Thanks to CTMCM Phillip Drogosch and his contact at the Uniform Matters Office, today a change was made to the U.S. Navy Uniform Regulations to reflect the correct Cryptologic Technician (CT) Rating badge.
On June 7, Station HYPO posted the history of the CT rating. Soon after this post was made, several of you commented that the spark on the rating badge was incorrect. The rating badge used for the post was pulled directly from the official U.S. Navy Uniform Regulations website. However, the rating badge was not historically correct and did not reflect the CT rating bade available at the NEX uniform shops. Thank you for your comments and concerns.
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Station HYPO 
16 June 2018 at 09:13
Reference images pertinent to our history: Several years ago I tried to learn the history of the DirSup emblem, the FLISH. (I can provide a photo).
I remember someone thought that the origin was the work of a CTTSN Parker at NSGD Yokusuka in about 1969. First name was not recalled. It was originally used for the TGU there and then adopted by the DirSup teams at Kami Sets. That made sense to me as I recall RADM Pat March, the CO of NSGA Kami Seya as an O-6 in that time frame, tried a few years later to get it accepted as an official USN device. I remember reading the rejection letter as a LT. Would appreciate any other history. I still have 2 different FLISH belt buckles. One made in the PI about 1972 and the other at Atsugi in about 1975.
Also have a very high quality FLISH breast device which is indistinguishable from a regulation device. Would be happy to donate to a Museum.
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16 June 2018 at 18:10
We have a small museum on Corry Station and there is the Cryptologic Museum in Maryland.
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17 June 2018 at 14:59
Now, if you can correct your banner…
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