Posted on Jun 10, 2014
What are some "unauthorized" badges that you have earned or heard of?
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So I was talking with a few associates the other day and we were talking about the diffrent unauthorized badges,tabs ect that we've seen or heard of.
Myself personally I have earned one that is authorized, but not authorized by active duty Army. When I graduated Mountain Warfare School I earned the "Rams Head" badge. Mostly New England Army National Guard approves of the badge currently.
If possible add a picture of what you've got personally.
Myself personally I have earned one that is authorized, but not authorized by active duty Army. When I graduated Mountain Warfare School I earned the "Rams Head" badge. Mostly New England Army National Guard approves of the badge currently.
If possible add a picture of what you've got personally.
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When I was a 2LT/1LT assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry in Germany, we were assigned to provide security for Pershing sites and field locations of the 56th Field Artillery Brigade (Pershing).
Members of that unit (including the Infantrymen) could be awarded "Pershing Professional Badges", which could be worn only while actually assigned to the unit. They came in different levels, Copper, Silver, Bronze and Gold, and they also had a cloth subdued version for combat uniforms. I was awarded the Bronze, Copper and Silver awards. As I recall, to get the Gold, you had to be a member of a firing crews that actually launched a missile during testing/qualification tests.
We called them the "Pocket Rocket", as they were worn on the pocket of the uniform blouse/jacket.
When I was a 2LT/1LT assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry in Germany, we were assigned to provide security for Pershing sites and field locations of the 56th Field Artillery Brigade (Pershing).
Members of that unit (including the Infantrymen) could be awarded "Pershing Professional Badges", which could be worn only while actually assigned to the unit. They came in different levels, Copper, Silver, Bronze and Gold, and they also had a cloth subdued version for combat uniforms. I was awarded the Bronze, Copper and Silver awards. As I recall, to get the Gold, you had to be a member of a firing crews that actually launched a missile during testing/qualification tests.
We called them the "Pocket Rocket", as they were worn on the pocket of the uniform blouse/jacket.
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I am also proud owner of the goat's head. It is a National Guard award and as such it is not worn while on active duty. That said, it is a great course and I can't say enough about the instructors. I typically wear other badges as 5 is the max, but I was honored to have been in the 86th Brigade and to earn the Princess Leah.
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I will have to agree that the instructors are some of the most knowledgable subject matter experts in their field. I feel that their should be a skill badge for AD, I've talked to many people who have been through airborne, air assault and mtn warfare school and said that by far physically and mentally mtn warfare was by far the hardest of the three.
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I agree it should be an AD award. I can't say I enjoyed sling load testing day at AAS but by far, the Expert Field Medical Badge was the toughest for me personally.
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I have been through both phases of this school. It was a blast both times. I would recommend going if you get the chance.
In 2009 ATRRS took over the school. At that time the badge should have been authorized army wide, not sure why it wasn't. The school has been around since 1983 owned by the VTARNG. It turned into the "Armys Mountain Warfare School" in 2003 I believe.
Here is a link to there new (since 2009) Fort Benning page. http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/amws/
In 2009 ATRRS took over the school. At that time the badge should have been authorized army wide, not sure why it wasn't. The school has been around since 1983 owned by the VTARNG. It turned into the "Armys Mountain Warfare School" in 2003 I believe.
Here is a link to there new (since 2009) Fort Benning page. http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/amws/
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