I THINK, if I remember correctly, that American paratroopers authorized to wear other countries' wings get to wear the foreign wings that correspond to the ones they wear over here. In other words, an American major, say, with a US senior parachute rating (just a star above the US jumpwings), which is the second level of US airborne qualification, could wear the corresponding second-level set of foreign wings as a courtesy. I think Fisette was claiming he was entitled to a master parachute rating here, which would mean he should wear the highest German set if he was authorized those.
For those who don't know, the wearing of foreign wings in the US Army is honorary. It doesn't mean you've graduated from the other country's jump school nor made a certain number of foreign jumps; you just have to jump out of their aircraft OR with one of their jumpmasters. Only once, IIRC. I was involved in an exchange jump with the Paraguayans once, and they got to wear our wings after just two exits from a US aircraft. But our guys got their wings, too. This happens a lot; most officers or senior NCOs who serve a tour at Ft Bragg get an opportunity to chase foreign wings. My first BC down there, now an LTG, could wear Panamanian, Thai, German, or Brazilian wings as of 1999. He'd swap them out on his Class A's based on his mood.
All of this is academic, obviously. This Fisette MFer wasn't entitled to any of that.
