Also known as a unit crest or DUI, a Distinctive Unit Insignia is 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 (Enlisted only) with the base of the insignia toward the outside shoulder seam. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
For Enlisted personnel, the insignia is centered on a shoulder loop by placing it an equal distance from the outside shoulder seam to the outside edge of the shoulder-loop button. Officers (except Generals) wearing grade insignia on the shoulder loops center the DUI by placing it an equal distance between the inside edge of the grade insignia and the outside edge of the button.
Full 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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The 307th Quartermaster Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia emphasizes the organization’s mission of providing support for individual Soldiers by placing a pair of swords, points up, upon a chevron, a traditional heraldic symbol of support inspired by the appearance and function of gables inside homes in the Middle Ages.
A fleur-de-lis at the tip of the chevron is a sign of wartime service in France during one (or both) of the World War, while the keys at the top denote security. Underneath the chevron is a beehive, a reference to the unit’s home area of Utah (nicknamed the “Beehive State” for the industrious nature of its inhabitants.) “Defend Excel Serve” is the Battalion motto.
While active, the 307th Quartermaster Battalion was headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to inactivation, the Battalion was honored with an Army Superior Unit Award for service between 1 February 2003 and 20 June 2003, and it also saw some of its Soldiers deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom for a period of about eighteen months.