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What US officer rank is permitted to wear "scrambled eggs" on their visors?

Question #122509. Asked by star_gazer.
Last updated Aug 23 2016.

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scrambled egg (British English) is a slang term for the typically leaf-shaped embellishments found on the visors of peaked caps worn by military officers and (by metonymy) for the senior officers who wear them. The phrase is derived from the resemblance that the emblems have to scrambled eggs, particularly when the embellishments are gold in color.

In the United States armed forces, "scrambled eggs" is the nickname for the golden oak leaf embellishments on the peaks of dress hats worn by officer personnel in the grade of major/O-4 or higher in the Army and Marine Corps, and officer personnel in the grade of commander/O-5 or higher in the Navy and Coast Guard. The equivalent embellishments on the hats of officers in the grade of major/O-4 or higher in the Air Force are silver clouds and lightning bolts in place of oak leaves, sometimes referred to as "farts and darts."

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrambled_egg_(uniform)

Response last updated by Terry on Aug 23 2016.
Jul 18 2011, 9:53 PM
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