Posted on Feb 9, 2020
Is someone able to confirm that the Norwegian Foot March has been cancelled/is being investigated by DoD for fraud?
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Just a rumor I’ve been hearing in my battalion that it no longer exists, the badge has been banned by the DoD, due to minors being charged or something? If anyone has any more information that would be helpful. I can’t find news articles anywhere about it. Thanks.
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First place I would check is:
https://www.usi.edu/outreach/rotc/norwegian-foot-march/
As far as cancellation goes, I would then check the following with a follow up to the link above:
https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/armyrotc/norwegian-ruck-march
I think that someone has been jerking your leg about it being banned in the way that you describe.
https://www.usi.edu/outreach/rotc/norwegian-foot-march/
As far as cancellation goes, I would then check the following with a follow up to the link above:
https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/armyrotc/norwegian-ruck-march
I think that someone has been jerking your leg about it being banned in the way that you describe.
SGT Robert Pryor
SSG Robert Webster I see the more things change, the more they stay the same. The only difference being that 50 years ago we didn't have the Internet to check out rumors.
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Interesting, thank you for the share SSG Robert Webster . Maybe the Purdue explanation is what they meant.
SSG Robert Webster
Cadet SGT Ali Burianek - Good luck if you are able to participate in a sanctioned event. If you do, I hope that you pass the event and let us know.
As of the Nov 18, 2019 update of appendix D of AR 600-8-22, the "Norwegian Foot-March Skill Insignia (also known as the Road March Badge) Norwegian" was still listed as an authorized foreign badge for wear on US Army dress uniforms.
Personally, I tend to take rumors with a grain of salt, especially ones that don't really make any sense - "due to minors being charged" (wtf does that even mean?). I would err on the side of this just being rumors until you see a black and white change in the regulation. That's not to say that the one specific event won't get cancelled or have the badges revoked from one event due to something shady, but I doubt they would ban the whole award DoD-wide.
https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/Foreign%20Award%20Info
Personally, I tend to take rumors with a grain of salt, especially ones that don't really make any sense - "due to minors being charged" (wtf does that even mean?). I would err on the side of this just being rumors until you see a black and white change in the regulation. That's not to say that the one specific event won't get cancelled or have the badges revoked from one event due to something shady, but I doubt they would ban the whole award DoD-wide.
https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/Foreign%20Award%20Info
SSG Robert Webster
CPT (Join to see) Thank you for the response.
I find it interesting that one of the earlier responses to this thread appears to have been deleted.
I find it interesting that one of the earlier responses to this thread appears to have been deleted.
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