Description
Authorized for qualified personnel in the Army, Army Reserve or National Guard. Approximately 1-1/4" in height, it is a cross pattee with the representation of a target placed on the center and enclosed by a wreath of laurel leaves tied at the bottom with a knot. It has 2 rings at the bottom for attaching a bar naming the weapon with which the recipient qualified. In a silver oxide (pewter type) finish.
The US Army issues marksmanship badges for expert, sharpshooter and marksman qualfiications. Suspended from it are component bars that indicate the specific weapons the soldier is qualfied for. Only three marksmanship badges are authorized for wear at one time, and each may only have up to three component bars.
Component Bars
Bars with the following inscriptions are currently authorized for display on the weapons qualfiication badges:
- Rifle
- Pistol
- AA Artillery
- Auto Rifle
- Machinegun
- Field Artillery
- Tank Weapons
- Flamethrower
- Submachine Gun
- Grenade
- Carbine
- Recoilless Rifle
- Rocket Launcher
- Mortar
- Bayonet
- Small Bore Rifle
- Small Bore Pistol
- Missile
- Aeroweapons