V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
"they earned their stripes in Kuwait"
an inverted V-shaped charge
"The sailor proudly displayed his navy uniform, featuring a gold chevron on his sleeve that signified his rank as a chief petty officer."
A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve
"The new uniform features three gold chevrons stitched onto the left shoulder to indicate his rank."
To form or be formed into chevrons
"The marching soldiers turned their shoulders to face each other, forming a perfect chevron across the field."