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Some have criticized the Army as having too much "flair" on their uniforms. Other people are upset that certain schools don't constitute a badge or tab. What are your opinions on this? For example why is there no SNIPER or RECON tab? Or why would there be Rigger or EOD badges when they simply signify MOS?
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SP5 Michael Rathbun
Wow, something for the contemporary version of the lot known as "Remington's Raiders". I gotta find me a pewter artist; this could have legs.
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1LT Nick Kidwell
That one's frequently awarded to Staff officers who deployed simply so they could get a right-side patch before retirement and deliberately go places where there's "action" until they rate a CAB.
After that, it's back to the rear with the gear and earning the above-pictured badge.
After that, it's back to the rear with the gear and earning the above-pictured badge.
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It isn't about bling. Some of the Army's most impressive schools don't award a badge. If you're here for the flair, join the USAF and get some for your MOS.<br>
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MSgt (Join to see)
Yes the Air Force gets carried away with ribbons. When I switched from the Corps (1 ribbon) to the AF I immediately had Four and I didn't do anything but sign a paper. But the Army is a close second for bling!
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SGM Erik Marquez
CPT (Join to see) - "Very true. Just think the Urinalysis Program Coordinator and your Unit Movement Officer schools don't give out badges."
I understand the Navy recently tasked the Navel Aviation department with designing a badge for Urinalysis Program Coordinator certified folks.. I believe they "drew" a draft version of it recently for public discussion and review.
I understand the Navy recently tasked the Navel Aviation department with designing a badge for Urinalysis Program Coordinator certified folks.. I believe they "drew" a draft version of it recently for public discussion and review.
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So this topic piqued my interest because I am a Rigger, and my dad was EOD. Where the EOD Badge has basic, senior, and master, Rigger only has one level in the Army. There are FAA Senior/Master Levels but no badge to represent them. They don't simply just represent an MOS, they represent a skill not easily acquired, and a skill that must be maintained. We Riggers go beyond Airborne as a lifestyle, we save lives every time a paratrooper exits the door/ramp/skid/basket, we maintain life with every airdrop resupply we provide. There is a very very very small failure rate and EVERYBODY and their commander gets to see it plastered everywhere. So in the Airborne community we are very high profile individuals. EOD, no different, takes a lot to walk up to an unknown piece of ordinance and figure out how to get the ticking to stop (in a manner of speaking), keeping convoys rolling safely and patrolling soldiers breathing with both legs intact. Badges and Tabs are for those who go BEYOND the norm, beyond mediocrity, beyond their fears and achieve levels others could not. Just my shake on it.
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LTC Stephen C.
SSG (Join to see) I was never an Army rigger, but I still have my FAA Senior Parachute Rigger ticket. I watched a skydiver dump a reserve one day that I had packed and ride it down. Skydivers pack their own main chutes, but an FAA rigger packs the reserve. I knew it was my reserve when he dumped, and it was a good feeling watching him ride my reserve safely to the ground! Airborne!
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