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Insignia and badges of the United States Marine Corps are military "badges" issued by the
''Aviation Insignia'' are breast insignia that are issued to Marines who are qualified or designated to perform duties related to operation and support of Marine aircraft.
Officer insignia include the Naval Aviator insignia and Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Officer insignia for pilots and the Naval Flight Officer (NFO) insignia for non-piloting officers. There is also an astronaut version of the aviator and NFO Insignia, known as the Naval Astronaut and Naval Astronaut (NFO), respectively.
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The ''Parachutist Insignia'', also known as "lead sleds" or "lead wings", is awarded to personnel upon successful completion of the Basic Airborne Course at the Army Airborne School. The silver Basic Parachutist Insignia is issued for completion of basic parachutist training, five qualifying jumps. The gold Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia (first authorized for Marines in 1963 and Navy Parachute Riggers in 1941) are issued after five additional qualifying jumps. Graduation of US Navy Parachute Rigger school is no longer mandatory to earn the device.
The ''Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Breast Insignia'', also known as the "Crab", is awarded to personnel who have successfully completed training at the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD),
''Diver Insignia'' are issued to personnel who are qualified divers and is given in several degrees. The first degree of diver insignia is USMC Uniform Regulations, January 21, 2009
In August 2016, the Marine Corps approved a new ''Marine Special Operator Insignia'' for wear by graduates of the five-phase Individual Training Course (ITC).MARSOC TO RECEIVE NEW BREAST INSIGNIA
by OUSMCC, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, marines.mil, dated 22 August 2016, last accessed 12 March 2017 The pin device will first be issued to the next ITC graduating class of critical skills operators. Critical skills operators and special operations officers already in the field will receive their pins later.
Marine Corps ''marksmanship qualification badges'' are suspended beneath a bar reading the type of weapon and qualification received. The badge is also different in appearance, depending on which weapon qualification has been obtained. For a marksmanship qualification badge to be obtained, a service member must obtain a passing score and will receive a qualification level depending on the score obtained. Once a qualification has been obtained, and the marksmanship badge issued, the badge may be worn for the remainder of a military career, or until a different level of qualification (higher or lower) is achieved.
In addition to the standard marksmanship badges, the Marine Corps has numerous ''marksmanship competition badges'' that are authorized for wear on the Marine Corps uniform as permanent awards. These badges are awarded alongside trophies that are present to the top-performing Marines at Marine Corps sponsored marksmanship competitions. The following marksmanship competition badges are authorized for wear on Marine Corps service uniforms and are listed in order of precedence:
* Distinguished International Shooter Badge
* Distinguished Marksman Badge
* Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge
* Lauchheimer Trophy Badge (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
* Marine Corps Rifle Championship Badge (McDougal Trophy)
* Marine Corps Pistol Championship Badge (Walsh Trophy)
* Service level Excellence-In-Competition (EIC) Badges
** National/Interservice/Marine Corps Rifle Competition Badge (Gold)
** National/Interservice/Marine Corps Pistol Competition Badge (Gold)
** National/Interservice/Marine Corps Rifle Competition Badge (Silver)
** National/Interservice/Marine Corps Pistol Competition Badge (Silver)
** National/Interservice/Marine Corps Rifle Competition Badge (Bronze)
** National/Interservice/Marine Corps Pistol Competition Badge (Bronze)
* Inter-Division Rifle Competition Badge
* Inter-Division Pistol Competition Badge
* Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Combat Infantry Trophy Match Badge
* Annual Rifle Squad Combat Practice Competition Badge (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
* Unit level EIC Badges
** Division Rifle Competition Badge (Gold)
** Division Pistol Competition Badge (Gold)
** Division Rifle Competition Badge (Silver)
** Division Pistol Competition Badge (Silver)
** Division Rifle Competition Badge (Bronze)
** Division Pistol Competition Badge (Bronze)
* Rifle Team Match Badges (San Diego, Wharton, Elliott, Wirgman, Lloyd, and Smith Trophies)
* Pistol Team Match Badges (Holcomb, Edson, Shively, and Pacific Trophies)
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File:USMC MP Corrections Badge.png, Marine Corps Military Police Corrections Badge
File:USMC CID badge.jpg, Marine Corps Criminal Investigation Division Agent Badge
File:US Marine Corps Counterintelligence Badge-White.jpg, alt=, Marine Corps Counterintelligence Agent Badge
File:Stripe1.jpg, Service Stripes - earned every 4 years of service
Permanent Marine Corps Uniform Board (PMCUB)
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Insignia and badges of the United States Marine Corps are military "badges" issued by the United States Department of the Navy
The United States Department of the Navy (DoN) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. It was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798, at the urging of Secretary o ...
to Marines who achieve certain qualifications and accomplishments while serving on both active and reserve duty in the United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through c ...
.
As described in Chapters 4 and 5 of Marine Corps Uniform Regulations, "badges" are categorized as ''breast insignia'' (worn immediately above ribbons/medals), ''identification badges'' (usually worn at breast pocket level), and ''marksmanship badges'' (worn immediately below ribbons).
For the purpose of this article, the term "badge" shall be used exclusively to describe ''identification badges'' and '' marksmanship badges'', and the term "insignia" shall be used for other worn accoutrements, according to the language in Marine Corps Uniform Regulations.
The modern-day United States Marine Corps currently maintains the following breast insignia and identification badges:
Breast Insignia
As per Marine Corps Assignment, Classification and Travel Systems Manual (ACTS MANUAL) MCO P1000.6, Marines wear the appropriate breast insignia for qualification or designation in aviation, parachutist, explosive ordnance disposal, and diving. Authorized breast insignia are worn on the left breast of all service and dress coats. They may optionally be worn on khaki shirts when the shirt is the outermost garment, utility coats or maternity work uniform coats. Miniature versions exist for evening dress jackets. When worn alone, it is worn in the same position a single ribbon would be worn. When worn with ribbons, medals, or marksmanship badges, it is positioned above such awards. On combat utility uniform coats with slanted pockets, it is worn above a horizontal line tangent to the highest point of the pocket or "U.S. MARINES" service tape. No more than two USMC-approved breast insignia shall be worn at any one time. When two insignia are worn they are ordered from top to bottom in the following order with separation in between: diver, EOD, parachutist, aviation. A Marine with more than one insignia within the parachutist, EOD and diver groups may only wear the senior insignia of the group. Marines may wear two insignia from the aviation group.Aviation Insignia
''Aviation Insignia'' are breast insignia that are issued to Marines who are qualified or designated to perform duties related to operation and support of Marine aircraft.
Officer insignia include the Naval Aviator insignia and Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Officer insignia for pilots and the Naval Flight Officer (NFO) insignia for non-piloting officers. There is also an astronaut version of the aviator and NFO Insignia, known as the Naval Astronaut and Naval Astronaut (NFO), respectively.
The Marine Aerial Navigator insignia {{Short description, Badge issued to Marine Corps enlisted personnel who complete flight training as a navigator
The Marine Aerial Navigator insignia is a military badge of the United States Marine Corps that is issued to Marine Corps enlisted pe ...
is issued to enlisted personnel qualified to act as navigator
A navigator is the person on board a ship or aircraft responsible for its navigation.Grierson, MikeAviation History—Demise of the Flight Navigator FrancoFlyers.org website, October 14, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2014. The navigator's prima ...
s aboard Marine aircraft; the Naval Aviation Observer insignia is issued to flight support personnel; and the Aircrew insignia and UAS Operator insignia are issued to enlisted personnel designated to operate equipment aboard aircraft.
Parachutist Insignia
The ''Parachutist Insignia'', also known as "lead sleds" or "lead wings", is awarded to personnel upon successful completion of the Basic Airborne Course at the Army Airborne School. The silver Basic Parachutist Insignia is issued for completion of basic parachutist training, five qualifying jumps. The gold Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia (first authorized for Marines in 1963 and Navy Parachute Riggers in 1941) are issued after five additional qualifying jumps. Graduation of US Navy Parachute Rigger school is no longer mandatory to earn the device.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Insignia
The ''Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Breast Insignia'', also known as the "Crab", is awarded to personnel who have successfully completed training at the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD), Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in the western Florida Panhandle, located about southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County.
The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). The 9 ...
, Florida. Personnel are trained to deal with the render-safe and disposal of conventional and unconventional munitions ranging from unserviceable small arms
A firearm is any type of gun designed to be readily carried and used by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see Legal definitions).
The first firearms originated in 10th-century China, when bamboo tubes ...
ammunition, improvised explosive device
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s (IEDs), to chemical
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/biological
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and nuclear
Nuclear may refer to:
Physics
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*Nuclear reactor
*Nuclear weapon
*Nuclear medicine
*Radiation therapy
*Nuclear warfare
Mathematics
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munitions.
Diver Insignia
''Diver Insignia'' are issued to personnel who are qualified divers and is given in several degrees. The first degree of diver insignia is SCUBA
Scuba may refer to:
* Scuba diving
** Scuba set, the equipment used for scuba (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) diving
* Scuba, an in-memory database developed by Facebook
* Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array, either of two in ...
Diver. The remaining insignia are awarded for deep sea dive qualifications and are issued in the degrees of Second Class, First Class, Master Diver, and Diving Medical Technician for medical personnel who have qualified as both divers and medical response personnel to medical emergencies underwater.
Combatant diver insignia is issued to graduates of the Combatant Diver Course, who are typically in the recon community. This badge features a Dräger
Dräger or Draeger may refer to
* Dräger (surname)
* Dräger (company), a German company which makes breathing and protection equipment, gas detection and analysis systems, and noninvasive patient monitoring technologies.
*Mount Draeger
Mount ...
LAR-V rebreather
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and low-profile diving mask
Diving most often refers to:
* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
* Dive (American football), ...
.Marine Special Operator Insignia
In August 2016, the Marine Corps approved a new ''Marine Special Operator Insignia'' for wear by graduates of the five-phase Individual Training Course (ITC).MARSOC TO RECEIVE NEW BREAST INSIGNIAby OUSMCC, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, marines.mil, dated 22 August 2016, last accessed 12 March 2017 The pin device will first be issued to the next ITC graduating class of critical skills operators. Critical skills operators and special operations officers already in the field will receive their pins later.
Marksmanship Badges
Marine Corps ''marksmanship qualification badges'' are suspended beneath a bar reading the type of weapon and qualification received. The badge is also different in appearance, depending on which weapon qualification has been obtained. For a marksmanship qualification badge to be obtained, a service member must obtain a passing score and will receive a qualification level depending on the score obtained. Once a qualification has been obtained, and the marksmanship badge issued, the badge may be worn for the remainder of a military career, or until a different level of qualification (higher or lower) is achieved.
In addition to the standard marksmanship badges, the Marine Corps has numerous ''marksmanship competition badges'' that are authorized for wear on the Marine Corps uniform as permanent awards. These badges are awarded alongside trophies that are present to the top-performing Marines at Marine Corps sponsored marksmanship competitions. The following marksmanship competition badges are authorized for wear on Marine Corps service uniforms and are listed in order of precedence:
* Distinguished International Shooter Badge
* Distinguished Marksman Badge
* Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge
* Lauchheimer Trophy Badge (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
* Marine Corps Rifle Championship Badge (McDougal Trophy)
* Marine Corps Pistol Championship Badge (Walsh Trophy)
* Service level Excellence-In-Competition (EIC) Badges
** National/Interservice/Marine Corps Rifle Competition Badge (Gold)
** National/Interservice/Marine Corps Pistol Competition Badge (Gold)
** National/Interservice/Marine Corps Rifle Competition Badge (Silver)
** National/Interservice/Marine Corps Pistol Competition Badge (Silver)
** National/Interservice/Marine Corps Rifle Competition Badge (Bronze)
** National/Interservice/Marine Corps Pistol Competition Badge (Bronze)
* Inter-Division Rifle Competition Badge
* Inter-Division Pistol Competition Badge
* Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Combat Infantry Trophy Match Badge
* Annual Rifle Squad Combat Practice Competition Badge (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
* Unit level EIC Badges
** Division Rifle Competition Badge (Gold)
** Division Pistol Competition Badge (Gold)
** Division Rifle Competition Badge (Silver)
** Division Pistol Competition Badge (Silver)
** Division Rifle Competition Badge (Bronze)
** Division Pistol Competition Badge (Bronze)
* Rifle Team Match Badges (San Diego, Wharton, Elliott, Wirgman, Lloyd, and Smith Trophies)
* Pistol Team Match Badges (Holcomb, Edson, Shively, and Pacific Trophies)
Identification Badges
Other accoutrements
See also
*Military badges of the United States
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 a ...
* Identification badges of the United States military
Identification badges of the Uniformed Services of the United States are insignia worn by service members conducting special duties, many of which can be awarded as permanent decorations if those duties are performed successfully. There are a few ...
* Obsolete badges of the United States military
Obsolete badges of the United States military are a number of U.S. military insignia which were issued in the 20th and 21st centuries. After World War II many badges were phased out of the United States Armed Forces in favor of more modern milit ...
* List of United States Marine Corps MOS
The United States Marine Corps Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) is a system of categorizing career fields. All enlisted and officer Marines are assigned a four-digit code denoting their primary occupational field and specialty. Additional M ...
References
External links
Permanent Marine Corps Uniform Board (PMCUB)
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