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238TH REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Vert, on a saltire Or fourteen mullets Sable, three and three, four and four, overall a Torch of Knowledge enflamed of the second above in base a mullet Sable fimbriated Or. Attached below an arced Gold scroll inscribed "SEMPER DUCTUS" in Black.

Symbolism
Green and gold are the colors traditionally associated with the Army. Gold denotes excellence and the original unit, the Kentucky Army National Guard Officer Candidate School. The torch represents knowledge and military leadership, the function of the Regiment and the requirement of newly commissioned officers. The fifteen stars symbolize Kentucky, the fifteenth state of the union. The motto "Semper Ductus" translates to "Always a Leader."

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved 1 May 2001.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Vert, on a saltire Or fourteen mullets Sable, three and three, four and four, overall a Torch of Knowledge enflamed of the second above in base a mullet Sable fimbriated Or.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Kentucky Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Vert, within a garland of trumpet vine clasped hands clothes at the wrist all Proper.

Motto

SEMPER DUCTUS (Always A Leader)

Symbolism

Shield

Green and gold are the colors traditionally associated with the Army. Gold denotes excellence and the original unit, the Kentucky Army National Guard Officer Candidate School. The torch represents knowledge and military leadership, the function of the Regiment and the requirement of newly commissioned officers. The fifteen stars symbolize Kentucky, the fifteenth state of the union.

Crest

The crest is that of the Kentucky Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 1 May 2001.





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