The 218th Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia, also referred to as a DUI or unit crest, was originally approved while the unit was designated as the 218th Infantry Regiment on 27 March 1953. That approval was rescinded on 20 July 1960 and on 2 June 1997 it was redesignated for the 218th Regiment. The unit’s history as an Infantry organization is symbolized with the use of the colors white and blue, both of which were Infantry branch colors at some point (color branch color is blue). The images of a dead oak tree lying at the roots of a palmetto are taken from the South Carolina State Seal. CONSTANS ANIMIS, the unit motto, is Latin for “Steadfast Of Purpose.”
Distinctive Unit Insignias are worn by all Soldiers (except General Officers) in units that have been authorized to be issued the device. It is worn centered on the shoulder loops of the Army Green Service Uniform (AGSU) and the blue Army Service Uniform (ASU, Enlisted only) with the base of the insignia toward the outside shoulder seam. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
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A unit in the South Carolina Army National Guard, the 218th Regiment administers and operates the 218th Regional Training Institute, which provides institutional training based on the collective requirements identified by the National Guard Bureau for the Active Army, Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve in support of the Army’s modular force. The RTI also provides coordinating authority, quality assurance, scheduling, and accreditation oversight for functionally aligned units. It offers advanced courses in two branches (Engineers and Signal Corps), leadership training and commissioning, and runs the Noncommissioned Officer Academy. The Institute is headquartered at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina.