[dba-Tech] Very OT and It's only Monday so forgive me

Thanks for the correction but this only doubles the problem. What is the
name of the strap on the shoulder to which one's rank badges are attached?
(This is news to me. I thought that epaulet was the name of the strap, not
the name of the appended military honours.)

A.

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>wrote:

> Striclty speaking,  the shoulder one is a shoulder straps.
>  An epaulet (or epaulette) is a badge of rank worn on  the shoulder strap -
> the
> shoulder strap is used to attach the epaulette (or these days more usually
> just a "slip-on")
>
> No idea about the sleeve one.
>