U.S. ARMY 381ST REPLACEMENT BATTALION UNIT CREST (DUI)

The 381st Replacement Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia, more commonly referred to as a “unit crest” or a DUI, was originally approved for the 381st Replacement Battalion on 13 August 1971. It was redesignated for the 381st Personnel and Administration on 19 April 1972. On 22 October 1990, the designation was reverted back to the 381st Replacement Battalion with the insignia’s description and symbolism revised.

In the center of the insignia, a disc of dark blue—primary branch color of the Adjutant General’s Corps—symbolizes continuity and ongoing support. The swords are symbols of authority, and the saltire (“x” shape) they form recalls the mechanism of a turnstile; combined, they symbolize the supervision and control of processing replacement troops into an organization. The scarlet scrolls embody the secondary branch color of the Adjutant General’s Corps, and the gold script used for “Excellence Above All” is the color of high achievement and, not coincidentally, excellence.

Distinctive Unit Insignias are worn by all Soldiers (except General Officers) in units that have been authorized to be issued the device. It is worn centered on the shoulder loops of the Army Green Service Uniform (AGSU) and the blue Army Service Uniform (ASU, Enlisted only) with the base of the insignia toward the outside shoulder seam.
More guidance on wear of the DUI is found in DA Pamphlet 670-1, Section 21-22, "Distinctive unit insignia" and 21–3(d) and (e), "Beret" and "Garrison Cap," respectively.

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Very little information is available regarding the origina, history, or lineage of the 381st Replacement Battalion. For its service between October 2010 and April 2011 while assigned to the U.S. Army CONUS Replacement Center, the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 381st Replacement Battalion was awarded an Army Superior Unit Award (General Order No. 2017 – 23).

It appears to have been inactivated/deactivated, redesignated, or consolidated with another unit in 2011 or 2012.
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