badges of the United States Army

Personnel may wear up to three badges above the ribbons or pocket flap on dress uniforms, or in a similar location for uniforms without pockets. Personnel may only wear one combat or special skill badge from either group 1 or group 2 above the ribbons. Soldiers may wear up to three badges from groups 3 and 4 above the ribbons. One badge from either group 1 or group 2 may be worn with badges from groups 3 and 4 above the ribbons, so long as the total number of badges above the ribbons does not exceed three. Only three badges (from groups 3, 4, or 5) can be worn on the dress uniform pocket flap at one time. This total does not include special skill tab metal replicas. Personnel will wear the driver and mechanic badges only on the wearer's left pocket flap of service and dress uniforms, or in a similar location on uniforms without pockets. Personnel may not attach more than three clasps to the driver and mechanic badges. The driver and mechanic badges are not authorized for wear on utility uniforms. The order of precedence for combat and special skill badges are established only by group. There is no precedence for combat or special skill badges within the same group. For example, personnel who are authorized to wear the Parachutist and Air Assault badges may determine the order of wear between those two badges. The 21st century United States Army issues the following military badges (listed below in order of group precedence) which are worn in conjunction with badges of rank and branch insignia.

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• Illustration — Master Combat Infantryman Badge • Illustration — Master Combat Medical Badge • Illustration — Master Combat Action Badge • Illustration — Combat Infantryman Badge • Illustration — Combat Medical Badge • Illustration — Combat Action Badge

• Illustration — Expert Infantryman Badge • Illustration — Expert Field Medical Badge • Illustration — Expert Soldier Badge

• Illustration — Army Aviator Badge • Illustration — Army Flight Surgeon Badge • Illustration — Army Aviation Badge • Illustration — Army Astronaut Badges (Any Army Aviator, Flight Surgeon, or Aviation Badge with Astronaut Device) • Illustration — Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge* • Illustration — Parachute Rigger Badge*

• Illustration — Parachutist Badge* • Illustration — Pathfinder Badge • Illustration — Air Assault Badge • Illustration — Military Freefall Parachutist Badge* • Illustration — Space Badge** • Illustration — (Non-special operations) Diver badges (SCUBA, salvage diver, etc.) • Illustration — Special Operations Diver Badge • Illustration — Mountaineering Badge • Illustration — Special Forces Tab • Illustration — Ranger Tab • Illustration — Sapper Tab • Illustration — Jungle Tab

• Illustration — Driver and Mechanic Badge • Illustration — President's Hundred Tab • Illustration — Distinguished International Shooter Badge • Illustration — Distinguished Shooter Badges • Illustration — Interservice Competition Badges • Illustration — Excellence-In-Competition Badges • Illustration — Marksmanship Qualification Badges

• Illustration — Army Staff Identification Badge • Illustration — Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Identification Badge • Illustration — Military Horseman Identification Badge • Illustration — Master Gunner Identification Badge • Illustration — Drill Sergeant Identification Badge • Illustration — Instructor Identification Badges • Illustration — Army Recruiter Badges • Illustration — Career Counselor Badge • Illustration — Army Inspector General Identification Badge • Illustration — Military Police Identification Badge • Illustration — Criminal Investigation Division Special Agent Badge • Illustration — Counterintelligence Special Agent Badge • Illustration — Combat Service Identification Badges

• Illustration — Overseas Service Bars • Illustration — Service Stripes

• Illustration — Chief's 50 Marksmanship Badge * • Illustration — Adjutant General's Twenty Combat Badge (MO NG) • Illustration — Army National Guard Recruiter & Retention Badges • Illustration — National Guard Bureau Organizational Badge*

• Mariner Badges * • Illustration — US Army Mariner Badge Basic — — • US Army Mariner Badge Basic — US Army Mariner Badge Senior — US Army Mariner Badge Master In October 2024, Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) Michael Weimer reported that a badge for Army mariners would be instituted. SMA Weimer stated that Soldiers serving on Army watercraft and ships would be eligible for the badge. On 20 March 2025, the badge design was unveiled publicly and it is set to be named the "Mariner Badge." The U.S. Army's Institute of Heraldry has until 19 May 2025 to alter the proposed design. The badge is intended to come in three versions; "basic," "senior," and "master," with the Army only releasing images of the "basic" version of the badge as of 20 March 2025. The basic, senior, and master Mariner Badges will be considered Department of the Army "identification badges" (similar to the Drill Sergeant Identification Badge or Master Gunner Identification Badge) and their wear and precedence will be regulated by AR 600-8-22 and AR 670-1. On March 16, 2025 the Army released message ALARACT 025/2025 about the new badges and on March 24, 2025 Task and Purpose reported that the Institute of Heraldry had released the three designs. On 19 May 2026 soldiers from the 8th Special Troops Battalion, 8th Theater Sustainment Command were awarded their Mariner Badges.