Can I wear my Airborne and Air-Assault badges while in basic training?

I'm just trying to figure how one ends up an airborne or airassault badge if they haven't finished basic training.

You could play it one of two ways. Your authorized to wear them because you earned them. Wear them from the jump. Or show up at graduation in your dress uniform with all your awards and badges and shock your class. Your call. Your Drill Sergeants are going to already know your prior service when you get there

They are going to know, as they will have your records. As long as you are squared away, proper airborne bearing, and not trying to be insulting with them, then yes absolutely wear them. But also make sure that they are worn correctly...spacing, location etc.

Just wear them since you've earned. You already draw attention as an E4/SPC. Lead from the front. Everyone in your platoon will get a chance to lead. Others will sponge off your experience, that would be part of your leadership while interacting with those recruits.

Keep your head down and cruze through as quite as possible. Chances are they will use you experience as needed and the staff will know who and what you are. The rank alone will get ya enough attention.

Unless something has changed in a significant way, if you've earned jump wings or bullwinkle wings, per AR 670-1, you're entitled to wear them. The question is - just how much attention do you want to attract. You will likely stand out to a point anyway as you'll have a tighter shot group than the others, figuratively speaking. I'd say don't wear them during basic to keep a lower profile but do wear them at AIT.

As you should already know, in basic training no matter how right it is, it will never be right, that's just the nature of the beast. With your chest candy going into that environment you are going to be sought out for answers and right answers. Man, brother.... as an SGM and you gave the wrong guidance, stay off my grass is all I have to say. (humor attempt). By all means though, without getting in the weeds of the new revised AR 670-1, you earned them, you can wear them. I am not aware of any exceptions to basic training. I would make sure before you put that target on your back.

Are you being required to go back through basic training even with prior service? At any rate, I would ask the commander or 1SG their opinions. They will have your records anyway and know all your qualifications.

I agree unless you are Roger Ramjet and still smoke the PT, I would be doing the lead by example and mentand help the kids.

Many of my colleagues were AB, AA, Ranger BN amongst other fields. The thought process is to stay “sterile” with your uniform while in “the field” which is most of BCT. Many are about simply wearing a combat patch “if applicable” and proudly wear everything on graduation day. The instructors and cadre already know you are prior service- but you do you! Good Luck; again!