Real-Life Communication
You are a picture framer who has received a challenging new assignment.
A customer has brought in a collection of nine insignia patches that need
framing. The patches are from his 20-year career in the U.S. Navy. Now, you
need to decide the correct order for the patches so they follow his progression
in rank.
"These have to be placed in the correct order in the display,"
says framer John Van Doren.
"It's not bad when only one branch of the
service is being displayed in the package, but it can get hairy when more
than one branch is displayed in the same framing. For instance, which branch
has precedence in the project, then the rank of each piece must be taken into
consideration."
You are faced with the task of framing a collection
of military medals. You need to make sure the job is done right. You will
then need to explain to your client the order and arrangement you chose for
their medals.
Fortunately, this isn't the first time you've had to
research military insignia. You have already discovered a chart on the Internet
that shows photos of the insignia so you can arrange them in the correct order.
What
would be a logical sequence to place the insignia? Which insignia should be
grouped together?
Note the similarities and differences between each
rank.
U.S. Navy Enlisted Ranks Insignia
| Seaman Recruit -- a black rectangle with
a single white slash |
| Seaman Apprentice -- a black rectangle
with two white slashes |
| Seaman -- a black square with three white
slashes |
| Petty Officer Third Class -- an eagle
and anchors on a black field with a single line of red trim |
| Petty Officer Second Class -- an eagle
and anchors on a black field with two lines of red trim |
| Petty Officer First Class -- an eagle
and anchors on a black field with three lines of red trim |
| Chief Petty Officer -- an eagle and wheel
on a black field with three lines of red trim beneath the ship wheel and a
single arc of red behind the eagle |
| Senior Chief Petty Officer -- an eagle
and wheel on a black field with three lines of red trim beneath the ship wheel,
a single arc of red behind the eagle and a white star above the eagle. |
| Master Chief Petty Officer -- an eagle
and wheel on a black field with three lines of red trim beneath the ship wheel,
a single arc of red behind the eagle and two white stars above the eagle. |
Be sure to explain why you organized it the way you did.