Service pins instead of active pins?

Originally posted by Sister Havana
I think (and Loud, correct me if I am wrong) that she is referring to the pin that looks like this:



as opposed to the service pin:



Naraht is right, the service pin = the active pin. I never had any other pin or badge (and for years never knew there was another one!) until recently.

You're right and I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. I went on the national website and noticed the difference in badges so I sort of assumed (I still have yet to understand the consequences of assuming!) that the service pin was a lower-costing alternative. My mistake!