Waianae High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, US Army

WAIANAE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS, US ARMY

Location: Waianae, Hawaii.

(Shoulder Sleeve Insignia)

(Shoulder Loop Insignia)

Official blazon

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a blue disc edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) red border, 3 1/2 inches (8.89 cm) in diameter overall the inscription “WAIANAE” in white letters arcing above a buff color Hawaiian warrior garbed in red headdress and loin cloth, astride the back of a white shark reflexed in base, grasping in both hands a white spear bendwise sinister the tip piercing between the I and A.

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: Azure in base three bars wavy Argent; overall a Hawaiian warrior grasping in both hands a spear bendwise sinister and astride the back of a shark hauriant and reflexed Or. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed “SEARIDERS” in Red letters.

Origin/meaning

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Blue and red are the school colors. The Hawaiian warrior astride a shark is the school mascot and reflects the cadets’ heritage, location and school motto.

Shoulder Loop Insignia: Blue and red are the school colors. The Hawaiian warrior astride a shark is the school mascot and reflects the cadets’ heritage, location and school motto.

The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and the Shoulder Loop Insignia was both approved on 9 July 1998.

Literature: Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.