 5/8 inches (6.67 cm) in width, consisting of a background divided horizontally and embattled, blue above and red below, on the blue an arc of four white five-pointed stars below an arced inscription “SAVANNAH” in white letters 5/16 inch (.79 cm) in height, all above a white torch enflamed red issuing vertically from the embattled lower portion of the device, on the red a white open book in perspective above the letters “HIGH SCHOOLS” in white letters 5/16 inch (.79 cm) in height.
Shoulder Loop Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel shield with arced scroll attached below the shield, 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield divided horizontally into a red enamel upper portion and a blue enamel base over which is a horizontal silver wavy bar between two silver five-pointed stars on the red and two silver five-pointed stars on the blue, in the vertical center a saber sword with blade up, overall a silver representation of a paddle wheel. Attached below the shield a silver arced scroll inscribed “SAVANNAH HIGH SCHOOLS” in black enamel letters.
Origin/meaning
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Blue, white and red are the National colors. The four stars commemorate Georgia, the fourth state in the Union. They also represent four aspects of development in the Savannah High Schools: academic, cultural, physical, and military science. The embattled partition alludes to the military. The torch denotes wisdom and vigilance. The book refers to knowledge.
Shoulder Loop Insignia: Red, white (silver) and blue are indicative of the National colors. The four stars commemorate the State of Georgia, the fourth state in the Union. They also represent four aspects of development in the Savannah High Schools: academic, cultural, and physical and in military science. The sword alludes to leadership. The wavy bar refers to water and is representative of Savannah, a city with one of the largest seaports in the United States. The paddle wheel, alluding to the “Savannah”, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, and the “Savannah” the first nuclear-powered United States Merchant Ship, refers to the city of Savannah, the location of the schools.
The shoulder sleeve insignia approved 28 July 1968 was amended 2 April 1993 to add metric measurements. The shoulder loop insignia was approved on 28 July 1978.
Literature: Images from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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