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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a white vertical oval edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) blue border a white tiger head affronté detailed blue between the inscriptions “DEMOPOLIS” arcing above and “TIGERS” arcing below in blue letters. The overall dimensions are 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height by 2 3/4 inches (6.99 cm) in width. | |||
Shoulder Loop Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height blazoned: Per chevron wavy Or and Azure a fleur-de-lis Argent, on a canton of the second a book open White. Attached below the shield a Blue scroll inscribed “DEMOPOLIS” in Gold letters. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Blue and white are the school colors. The tiger is the school mascot and represents the cadet’s fierce loyalty and cunning fighting spirit. | |||
Shoulder Loop Insignia: Blue and white are the school colors. The shield is a symbol of protection and denotes the cadets’ involvement in school, community, and country. The fleur-de-lis on a wavy chevron symbolizes the location of the school and reflects the early French influence. The open book represents knowledge through education. | |||
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and Shoulder Loop Inisgnia was both approved on 23 May 1996. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category: Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted | [[Category:Granted 1996]] | ||