Army Unit Patch Signal Center And School

The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia worn today by personnel assigned to the United States Army Signal Center, Signal School, and Fort Gordon was originally approved only for the U.S. Army Signal Training Center on 14 April 1959. On 24 October 1960, it was redesignated for the U.S. Army Signal Training Command, followed two years to the day (almost) by another redesignation for the U.S. Army Signal Center and School. The last redesignation came in April 1975, when authorization to wear the insignia was extended to include Fort Gordon personnel.

A pair of crossed signal flags in the center of the insignia is taken from the Signal Corps insignia and symbolize the “wig wag” flags used during the Civil War and developed by Army Surgeon Albert J. Myer, who went on to become the first Chief Signal Officers in the United States Army. They are surmounted on a flaming torch that signifies the enlightenment gained through knowledge, alluding to the training in communications and electronics performed at the Signal School.