Hi Stevin--I dont know--I think they stand for both yrs of service--each bar is 3 years and the other ones can possibly be for campaigns--I'll ask Sarge when I see him today and will let you know what he said.

On one of my dads uniforms--he had 9 of these ^ and 4 of these - on his uniform which are located under his Sergeants Stripes. He retired as a Master Sergeant--three over and three under. Then under the stripes--were all ^ and - [img]smile.gif[/img]

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