Will the regular Army allow for the wearing of the MEMS badge?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Emergency_Management_Specialist_Badge
Military Emergency Management Specialist Badge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Military Emergency Management Specialist Badge (MEMS Badge) is awarded by the State Guard Association of the United States (SGAUS) and is authorized for wear by various agencies, notably State Defense Forces. Created in 1998, the program is structured around the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS).[1]
https://sgaus.org/mems/
These are certificate courses and are free through the Fema IS training for anyone to take. You can also transfer the courses over for college credit towards a degree in emergency management. The MEMS Badge is awarded by a panel from SGAUS (retired SMS or Staff Officers). The badge is authorized for wear by the State Defense forces for National Guard or State Guard and can be worn on the ASU or ACU-OCP. These are only authorized thru the state military department and therefore not recognized (yet) by the federal side due to the fact that federal troops are not authorized to be activated for national disasters (Posse Comitatus law of 1878). The state defense forces can be mobilized, specifically the national guard who can be activated federally by the POTUS (from title 32-reserve status to title 10 -active duty). The state guard only activated by state governor. This is the reason for the MEMS BADGE and for someone who has truly gone thru all the training for a MEMS BASIC, you’d be familiar with all this and the authorization of the Badge. I myself have been federal, ARNG-Title 32/title 10 and currently serve in the state guard working towards my senior MEMS. I therefore am authorized to wear the badge on my ASU (due to federal combat service) besides this all Staff of a state defense force (HQ) are AGR (Active Guard Reserves-Title 10) under the state and are able to wear the MEMS badge on there uniforms but these are the only conditions and times you will see the badge on an federal uniform.
SGAUS no longer issues Member ID numbers; for proof of membership when applying to the MEMS Academy, please provide a copy of the electronic receipt you received when you completed your application and/or renewal online. You may contact SGAUS Member Services with any questions by emailing info@sgaus.org.
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