Posted on Dec 31, 2020
Can I wear my Airborne and Air-Assault badges while in basic training?
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I am going back to basic training as an E-4, after a few years out of the service. I am Airborne and Air Assault qualified...should I wear (if it's allowed of course) my patches...or should I just try to keep a low profile? What would you do?
Posted 5 y ago
Responses: 338
Fuck no what are you trying to do why don’t you just paint a picture of a Bullseye on your back and say make fun of me or bring attention to me. I don’t know what it was like when you went through basic, but it was dress right dress when I went through basic you want to be a peon you do not want to be the sore thumb. You want to step up help out whatever, fine, don’t think you’re hot shit and going to be the plt guide. Do your time, pass, get to your job pushing papers.
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One of my friends went back to basic wearing a Drill Sargent badge - lots of stories there.
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I don't believe it has been changed since I left the Army 35 years ago, but it was always allowed to wear any permanent insignias, certifications, awards and medals that you were awarded and identified in your personnel record or DD 214.
Insignias earned as an NCO are permanent. These include MP Badge, Drill Instructor, Recruiter, etc.
I knew an SSG, E-6 that got out for 2 years that had earned a Dill badge. He came back as a CPL, E-4 and was allowed to wear his badge while assigned to an OSUT basic training unit for AIT training. The Drill Instructors were not happy about it.
Insignias earned as an NCO are permanent. These include MP Badge, Drill Instructor, Recruiter, etc.
I knew an SSG, E-6 that got out for 2 years that had earned a Dill badge. He came back as a CPL, E-4 and was allowed to wear his badge while assigned to an OSUT basic training unit for AIT training. The Drill Instructors were not happy about it.
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I wouldn't wear them until your halfway through basic training. They will just single you out and make it more miserable for you.
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I never wore ribbons. What for? After 19 months and 1 day, I arrived at Ft.Llewis, put on dress greens and went home on a night flight, so I would go unnoticed. 30 yrs later I read some where that I could get free ribbons and stuff. It took 6 months for them to send them. I looked at them for the first time and left them in the box. My kids will find them when I die; probably toss them. I never stand up, if they ask veterans to stand. This way I don't hear the "Baby killer" taunts from folks that just don't know...
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"QUALIFY For"
Doesn't Mean "DID IT"
So Perhaps It Depends..
Just How Much Balls ya Got?
"QUALIFY For"
Doesn't Mean "DID IT"
So Perhaps It Depends..
Just How Much Balls ya Got?
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of course you can wear any award you have orders for, does not matter if you are in basic again. When I went thr BCT in 1973 we had several viet nam vets who did this dance with a DI that only had a good conduct ribbon and an NDSM, guess who won, th guys with the airborne wings and CIBs
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