User blog comment:Hander66/Pistol visual glitch or bug?/@comment-25302371-20150103011700/@comment-25461088-20150103021529

No, the OTHER armband on your left arm (I would prefer it to be the right arm but they don't have a Lefty mode) indicates your class. Medic's band glows blue and the Heavy's arm has a bunch of plating on it. Assault's arm has nothing special.