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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I noticed that one officer who made a lengthy “logic” explanation about the US Army Marksmanship badges being absent from most Officer uniforms, is depicted wearing a Foreign award over his right breast uniform pocket. That folks, is the German Sports Badge. The fifth requirement among the seven is Marksmanship. To earn the gold badge, you must demonstrate EXPERT MARKSMANSHIP PROFICIENCY.
I guess the US Army Marksmanship badge is either not cool enough, or someone couldn’t shoot expert.
I guess the US Army Marksmanship badge is either not cool enough, or someone couldn’t shoot expert.
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My experience as a small arms instructor and range safety officer is that most of the officers could not hit the broadside of a barn.
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I had one when I spent two years in the Army and then when I went back to the Air Force I prequalified on the M16. My stepson who is in the Air Force used to be E7 and is now a Captain wears his. I'm not sure on the regulation regarding but believe it's an individual thing.
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They’re more of a post-war peacetime Army award and I’m indifferent to them on officers uniforms
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There is an obvious difference between the Army and the Marines and the Navy. I am not sure what it is or why in the Navy we wear our Medals and Ribbons more but that is what happens from E-1 to CNO. If we earn it we wear it.
As CW3 Harvey K. stated, in the Marines everyone is a rifleman. Therefore everyone is going to wear his/her qualification badges.
As CW3 Harvey K. stated, in the Marines everyone is a rifleman. Therefore everyone is going to wear his/her qualification badges.
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I can't speak to other branches, but the only officer I have known who had actually received the Expert Ribbons for rifle and pistol proudly wore them both. He retired as a Rear Admiral. They are not separate from the ribbon rack as in the Army.
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