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As described in Chapters 4 and 5 of Marine Corps Uniform Regulations, [1] "badges" are categorized as breast insignia (worn immediately above ribbons/medals), [2] identification badges (usually worn at breast pocket level), [3] and marksmanship badges (worn immediately below ribbons). [4]
After World War II many badges were phased out of the United States Armed Forces in favor of more modern military badges which are used today. A unique obsolete badge situation occurred with General of the Air Force Henry H. Arnold , who in 1913 was among the 24 Army pilots to receive the first Military Aviator Badge , an eagle bearing Signal ...
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The original Army Parachutist Badge was designed in 1941 by Captain (later Lieutenant General) William P. Yarborough and approved by the Department of War in March of that year. The Parachutist Badge replaced the "Parachutist Patch" which had previously been worn as a large patch on the side of a paratrooper's garrison cap.
One badge from either group 1 or group 2 may be worn with badges from groups 3 and 4 above the ribbons, so long as the total number of badges above the ribbons does not exceed three. Only three badges (from groups 3, 4, or 5) can be worn on the dress uniform pocket flap at one time. This total does not include special skill tab metal replicas.
Updates on the design, adding a Master Military Freefall Parachutist Badge, were submitted by General Wayne A. Downing of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and James Phillips of the Special Forces Association. The badges were approved for wear by U.S. Army soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) on 1 October 1994.
These badges are onetime decorations and may be worn on U.S. Armed Forces' service uniforms for the remainder of an individual's career. These badges may be worn simultaneously with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps marksmanship qualification badges as well as other authorized marksmanship competition badges not to exceed a total of three badges.
Colonel Verne Green, commander of the 10th Special Forces Group-A, embraced the idea. He had a special coin struck with the unit's badge and motto in 1969. Until the 1980s, his unit was the only unit with an active challenge coin tradition. [17] [18] [19]