▁a ▁dark ▁blue ▁cord ▁inter tw ined ▁as ▁a ▁h ene age ▁kn ot . ▁ ▁Symbol ism ▁– ▁The ▁tor ch ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁symbol ize ▁scholar ship ▁and ▁leadership . ▁The ▁h ene age ▁kn ot ▁is ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁multiple ▁training ▁miss ions . ▁Silver ▁gray ▁and ▁golden ▁yellow ▁are ▁the ▁colors ▁of ▁the ▁Fin ance ▁Corps . ▁Blue ▁and ▁scar let ▁are ▁colors ▁of ▁the ▁Ad j ut ant ▁General ▁Corps . ▁Light ▁blue ▁is ▁the ▁color ▁used ▁to ▁represent ▁Def ense ▁organizations ▁and ▁indicates ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁in ▁training ▁for ▁all ▁military ▁services . ▁ ▁Background ▁– ▁The ▁shoulder ▁sle e ve ▁ins ign ia ▁was ▁originally ▁approved ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Administr ative ▁School s ▁Center ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Administration ▁Center ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 4 ; ▁red es ign ated ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Sold ier ▁Support ▁Center ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 0 ; ▁and ▁author ized ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Sold ier ▁Support ▁Institute ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Dist inct ive ▁unit ▁ins ign ia ▁ ▁Description ▁– ▁A ▁gold - color , ▁metal - and - en am el ▁device ▁ ▁in ▁height ▁overall , ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁green - en am el ▁shield ▁bearing ▁at