Badges of the United States Army

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Contents 1 Group 1 - Infantry and other Combatant 2 Group 2 - Medical 3 Group 3 - Aviation and EOD 4 Group 4 - Air Operations 5 Group 5 - Diving and other special skills 6 Marksmanship Badges and Tabs 7 Identification Tabs 8 Sleeve Bars and Stripes 9 Identification Badges 10 Official links 11 See also

Badges of the United States Army are military decorations of the U.S. Army which are displayed on Army uniforms to denote a variety of qualifications and accomplishments to military service members. Most U.S. Army badges are considered "inter-service" meaning that regulations permit their display and wear on uniforms of other branches of the United States armed forces, should a service member reenlist or become an officer in a different service of the miltiary.

AR 670-1 states that soldiers may wear only one badge each from Groups 1, 2, and 3, three from Group 4, and two from Group 5. These badges are worn in order of precedence (Group 1 the highest). Marksmanship badges are worn after any special skill badge. And only a total of five badges are authorized for wear at one time. This does not include sleeve markings, shoulder tabs (sew on versions; metal versions count as Group 4 and worn only on Army Dress Blue), or identification badges.

The 21st century United States Army issues the following military badges (listed below in order of group precedence) which are worn in conjunction with badges of rank and branch insignia.

[edit] Official links

• Army Regulation 670-1: Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia (PDF file)
• Army Regulation 600-8-22: Military Awards (PDF file)

[edit] See also

• Military badges of the United States
• Obsolete badges of the United States military