consist of an embroidered spread eagle, fac¬ 
ing dexter; the left claw of the eagle shall 
be shown clutching a group of tools and the 
right claw an olive branch; immediately 
> underneath the eagle shall be the letters: 
“U. S. 
Technician” 
The background of the badge shall be the 
same color as the coat, with the insignia 
white on blue coat, and blue on other coats; 
the badge shall cover a field three and one- 
quarter inches square; the badge shall be 
worn on the left breast pocket of the coat 
and shirt. (Navy Dept. Bulletin, R-1368.) 
(b) When complete uniforms are not 
available or when the nature or duration 
of the journey or visit is, in the opinion 
Of the responsible local naval authority, 
such as to make the wearing of the uni¬ 
form inadvisable, inappropriate or unnec¬ 
essary, a brassard bearing the insignia of 
a Technician may be. worn on the left arm. 
When a Technician enters territories un¬ 
der martial law, the prescribed uniform or 
the brassard must be worn. 
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(c) Articles of special protective cloth¬ 
ing and equipment which are issued to 
Naval personnel may be issued to Tech¬ 
nicians. These articles shall be turned in 
prior to release from naval jurisdiction. 
(d) Technicians who have been accred¬ 
ited by the Army, may, when serving with 
the naval service, wear the uniform and 
brassard prescribed for their wear when 
serving with the Army. 
(e) A Technician will wear the uniform 
of a Technician outside of the United 
States in accordance with the above, but 
within the United States only when travel¬ 
ing to or returning from the assignment 
covered by his Letter of Credentials. 
(See paragraph 10.) 
1 echnicians Subject to Articles for 
Government of the Navy 
* 
4. Public Law 12—78th Congress—ap¬ 
proved' March 22, 1943, provides as 
follows: 
“In addition to the persons now subject to the 
Articles for the Government of the Navy, all per¬ 
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