1960's Era Soviet Amry Shoulder Patches (part 2)

Wound Stripes These small 40mm long stripes were awarded to those who had suffered wounds in action. They came in two variants: Red for light wounds and Yellow for serious wounds.
	Light Wound Stripe	Heavy Wound Stripe
First Wound		Coming Soon!!
Second Wound
Third Wound		Coming Soon!!

Officer Cadet Stripes These patches were established by Ministry of Defense Order #190 on 26 June 1969. This order decreed that all students of military schools would wear stripes to denote how many years of study they had completed. These stripes were sewn on the left sleeve of the tunic and greatcoat one centimeter below the branch of service insignia. All army stripes were thermally molded plastic on red felt. Members of the Medical academy could acquire up to six of these stripes, but most other branches could only attain four. Unofficially men called these stripes 'kursovki'.
6 Years	3 Years
5 Years	2 Years
4 Years	1 Year

Length of Service Chevrons for Warrant Officers In 1971 the Soviet Defense Ministry created the rank of Praporchik (Warrant Officer) for the Soviet Navy in an effort to develop a class of skilled extended servicemen. It was decreed that these warrant officers would wear length of service chevrons to show how long they had served. These were worn on the left sleeve 16mm above the lower cuff edge on both the tunic and the greatcoat.
Three Years of Service	- Ten Years
Two Years of Service	- Five Years
One Year of Service	Four Years of Service

Conscript Length of Service Stripes These yellow service stripes were introduced in 1974 to show the number of years a conscript soldier had served. Each stripe denoted one year of service and were worn 20 centimeters from the high shoulder point of the right sleeve of the greatcoat. They measured 80mm by 10mm and were made of thermally molded plastic and cloth. These stripes were abolished in 1982 in a move against 'unofficial regulations'.
Second Year of Conscript Service
First Year of Conscript Service