Should an Officer wear a Driver's Badge that was earned while he was Enlisted?

I'm retired Navy, what is a Driver's Badge? No equivalent insignia in the nav. Is there also a walk and chew gum badge?

I think it is to any officer's advantage to show he/she had prior enlisted service. It says "I have experiential understanding of what you are going through. "

When I was a USMC NCO, I observed that ALL Marines of ALL ranks wore their individual marksmanship badges/medals (whatever). I considered this pretty normal until I was commissioned in the US Army and learned officers don't normally wear their weapons qual badges because of the some lame excuse that all are supposedly experts. Personal opinion and observation showed me it was more like many couldn't qualify with a service rifle or pistol if their life depended on it and so if they couldn't wear the 'expert' badge, they wouldn't wear anything at all. Personally, I think that's pretty lame.
Now, if I had a 'drivers' badge, I don't think I would wear it as an officer. Something about me being reminded not to drive any of my vehicles as a young 2LT because 1) If the Army wanted me to drive a jeep, they wouldn't have issued me a driver with it and 2) if I was driving one of my tanks or M113's (Cavalry Plt), then I wasn't 'leading' my Platoon. All that's subjective and personal opinion, but I don't think I'd ask another officer to remove any permanent award they'd earned regardless of what rank they'd earned it from.

I wore my crewmember wings until I graduated Flight Nurse School, then I was allowed to wear either, but not both. I wore the Flight Nurse Wings.

Badges and awards are based on the individual and not rank. In OCS and WOCS (yes, I was both commissioned and warrant) not only were we encouraged to wear our enlisted awards, the cadre required it. Most sergeants are savvy enough to recognize that officers with enlisted awards worn were likely more experienced and made better decisions.

As someone who has walked both sides of the fence, I can see this issue from both perspectives. Some may feel the officer is “showing off”, some may feel Officers are expected to be proficient in many fields, some may see it as the officer having worked hard to get to where they are. That said, it is the Officer that has to reckon with who they are are what they put on their uniform. You earned it, wear it with pride. Be proud of what was accomplished. In some ways its like saying should an officer wear an Army Commendation medal that was earned when they were an E-4? Yes!

If he earned it then yes. Never not wear something that you earned.

Back in the day (1979-1992), I became a "Maverick;" went from E7, 91C40 to 2LT & elected VSI as a MAJ, 91B5F5K. It appeared to me that weapons qualification & others were not being worn by officers. However, I proudly wore my EFMB & my Master Instructor Badge. MAJ.

It is an earned award and should Displayed however upper chain of Command Allows Officers to not ware some awards. Last I Knew AR 670-1 required all Soldiers to wear all Earned awards.

I think you need to do some research into what it takes to get that badge before you say -- and I say this with respect -- inane shit like 'it's nothing to write home about'. Non-SF divers aren't SFs, but they go through THE SAME exact dive training. Which means some tens of hours of people with rebreathers trying to DROWN YOU OUT. Watch some youtube vids on 'drown-proofing' and then tell me if you still think it's nothing to write home about.