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.
Service stripes are worn centered from seam-to-seam on the outside bottom half of both sleeves. The first stripe is sewn 1/4 inch above the cuff braid at a 30 degree, with the lower end inserted in the front inside seam. The upper end of the stripe is inserted in the back seam of the sleeve on the Army dress blue coat.