Clan tags
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Clan Tags or Dog Tags is the identification tags worn by 7th Cavalry personnel. Real life dog tags are usually fabricated from a corrosion-resistant metal or alloy such as aluminum, monel or stainless-steel, although during war-time they have been made from whatever metals were available. In game our tags are represented by a specific set of characters before a members name. Wearing of the tag is required at all times by soldiers in the field. (see General Order Eighteen)
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History
During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, some soldiers pinned paper notes with their name and home address to the backs of their coats. Other soldiers stencilled identification on their knapsacks or scratched it in the soft lead backing of the Army belt buckle. Manufacturers of identification badges recognized a market and began advertising in periodicals. Their pins were usually shaped to suggest a branch of service and engraved with soldier's name and unit. Machine-stamped tags were also made of brass or lead with a hole and usually had (on one side) an eagle or shield and such phrases as "War for the Union" or "Liberty, Union, and Equality." The other side had the soldier's name and unit and sometimes a list of battles in which he had participated.
A New Yorker named John Kennedy wrote to the U.S. Army in 1862, offering to furnish discs for all officers and men in the Federal Army, enclosing a design for the disc. The National Archives now has the letter along with the reply, a summary refusal without explanation.
In the Spanish-American War, soldiers purchased crude stamped identification tags, sometimes with misleading information.
In Game Usage
Amarica's Army 3
The official tag format for AA3 is: -=7Cav=(Rank).(Name)
Setup
To setup clan tags in AA3, you need to sign in your soldier, then go in settings, then go in account, under "Unit Clan Information" you will place your tags. To save the new settings, hit change. The tags should now be displayed properly in game.
Arma 2
The official tag format for Arma 2 is: =7Cav=(Rank).(Name)
Setup
To setup clan tags in Arma 2, create a new "Multilayer Profile" from the game main menu, the name of your new profile should be =7Cav=(Rank).(Name) .
(Ex: =7Cav=PVT.Newbie)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
The official tag format for COD4 is: =7Cav=(Rank).(Name)
Setup
To setup clan tags in COD4, from the main menu, under multilayer options, change the multilayer name to =7Cav=(Rank).(Name)
(Ex: =7Cav=PVT.Newbie)
Call of Duty 5: World at War
The official tag format for COD5 is: [Rank]-7Cav-(Name)
Setup
To setup clan tags in COD5 it is a little more complicated then in other games. First step is to create a a new profile named -7Cav-(name), please note that the length of the (name) will be limited so it might be required to abbreviate the name.
Next step will be to copy your previous player profile, this will allow the new account to retain all your unlocks. The way to do this varies depending on the version of windows running on your system, see below for version specific details.
Windows Vista/7
First you need to setup your system to see hidden files and folders in Vista:
- Click on the Start Menu
- Select Control Panel
- Double-click on the Folder options
- Select the View tab
- Select the option to view hidden files and folders
- Now that you can view hidden files navigate to the following folder: C:\Users\<your Windows username>\AppData\Local\Activision\CoDWaW\players\profiles\(Old profile name)\
From here should be simple,
- Copy the content of this folder
- Navigate to the following folder: C:\Users\<your Windows username>\AppData\Local\Activision\CoDWaW\players\profiles\-7Cav-(Name)\
- Paste the files and folders you have copied from the old profile
- Start COD5, ensure that all unlocks are present
- Under multilayer options, clan tags, enter you rank abbreviation
Windows XP
First you need to setup your system to see hidden files and folders in XP:
- Click "My Computer". At the top of this window click "Tools" then "Folder Options".
- Click the "View" tab, then "Files and Folders" then "Hidden files and folders".
- Now check the one marked "Show hidden files and folders".
- Now Click "Apply" then "Okay" at the bottom of this window.
- Navigate to the following folder: C:\Documents and Settings\<your Windows username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Activision\CoDWaW\players\profiles\(Old profile name)\
From here should be simple,
- Copy the content of this folder
- Navigate to the following folder; C:\Documents and Settings\<your Windows username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Activision\CoDWaW\players\profiles\-7Cav-(Name)\
- Paste the files and folders you have copied from the old profile
- Start COD5, ensure that all unlocks are present
- Under multilayer options, clan tags, enter you rank abbreviation
