Epaulettes, shoulder boards, rank slides, patches, shoulder marks and sliders

Active Gear manufacture and supply a range of epaulettes. We also supply customize items as per customer requirements for many different forces, regiments and ranks. 

We are a leading Caribbean supplier to The Police Services, The Military, The Fire Services, Correctional Services, The Industrial Security Community and Uniformed Youth Groups of many of their items.

The aforementioned are our primary markets to whom we supply an assortment of epaulettes. Although we manufacture and supply such in accordance with the individual needs of each member of our primary market throughout the Caribbean, the company’s scope of manufacture is not limited to our primary market.

If you have an epaulet requirement, no matter what the industry, then we are happy to quote and produce samples.

An epaulet is a piece of rank insignia worn on the shoulder of armed and uniformed forces to designate the wearer’s rank.

Epaulettes are also known as shoulder boards, rank slides, patches, shoulder marks and sliders, and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Traditionally they were large, bulky and flamboyant with gold hanging tassels, but in recent years have evolved and changed shape dramatically.

Ceremonial epaulettes take the form of a gold twisted shoulder cord with metal badges, and are sewn to a jacket, while more practical work-wear rank slides are woven or embroidered patches that slide on to the shoulder strap of a shirt.