Posted on Oct 31, 2014
Why don't officers wear marksmanship badges?
762K
5.72K
1.87K
522
522
0
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?
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 764
Naval Officers wear marksmanship ribbons and medals on their dress uniforms. Especially the Seabee CEC Officers. Combat skills in the Seabees is a big part of the culture in the NCF.
(0)
(0)
USMC
Daily greens or standard uniform of the day with standard ribbons, marksman badges are worn. In dress blues with ribbons, yes. With medals, no. This statement from observation of uniform photos and practice.
Daily greens or standard uniform of the day with standard ribbons, marksman badges are worn. In dress blues with ribbons, yes. With medals, no. This statement from observation of uniform photos and practice.
(0)
(0)
As a Marine for 20 years all my officers "DID" wear their badges and if they were not expert they would work their asses off to get one.
(0)
(0)
Yes I think they should. Medals show your accomplishments and any thing that a leader can show to shown to gain the confidence of his personal he should do. If he or she is ashamed of it then it should make that person work on the problem even harder. Set an example and the troops will understand as everyone is not an expert to start with.
Maybe it is as you said yours was only a "marksmanship badge" and they may like you, are not so proud of it. ONLY A GUESS as I do not know.
Maybe it is as you said yours was only a "marksmanship badge" and they may like you, are not so proud of it. ONLY A GUESS as I do not know.
(0)
(0)
Why don't they? Cause they actually use people like us who can do the shooting as they sit their asses in offices and collect bronze stars
(0)
(0)
Good. An officer from the ranks. best kind I think. Good job Captain Gillespie and thanks for being there for us. As for the medal I don't suppose it makes any difference if it's worn or not. It's earned by firing a rifle and officers don't carry rifles so what's the point? I would like to know he qualified with his side arm though.
(0)
(0)
If a marksmanship badge is earned, it should worn. As an enlisted Marine if no badge was worn the first reaction is "Unqualified" so if they want to appear as unqualified, then so be it.
(0)
(0)
In the Marines officers wear their rifle and pistol badges. And those with pizza boxes are looked down on
(0)
(0)
Cause they don’t want the troops to see they need a spec 4 shooting their target in order for the platoon to finally get off the range at 8pm...
(0)
(0)
Read This Next