The United States Army Reserve Careers Group Soldier Sleeve Insignia, or unit patch, was originally approved for the U.S. Army Reserve Careers Division on 3 September 2009. It was redesignated for the U.S Army Reserve Careers Group on 25 November 2020.
An oval is used as the basis for the insignia as allusion to the continuous cycle of support that the Group provides to all USAR Soldiers. A pair of gold wings are detailed with red as a memorial to the blood that has been shed by the Soldiers defending our nation’s freedoms. Also rendered in gold is a Roman cuirass, a piece of armor that covers the front and back of the torso that here symbolizes security.
Military preparedness is represented by the upright sword detailed with a vertical black line to illustrate the Twin Towers that were destroyed in the attacks of 11 September 2001, an event that led to the Army Reserve becoming an operational force used extensively in the Global War on Terrorism. The star at the base of the sword is Ground Zero, a reminder that the strength of the Reserve is derived from its Citizen Warriors.
The U.S. Army Reserve Careers Group comprises some 1400 Army Reserve Career Counselors serving in thirteen Battalions located throughout the entire United States are the link between Army Reserve Warriors—both prior service and Individual Ready Reserve transfers—and the Army Reserve Units that seek the skills and knowledge they possess. Counselors carry out re-enlistment drives and present career progressions and accession programs to current Reservists.
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Army Reserve Careers Group Unit Crest (DUI)Career Counselors also search out Reservists suited to serve as recruiters and Career Counselors like themselves, as well as guiding qualified Soldiers into Warrant Officers and Officer Direct Commission programs and Officer re-appointments. Their work is overseen by twenty-six Active Guard Reserve Career Management Officers responsible for providing comprehensive career management to Troop Program Unit Officers who promote career awareness, assignment opportunities, and different career path progressions.
The need to ensure the Reserve maintains its strength by retaining the best and brightest Soldiers is summed up in the Careers Group motto ENIHILUM PARUM, Latin for “Never Enough.”