Once British Paras have completed the parachute course, they re awarded the "wings"
Sometimes the wings are blue in colour (see first link) and sometimes they are black on a green background (see second link) and I was wondering what the difference is, should there be one?
I don't think it's to do with what colour camo they are wearing, because I've seen both sets of wings on both sets of camo, desert and woodland - see the link below, the 2 soldiers on th left are wearing the same camo, from te same unit - 2PARA - but different colour wings.
The blue wings are for use on normal uniform but would stand out on a camo background defeating the object of camoflauge. The green/black is more subdued in colour for use on combat fatigues when in theatre.
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