Captains two bugles insignia - parallel or crossed?

[Captain Mike]

The traditional insignia for fire officers:
1 bugle - Lieutenant
2 bugles - Captain
3, 4, or 5 crossed bugles for batt chief, asst chief, and chief


With 3 or more bugles they are always crossed in some type of X-pattern, but with two bugles I have seen them in both a crossed pattern as well as a parallel pettern.

Which, if either, is the "traditional" pattern of the Captains bugles?

Thanks much.

[eCappy]

Here, we call them trumpets and wear them parallel EXCEPT for the most senior Captain - he wears his crossed.

[Hammerhead338]

In my dept the shift officers have the side by side bugles and the addmin officers have the crossed bugles.

Joe

[Tillerman-6]

Parallel= Captain
Crossed= Junior most Deputy Chief (with 1 Chief and 3 Deputies)

[This message has been edited by Tillerman-6 (edited 05-30-2001).]

[fpo320]

Around this area, Captains wear parallel trumpets and Batt Chief/District Chief wear crossed.

Mike Linthicum
Fire Buff's Guide to Southwest Ohio
FirePage Ohio