Posted on Oct 31, 2014
Why don't officers wear marksmanship badges?
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The day I turned my chevrons in for gold bars I noticed something. All the officers I've ever seen never wore marksmanship badges in dress uniforms. I just assumed they were unauthorized for officers and removed it voluntarily. I honestly never desired to wear the badge (probably because I was only ever a sharpshooter), but I haven't found any documentation specifically preventing officers from wearing them. Do you think officers should wear them?
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because they never even seen the range, too busy in staff meetings or at the O Club.
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No good reason not to. I wore mine for 21 years. All the BS about culture, level of responsibility, etc. is a load of crap. I'm not aware of any collective skill badges so if you're going to wear your bling: jump wings, EIB, Ranger tab, etc. you oughta wear your marksmanship badge, you earned it.
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The only time I wore mine was as a young LT, and the only when it served a specific purpose. For example when I was tasked as the Pay Officer, I had a .45 on my hip and $5,000 in a box. I wore my Pistol Expert badge, just to make sure nobody got any stupid ideas.
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“A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon.” NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
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