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Current version of the Australian Army's Rising Sun badge, used since 1991. The Rising Sun badge, also known as the General Service Badge or the Australian Army Badge, is the official insignia of the Australian Army, and is mostly worn on the brim of a slouch hat or, less frequently, on the front of a peaked cap for Army personnel filling certain ceremonial appointments.
Pages in category "Australian military insignia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Rising Sun (badge) This page was last ...
The pre-war Australian Army uniform formed the basis of that worn by the First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF), which adopted the broad-brimmed slouch hat and rising sun badge. [10] Peak caps were initially also worn by the infantry, [ 11 ] while light horsemen often wore a distinctive emu plume in their slouch hats. [ 12 ]
The insignia worn by officers in the Australian Army use three symbols which are also used in the insignia of the British Army: The Star , commonly called a pip , is derived from the Star of the Knight Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath .
The Infantry Combat Badge (ICB) is awarded to serving members of the Australian Army for service as an Infantryman in warlike operations. Its equivalent for members operating with an Arms Corps Unit within a warlike area of operations is the Army Combat Badge .
^2 The rank of staff sergeant is being phased out of the Australian Army, as at 2022 there are 10 Staff Sergeants in the Army, all in the Australian Army Reserve according to latest remuneration tribunal figures. ^3 Private Proficient is not an ADF rank, it is a proficiency point for which a higher rate of salary is provided. Private proficient ...
The reverse bears the Rising Sun badge of the Australian Army, flanked by seven campaign honours on small gold-edged scrolls: South Africa, World War I, World War II, Korea, Malaya-Borneo, South Vietnam, and Peacekeeping. The banner is trimmed with gold fringe, has gold and crimson cords and tassels, and is mounted on a pike with the usual ...
Australian campaign medals are listed in order of precedence as defined in references below. Those campaign medals which have been independently issued by Australia to its armed forces are in bold . Second Boer War