Barnwell High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, US Army

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BARNWELL HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS, US ARMY

(Shoulder Sleeve Insignia)

(Shoulder Loop Insignia)

Official blazon

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a white horizontal rectangle with arced sides and a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) red border, 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm) in height and 2 13/16 inches (7.14 cm) in width overall, a red horse’s head detailed dark red issuing from dexter between the inscription “BARNWELL” above and “WARHORSES” below in red letters 5/16 inch (.79 cm) in height.

Shoulder Loop Insignia. Description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules a bend Sable between a horse’s head couped Argent and a lamp of knowledge flamant of the like. Attached above the shield a red scroll inscribed “BARNWELL” in Silver letters.

Origin/meaning

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Red and white are the school colors. The motto, “Warhorses,” refers to the school’s mascot.

Shoudler Loop Insignia: Red and white are the school colors. The horse’s head suggests the school’s mascot, the “Warhorse.” The lamp of knowledge alludes to the scholastic endeavors of the JROTC program.

The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved 4 June 1991. The Shoulder Loop Insignia was approved 5 August 1987.

Literature: Image from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.