Granted....I'm still a reservist, but 1) everyone standing for the National Anthem before movies 2) hokey AFN commercials 3) the sense of purpose (especially while deployed) 4) hearing evening colors or taps 5) down time in the field, deployment, or TAD when you can just chill and chat with others
Addition: For those asking if it was AI...we started this project in 2024, well before AI was useful. The artist is an architect in a very historic and renowned firm, I have followed him for many years. This is just his style. In any case, the concept of heraldry is that what we approved was the design, not the actual graphic image. This version just happens to be more dynamic (background, shadow, gradients, overlapping elements, etc.). We already have a few simpler versions for various uses (embossing, patches, etc.)
I have followed this artist ( an architect in a very renowned firm) for many years, this is just his style. We started this project 1.5 years ago, well before AI was even useful. In any case, this is just one variant of the image, other variants aren't as dynamic (shadows, gradients, background, etc.)