Scarlet and white, branch colors of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are the exclusive colors for the U.S. Army Engineer Center Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, or unit patch (except for the subdued patches worn with UCP- or OCP-based Combat or Utility uniforms, of course). The castle in the center is immediately recognizable to anyone even remotely familiar with Army insignia; it is taken from the Corps of Engineer branch insignia and has been associated with the school since the first decade of the 19th century. It is surmounted over a flaming torch that symbolizes the impartation of knowledge through the Engineer School’s training mission.
The insignia was originally approved for the U.S. Army Engineer Center and Fort Belvoir on 11 February 1959. In June 1981, the insignia was amended to allow its wear by personnel assigned to the U.S. Army Engineer School, and with the School’s relocation to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri in June 1988 it had to redesignated again, this time for the U.S. Army Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood. The insignia remains authorized for wear by personnel at the U.S. Army Engineer School.
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