{"id":14570,"date":"2022-01-01T17:15:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T17:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/01\/01\/this-navy-officers-name-tag-invention-is-now-available-for-purchase\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:05:44","slug":"this-navy-officers-name-tag-invention-is-now-available-for-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/01\/01\/this-navy-officers-name-tag-invention-is-now-available-for-purchase\/","title":{"rendered":"This Navy officer\u2019s name tag invention is now available for purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Years ago, Navy Lt. Mitchell Kempisty saw a problem that needed fixing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Namely, the name tag on his coveralls kept wrinkling and curling during the rigors of warship life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey just look really bad,\u201d he said this spring. \u201cPeople just walk around looking disheveled with that nametag. It\u2019s the first thing you notice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, he set about creating and then patenting a simple invention to fix this \u201cunsat\u201d look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now, Kempisty has teamed with one of the nation\u2019s biggest military insignia companies to bring his invention to other service members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kempisty\u2019s basic concept is simple: a backing board attached to the back of the nametag that has its own Velcro to attach to the uniform, keeping the nametag straight and true in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\t