My offering for POWER. I have once again layered a few meanings to the theme, but you will probably need to know a bit about the army to get all the meanings.
But in case anyone wonders about the badge itself, here is a little story that sums it up......
A crusty old General died and found himself standing before Saint Peter at the pearly gates.
Peter welcomed him warmly, Come right in, General! "You've served your country well and you may enter Heaven!"
The General looked through the gates and stepped up to Saint Peter, "Just one thing, sonny. I hope there are no bloody Sergeant Major's here. They are the rudest, most obnoxious variety of human being ever. My time on Earth was made very unpleasant by the Sergeant Major. If there is one of them here, I'm not going in; I'd rather go to the other place."
"Don't worry, General," said Saint Peter. "No Sergeant Major has ever made it into Heaven. You'll find none of 'em here." With that the General enters into Heaven. Moments later, he comes upon an amazing sight. It is a swaggering figure in full uniform, slashed peak smartly on his head, a pace stick in one hand, and a beautiful woman on either arm. Incensed, the General rushed back to Saint Peter and bails him up "Hey! You said there were no Sergeant Majors in here! So what the hell is THAT?!?"
"Don't worry, General," says Saint Peter gently. "That's God. He just THINKS he's a Sergeant Major.
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