A child with AD/HD [ A.D.D. OR ADHD ] is usually described as having a short attention span and as being distractible. In actuality, distractibility and inattentiveness are not synonymous. Distractibility refers to the short attention span and the ease with which some children can be pulled off-task.
Both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps authorizes service stripes to those service members for every four years of service. In cases where a disciplinary infraction has occurred, the service member is not denied a service stripe but simply is authorized the standard red stripe design.
These are red, but if a U.S. Navy chief petty officer has at least 12 consecutive years of good conduct service in the armed forces, the chevrons and rocker may be worn in gold. A U.S. Coast Guard chief petty officer's sleeve insignia is always gold regardless of the conduct of service.