Customs service of Latvia

[Latvis]

Uniform and insignia of Customs service of Latvia (2002) -
http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=67244

Uniform and insignia of Customs service of Latvia (1998)-
http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=49001

[Zdzislaw Rudzki]

Hello Latvis
Thanks for links - could you please provide us with rank names translation and information abot insignia colours.
The same applies to correctional service.

[Latvis]

Hello Zdzislaw! I will do it, but I have a little bit time.

[Artis]

Czesc Zdzislaw,

Here you have description of Latvian Customs Service ranks and insignia. But you all, folks promise DON'T LAUGH! Because, when I saw link given by Latvis, I got heart attack. Some clerks want to be a generals. Complete Soviet mindstyle heritage.

1.muitas kaprālis — corporal of Customs Service (CS), one yellow 10 mm lace vertically;

2.muitas seržants — sergeant CS, two yellow 10 mm laces wertically;

3. muitas virsseržantam — master sergeant CS, three yellow 10 mm laces vertically;

4. muitas virsnieka vietnieks — warrant officer CS, one diamond (yellow metal, i.e. copper);

5. muitas leitnants — Second Lieutenant CS, two diamonds (yellow metal, i.e. copper);

6. muitas virsleitnants — First Lieutenant CS, three diamonds (yellow metal, i.e. copper);

7. muitas kapteinis — Captain CS, four diamonds (yellow metal, i.e. copper);

8. muitas majors — Major CS, one octagon star (yellow metal, i.e. copper);

9. muitas pulkvežleitnants — Lieutenant Colonel CS, two octagon stars (yellow metal, i.e. copper);

10. muitas pulkvedis — Colonel CS, three octagon stars (yellow metal, i.e. copper);

11. muitas ģenerālis — General CS, Customs Coat Of Arms embodied in oakleaf wreath (yellow metal, i.e. copper);.

Color of rank insignia shoulder board is the same as dress uniform - emerald color. In official description emerald is taken for blue... Let it be.

That's it. No, no I will keep off to translate Correctional Service ranks/insignia description.

Na razie,
Artis, Lotwa

[Zdzislaw Rudzki]

Czesc Artis

Would you be so kind and give us names for the ranks given on
http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=49001
we are not able to read that small lettering there.

Na razie
Zdzislaw

[Latvis]

Sveiks Arti!
Arti, ir diezgan pagrūti iztulkot pareizi tās muitas pakāpes, kuras bija līdz 98 gadam, un vēl, tajā pašā saitā www.likumi.lv ir 91.gada muitas formas apraksts, bet bez zīmējumiem. Varbūt Tev kas ir kautkāda informācija?

[Artis]

Ja, labi, es noteikti paskatisos un to izdarisu, varbut pat sovakar (tagad man ir 7.28 no rita).

Diemzel, par "vecas" muitas formam man neka nav, jo tas nav mans "laucins", par NBS formam gan man sis tas ir, jo kad vel biju Riga, tad darbojos AM Heraldikas un simbolikas komisija, un daudzas, daudzas lietas "gaja" caur manam rokam.

Ar sveicieniem,
Artis

[Latvis]

Skaidrs Arti, bet kur tad patreiz atrodies?
Bet, kas attiecas uz heraldiku, formas tērpiem u.t.t., tā lieta mani ļoti interesē, tieši par Latviju, visos laikos. Varbūt kautko vari atmeilot? t_tomass@inbox.lv , un vai Tev nav pieejams patreizējais tirdzniecības flotes apraksts. Kauns atzīties, ka to prasu, jo pats esmu kuģu mehāniķis un arī forma man ir, bet neko īpaši vairāk kā par savu formas tērpu pastāstīt nevaru, un arī papīrus navaru dabūt. Mēģināju vairākās vietās.

Tālis.

[Artis]

Sveiks Tali,
Esmu ASV (pagaidam), e-pastu nesutisu, jo manam datoram ir uzbrucis "tarps" (worm), kas rada problemas e-pasta sanemejiem no manas kastites. Ceru driz atrisinasies si problema.
Diemzel ari man nav nekas par Latvijas Tirdzniecibas Floti, bet varu ieteikt pameklet interneta resursu, tiem, kas dod tiesibas valkat so formasterpu, vai (sarezgitak) Rigas Kugniecibas un vestures muzeja.

Artis

[Erskine Calderon]

Guys,

Could you either repost in English what you have posted in Latvian(?) or use private messages? I don't speak that language and am interested in what might have been said, if it was pertaining to the public subjects.

Erskine

[Zdzislaw Rudzki]

Hi Erskine
Full support from my side

I wonder if I should delete those posts .......

Zdzislaw

[Erskine Calderon]

Perhaps you should wait to see if they get translated.

[Artis]

Dear friends,

That's our fault, and I regret it. The topic above (in Latvian) was "about Latvian Merchant Fleet (Latvijas Tirdzniecibas Flote) uniforms and insignias, detailed description and history. Because I am military, those things are unfamiliar to me, and I cannot be much helpful. Instead my expirience in Latvian MoD Commitee of Heraldy and Symbolics, can explain some questions about novaday's Latvian Military uniforms, patches, insignias."

That was free interpretation from Latvian. Thank you for understanding. To prevent further confusions, I suggest delete previous posts in Latvian.

Artis

[Artis]

Unfortunately, I can't attach .doc attachment, but Customs Service stuff is translated.

Artis

[Latvis]

Dear Sirs! I agree with Artis, but I did not used private message, because it does not worked for Artis. Please check it.