Can people who are not a 74D wear the CBRN patch?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 07:57:31 -0400

I am the CBRN NCOIC for my CBRN locker at my unit, but i am not a 74D. I just did the 2 week CBRN defense course, am i authorized to wear the CBRN patch while doing CBRN training?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 27 at 2019 10:11 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:11:57 -0400

I can't find anything stating that you can't wear it in regards to your particular case. That being said, if you are in fact authorized to wear it due to being the CBRN NCOIC, then per AR 670-1 and DA PAM 670-1:

Brassards are worn as ID to designate personnel who are required to perform a special task or to deal
with the public. Brassards are authorized for wear only while actively engaged in the duty associated with the brassard and identification of personnel is required, such as field operations and event response. Brassards are not intended for wear while performing daily or routine job related activities. For example, a member of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team would wear the EOD brassard while actively conducting disposal operations in an environment where non-EOD personnel are present and identification of EOD personnel is necessary; the brassard is not worn while conducting staff
activities, routine maintenance and preparations, or while in an on-call or stand-by status

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Mar 27 at 2019 10:21 AM

SSG Carlos Madden — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:21:31 -0400

I'd check out this discussion too:
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-the-regulations-on-the-wearing-of-the-cbrn-patch

What are the regulations on the wearing of the CBRN patch? | RallyPoint

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 27 at 2019 1:02 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:02:08 -0400

No, and you'll save some ridicule not wearing one.
The answer is in the message when it was originally approved.
ALARACT 195/2008: "THE SUBDUED CBRN INSIGNIA IS WORN WITH UTILITY UNIFORMS BY CMF 74/BRANCH 74 PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN CBRN OPERATIONS DOMESTIC AND IN THE FIELD WHEN AUTHORIZED BY THE LOCAL COMMANDER."
A CBRN operations domestic example would be a 74D WMD CST member. In the field example would be in an operations center to rapidly identify the CBRN personnel (as if most folks wouldn't know who was who without a brassard).
The CBRN brassard is a joke among many CBRN NCOs, who will give the side eye to a 74D wearing one, much less anyone else.

Response by SGT Charles Bartell made Mar 27 at 2019 7:42 PM

SGT Charles Bartell — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 19:42:29 -0400

Not busting on you, But you should check with your Schools NCO about the Two week wonder corse's that are tought evry now and then. Or the Chem and bio Casualty course. I think it is still tought at FORT MEAD.

Response by SPC Casey Ashfield made Mar 27 at 2019 8:06 PM

SPC Casey Ashfield — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 20:06:59 -0400

Commander discretion. I certainly never ran into any company CBRN NCO who was allowed the patch unless they were that MOS, even as a secondary MOS.

Response by SGM (R) Antonio Brown made Mar 28 at 2019 9:12 PM

SGM (R) Antonio Brown — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 21:12:30 -0400

No.