The Army Staff Identification Badge is an identification badge awarded by the Chief of Staff of the Army to officers, warrant officers, and enlisted soldiers assigned to authorized positions at Headquarters,

Department of the Army The United States Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the United States Department of Defense. The DA is the federal government agency within which the United States Army (U.S.) is organized. It is led ...

.DA Memo 672-1, Eligibility criteria for wear and permanent issue

History

General

Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American general who served as a top commander during World War II and the Korean War, achieving the rank of General of the Army (United States), General of the Army. He served with dis ...

first proposed an Army General Staff Badge in 1931, but it was not until 1933 that the War Department authorized it. The badge has remained unchanged in appearance since it was first created, but the name was changed in 1982 from the ''Army General Staff Identification Badge'' to the ''Army Staff Identification Badge'', and the eligibility criteria have evolved. On a United States Army uniform, the Army Staff Identification Badge is worn centered on the right breast pocket; however, per ALARACT 203/2010 wear of the Army Staff Identification Badge is authorized on the left breast pocket when worn in conjunction with a deployment CSIB ( Combat Service Identification Badge) Army Regulation 670-1, Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia
/ref> A similar Army Staff Lapel Pin is authorized for civilian employees of the Department of the Army, regardless of grade, who fill an eligible position in an HQDA agency for no less than one year.

References

{{Authority control Awards established in 1933 Awards and decorations of the United States Army United States military badges