the tradition of the wreath came from ancient times in southern europe.
the tradition of the wreath came from ancient times in southern europe.
where did the tradition of the wreath come from?
ancient times in southern europe
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the united states maritime service wore uniforms that resembled the uniforms of officers in the united states navy. one of the differences is visible on the shoulder boards and the dress uniforms worn by the officers. above the stripes of these shoulder boards lies a gold anchor and wreath instead of the gold star shown the shoulder boards of naval officers. the symbol of the gold anchor and the wreath is not the same for all united states maritime service officers. like the united states armed forces, there are different jobs that need to be done aboard ships. for the sake of identification, the wreath symbol that rests above the shoulder board striping indicates the occupation of the officer. the anchor within the wreath indicates a line officer in the service. other symbols that can be put within the wreath include a caduceus, a three-pointed propeller, a single leaf, four lightning bolts, a cross, two slabs with the star of david overhead and a crescent moon. anyone with a caduceus in the wreath works in the medical field. someone who has a three-pointed propeller works in the engineering department. anyone with a single leaf within the wreath works in a ship’s supply department. someone with the four lightning bolts in the wreath is designated to radio operations. anyone with the crescent moon within the wreath works for the steward department and deals with cooking and cleaning in galley. the last two symbols are associated with chaplains which are people who act as religious ministers aboard ships. anyone with the cross within the wreath is designated as a christian chaplain. someone who has a symbol of two slabs with the star of david floating over it is designated as a jewish chaplain. there is a similar difference with the striping of the sleeves for the dress uniform. another difference is seen in the cap devices worn on the combination cover. for the navy, the device depicts an eagle perched on top of a shield of stars and stripes with two crossed anchors behind it. for the maritime service, the device shows an eagle perched on a shield covered by a gold anchor. the shield is also circled by a wreath of gold leaves. the collar devices which denote rank are almost identical to the u.s. navy ranks. the exception comes from the rank denoted by a silver star. in the navy, a single silver star represents the rank of rear admiral (lower half), and progressive numbers of stars represent other admiral or "flag" ranks up to fleet admiral which contains five stars. in the u.s maritime service, one silver star denotes the rank of commodore.
united states maritime service