Badges of the United States Marine Corps

As per Marine Corps Assignment, Classification and Travel Systems Manual (ACTS MANUAL) MCO P1000.6, Marines wear the appropriate breast insignia for qualification or designation in aviation, parachutist, explosive ordnance disposal, and diving. Authorized breast insignia are worn on the left breast of all service and dress coats. They may optionally be worn on khaki shirts when the shirt is the outermost garment, utility coats or maternity work uniform coats. Miniature versions exist for evening dress jackets. When worn alone, it is worn in the same position a single ribbon would be worn. When worn with ribbons, medals, or marksmanship badges, it is positioned above such awards. On combat utility uniform coats with slanted pockets, it is worn above a horizontal line tangent to the highest point of the pocket or "U.S. MARINES" service tape. No more than two USMC-approved breast insignia shall be worn at any one time. When two insignia are worn they are ordered from top to bottom in the following order with separation in between: diver, EOD, parachutist, aviation. A Marine with more than one insignia within the parachutist, EOD and diver groups may only wear the senior insignia of the group. Marines may wear two insignia from the aviation group. Marine Special Operator Insignia In August 2016, the Marine Corps approved a new Marine Special Operator Insignia for wear by graduates of the five-phase Individual Training Course (ITC). The pin device will first be issued to the next ITC graduating class of critical skills operators. Critical skills operators and special operations officers already in the field will receive their pins later. == Marksmanship Badges ==

Marine Corps marksmanship qualification badges are suspended beneath a bar reading the type of weapon and qualification received. The badge is also different in appearance, depending on which weapon qualification has been obtained. For a marksmanship qualification badge to be obtained, a service member must obtain a passing score and will receive a qualification level depending on the score obtained. Once a qualification has been obtained, and the marksmanship badge issued, the badge may be worn for the remainder of a military career, or until a different level of qualification (higher or lower) is achieved. In addition to the standard marksmanship badges, the Marine Corps has numerous marksmanship competition badges that are authorized for wear on the Marine Corps uniform as permanent awards. These badges are awarded alongside trophies that are present to the top-performing Marines at Marine Corps sponsored marksmanship competitions. The following marksmanship competition badges are authorized for wear on Marine Corps service uniforms and are listed in order of precedence: • Distinguished International Shooter Badge • Distinguished Marksman Badge • Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge • Lauchheimer Trophy Badge (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) • Marine Corps Rifle Championship Badge (McDougal Trophy) • Marine Corps Pistol Championship Badge (Walsh Trophy) • Service level Excellence-In-Competition (EIC) Badges • National/Interservice/Marine Corps Rifle Competition Badge (Gold) • National/Interservice/Marine Corps Pistol Competition Badge (Gold) • National/Interservice/Marine Corps Rifle Competition Badge (Silver) • National/Interservice/Marine Corps Pistol Competition Badge (Silver) • National/Interservice/Marine Corps Rifle Competition Badge (Bronze) • National/Interservice/Marine Corps Pistol Competition Badge (Bronze) • Inter-Division Rifle Competition Badge • Inter-Division Pistol Competition Badge • Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Combat Infantry Trophy Match Badge • Annual Rifle Squad Combat Practice Competition Badge (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) • Unit level EIC Badges • Division Rifle Competition Badge (Gold) • Division Pistol Competition Badge (Gold) • Division Rifle Competition Badge (Silver) • Division Pistol Competition Badge (Silver) • Division Rifle Competition Badge (Bronze) • Division Pistol Competition Badge (Bronze) • Rifle Team Match Badges (San Diego, Wharton, Elliott, Wirgman, Lloyd, and Smith Trophies) • Pistol Team Match Badges (Holcomb, Edson, Shively, and Pacific Trophies) == Identification Badges ==

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