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The U.S. Army awards their marksmanship qualification badges for a variety of weapons while the U.S. Marine Corps only awards theirs for the service rifle and service pistol. For civilians, the CMP awards the Army Marksmanship Qualification Badges for rifle, small bore rifle, pistol, and small bore pistol as well as its own air rifle badges.
Example of badges and tabs worn on the U.S. Army Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) uniform. Badges of the United States Army are military decorations issued by the United States Department of the Army to soldiers who achieve a variety of qualifications and accomplishments while serving on active and reserve duty in the United States Army.
After World War II many badges were phased out of the United States Armed Forces in favor of more modern military badges which are used today. A unique obsolete badge situation occurred with General of the Air Force Henry H. Arnold , who in 1913 was among the 24 Army pilots to receive the first Military Aviator Badge , an eagle bearing Signal ...
Example of U.S. Army badges on the Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform (worn above the U.S. Army nametape). Military badges of the United States are awards authorized by the United States Armed Forces that signify rating, qualification, or accomplishment in several career fields, and also serve as identification devices for personnel occupying certain assignments.
According to Military.com, the Master Gunner Identification Badge is the first badge recognizing a soldier's achievement of earning the prestigious position of master gunner, a position created nearly 400 years ago. [6] According to a U.S. Army article, the master gunner is the technical and tactical experts for their weapon's platform.
Weapon qualification: earn an "expert" qualification on their assigned weapon, typically an M16/M4; in the case of mortarmen (MOS 11C) expert qualification on the mortar is an additional requirement. Forced foot march : complete a 12-mile foot march, carrying M4 and 35 lb. load + extra gear for a total of up to 70 lbs, within three hours.
Four levels of skill are generally recognized today in American military and civilian shooting circles: unqualified, marksman, sharpshooter, and expert. Marksmanship badges for the three qualified levels are commonly awarded to both civilian and military shooters who attain proficiency in shooting higher than "unqualified".
In the United States Army, soldiers wear insignia to denote membership in a particular area of military specialism and series of functional areas. Army branch insignia is similar to the line officer and staff corps officer devices of the U.S. Navy as well as to the Navy enlisted rating badges. The Medical, Nurse, Dental, Veterinary, Medical ...