Have you ever seen anyone wearing a Glider badge?

For what it’s worth, the USAFA issues them. (See below)

Flying Team Wings: Approved in October 2012, these wings are worn by members of the Flying Team, a select group of cadets who were selected after arriving at the Air Force Academy with a Private Pilot’s license. A star and wreath are added as cadets progress through the soaring program.

Cadet Flight Wings: Flight wings with star are worn by cadets who have soloed a USAFA glider or a powered aircraft. Wings without star are worn by cadets who have completed at least 10 flights in a USAFA glider but have not soloed.

I worked with a DA civilian in the finance office at Ft Bragg who had been awarded the glider badge. He graduated airborne school the summer’49 and was told that they were holding the last glider class. Anyone in his class that wanted to stay and take the course would be awarded the last glider wings so he did... and wore them on his uniform till he retired. He had it in his shadow box on the wall of his office. The original “double stack” for those of us with airborne and air assault.

Don't see the badge being worn by anyone in this photo?

My grandfather had a glider badge from WWII

My great uncle served in L Co. 325th Glider Infantry, 82nd Abn DIV, Ardennes, Mortar Section, so yes, this is very real and he was Damn proud of his wings too!

Obsolete for most younger troops to understand unless they knew someone prior or researched actual history.

I Have Never Seen One But They Did Exist In WW2 Before They Combined The Glider And Airborne Patches In To One. Watch Saving Private Ryan When They Are Having The Conversation With The Glider Pilot I Believe He Is Wearing One

Yes, the father of one of the troopers in my jump class (1971) retired Army showed up in greens to pin his son's wings on him. He was wearing a Glider Badge. I think I was one of the few that recognized it because my Dad was a WWII paratrooper.

I am now 93 years old and for the past 25 years running a free transition service for Military Engineers

I have seen the glider badge on a uniform once. My Grandfather's. He was in WW2 and had the badge on the only picture of him in uniform I had seen. I asked him about it once and he really didn't reply. I wish I could have had the presence of mind when I was younger to ask again before he passed away.

Who the hell knows what he’s pining on that soldier? He pining something onto his lapel, but I can’t see it and non of you can either. Two of the others have something gold pinned to their lapels, but I have no idea of what it is. What’s the background to this story?