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94 TRAINING DIVISION
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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia


Description/Blazon
On a disc divided bend sinister silver gray and black fimbriated silver gray, all edged with a 1/8 inch (.32cm) black border, a black Arabic numeral "9" on the silver gray and a silver gray Arabic numeral "4" on the black. The diameter is 2 1/2 inches (6.35cm).

Symbolism
The insignia represents the numerical designation of the unit.

Background
The history of the shoulder sleeve insignia authorized for the U.S. Army Regional Support Command is as follows: 
- A design featuring a Native American with bow and arrow was authorized for the 94th Division on 21 July 1922. 
- The above design was superseded by approval of the design of a Puritan carrying a blunderbuss on his shoulder on 6 September 1923.
- The above approval was amended to change the wording of the description on 22 December 1923.
- The Puritan design was superseded by design featuring the Arabic numerals "9" and "4" on 5 September 1942.
- The "9/4" design was rescinded (cancelled) on 14 May 1956. The same letter reinstated the Puritan shoulder sleeve insignia, with a minor change in the design, for the 94th Infantry Division.
- The Puritan design was redesignated for the 94th Command Headquarters (Divisional) on 16 October 1963.
- The Puritan design was authorized for the 94th U.S. Army Reserve Command on 22 April 1968.
- The Puritan design was rescinded (cancelled) on 27 November 1991. The same letter reinstated the "9/4" design.
- The insignia was redesignated effective 16 July 2003, for the U.S. Army 94th Regional Readiness Command.
- The insignia was redesignated effective 16 September 2009, for the 94th Training Division.
(TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-141)




Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a nonagon divided diagonally from lower left to upper right, the upper area light gray and the lower area black, bearing overall a blue oblong with long axis vertical, charged with a gold silhouette of the bust of a Puritan with a flintlock blunderbuss on his shoulder.

Symbolism
The diagonally divided gray and black background refers to the shoulder sleeve insignia worn by the 94th Infantry Division during World War II. The geometric four-sided figure commemorates the four European campaign honors. Blue is the color used for Infantry. The bust of the Puritan with flintlock blunderbuss is from the shoulder sleeve insignia worn during the period 1923-1942 and 1956-1991. It represents the history and traditions of the area with which past and present organizations have always identified. The nine sides of the device and the four sides of the oblong also allude to the numerical designation of the unit.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally authorized for the 94th U.S. Army Reserve Command on 4 June 1970. It was reassigned and authorized for 94th U.S. Army Regional Support Command effective 16 April 1996. The insignia was redesignated effective 16 July 2003, for the U.S. Army 94th Regional Readiness Command. It was redesignated effective 16 September 2009, for the 94th Training Division. The motto "On the Way to Victory" was added to unit's heraldic entitlements on 31 January 2020.





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