National Park Service National Park Service Uniforms Badges and Insignia, 1894-1991

Name tags came into use in 1960. [61] They were not mandatory, though. The 1961 uniform regulations stated, under Name Tags:

A plastic identification tag is authorized to be worn at the discretion of the superintendent. It shall be of plastic, with two pin-through fasteners with spring keepers on the back. The tag itself shall be approximately 3/4" x 3", with dark green background, and white letters. The individual's name should be in letters 1/4" or 3/8" high, and the employee's title (optional) 3/16" high, below the name. The name tag when worn shall be centered over the left breast pocket flap of coat or shirt.

1960-1969 NAME TAG Green laminate plastic

Although not included in the regulations, a version of this green laminate name tag was also issued to park maintenance personnel. This tag was 1-1/4 inches by 3 inches with an arrowhead on the left side. On the right were the words "National Park Service" and "Park Maintenance", with the employee's name in green embossing tape between them.

1960-1974 NAME TAG Used by maintenance personnel Green laminate plastic, name applied with tape

The above tags were worn until 1969, when the style of the ranger name tag was changed to "gold metal plate with cordovan colored block letters; corners rounded." This tag also had the two pin keepers, but now it was to be worn over the right pocket.

1969-1981 NAME TAG

The 1969 uniform regulations specified a uniform, for the first time, for maintenance personnel, along with a new name tag. Although the regulations state that the name tag is to be "Sew-on or iron-on type of white block-lettered names on matching green cloth base for work uniform", photographs and extant examples show that there were two name tags issued. One, worn over top of the right breast pocket of shirts and jackets, was to be of "length and width [1"x 4"] long enough only to provide for first or nickname and last name. Name was embroidered in white script. The second, worn over the left breast pocket, consisted of NATIONAL PARK SERVICE in white block letters. Both tags had a brown border.

1969-present NAME TAG Used by maintenance personnel Enbroidered white letters on dark green gabardine with brown border

In 1981 the name tag was changed to the larger rectangle style used today. It retained the gold finish. In keeping with the Service's goal of trying to assist all visitors, new name tags were issued to sign and foreign language interpreters. These were the same as the standard name tag, only expanded to accommodate the additional lettering. Language interpreter tags had been worn before this, but they were separate from the employee's name tag and usually purchased locally by the park. This was the first time that they were made part of the uniform regulations.

Included with these tags was one for non-uniformed personnel. This consisted of the same gold badge, but it had the NPS arrowhead emblem on the left side. Under the employee's name was NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. This name tag was not to be worn with any uniform, although in the mid-1980s it was worn by rangers in some parks.

1981-present NAME TAGS Ranger Single language interpreter Multiple language interpreter Sign language interpreter 1 Sign language interpreter 2 Non-uniformed personnel Also issued to uniformed personnel in some parks in mid-1980s