Why don't officers wear marksmanship badges?

I was a Vietnam Warrant; basic-AIT- Flight School-Vietnam-showdown-medically retired- civilian. Never got to wear my dress uniform, but think I would have wore the skill medals. One note; Just as proud of the “Good Conduct” medal as I am of the air medals. Not many Vietnam OH-6 pilots had one. LOL

Marines do even the ones with low scores. No one I know/knew looked down on that officer, it just what he shoot. No big deal, We don’t all shoot expert. We all don’t qualify high swimmers either. Get over it. Wear your badge or ribbon.

I've seen some wear them, others not. There is nothing in any reg that says they, or anyone, has to wear them or isn't allowed to.
It seems some sort of tradition that nobody knows about anymore, so i'ts become "the way we've always done it." You'll see a lot of various reasons and while one might be true, it's likely to be military urban legend at this point.

OMG, the Army does not make their officers quality on the range each year?? That's terrible :)
The Marine Corps officers do need to requalify each year and they all wear qualification badges.
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I guess Lieutenant Colonel DeWitt didn't get the memo.

Marine corps all ranks wear marksmanship badges; all ranks are also authorized in the Army but it is an unwritten tradition that officers don't wear the marksmanship badge. I think it's a stupid tradition as somebody else said we are all soldiers and all soldiers are required to qualify for marksmanship. Marksmanship skills are important for people in all ranks it doesn't matter in any situation a soldier of any rank or branch might be required to use his or her weapon!

You earned it, wear it proud!

Let's look at it in a simple way. Enlisted are the weapons for the officer. He points and the owner of the weapon fires. Officer's main weapon – sidearm – close range. About the only time, an officer will put the shooting badges on is when he can show that he is “Expert”; usually, I have seen it with previous enlisted. Have you seen an officer with a “toilet seat” on his chest? Pride will not let them when you have a choice or it is cultural.

Sure , why not! I wore mine!

I took great pride in my shooting ability and always wore my expert with pistol and rifle when in service uniform. I was commissioned my entire career and knew other officers that also wore their expert badges. I note that I never saw a commissioned officer or warrant officer wearing a basic marksman badge. I also earned foreign shooting awards (West German), but regulation only authorized them for wear by enlisted soldiers. Excellence in Competition awards on the other hand were authorized.