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Removed reference to 300-point system for Marine Corps rifle qualifications, it is now based on a 65-point "hit or miss" system. Added point ranges for particular qualifications. Added information on competition badges for Marine Corps uniforms. Marine competition badges may be good fodder for a future article.
Reference for competition badges: http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/mcub/library/MCUR/URCH5.htm#ur5500 .
---Uhlek 10JUN05
Where does the shape of the Weapons Qualification Badge come from? Was the original version an award for shooting down imperial German aircraft? -- 62.104.218.83 18:42, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
The Marines Corps has now gone back to the 250 pt scoring system. The 65 pt system is no longer used. Bunns USMC 10:27, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
Oops, my mistake, I didn't realize we stopped the KD Course. But multiple badges for marksmanship awards? Sounds like an Army thing, cause I've never seen it.
As for the shape of the badge, I don't recall where it came from, but if you are interested in the shape, look up Iron Cross, a German award.
-- Pancho-Villa "A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are built for." -John A. Shedd 15:05, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
I have seen expert,sharpshooter and marksman bars for the US Army badges - are these 2nd or 3rd time qualification bars - they are not listed in wikipedia.
In the US Army earning a marksman badge is considered acceptable in Basic Training but once a servicemember gets to her/his assigned unit, at least infantry and MP (my two MOSs) a marksman badge is seen as substandard. It shows that the individual is not interested in improving their skills at marksmanship which in turn lowers their skill to fight which in turn lowers their unit's success. Sharpshooter has always been (in my 8 years in) to be the standard while almost everyone strives to achieve expert. I really think this should be included in the wiki page covering this topic.
With regard to the above, the US Army has only three badges, and you can qualify on a number of weapons and earn bars under the three badges. For example, a soldier can earn expert in rifle and grenade, sharpshooter in automatic rifle, and marksman in pistol and MK-19 (grenade launcher). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lionspoint ( talk • contribs) 00:53, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
It appears this was only created with current references. My father was rated "expert with M-1" circa 1943. No mention of the US Army ratings history. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. Dale ( talk • contribs) 17:44, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
Correction to Qualifications Bars list
The list of Qualification Bars shown under the Army Qualification Badges information appears to contain a typo. The "TD 57 mm" appears to be incorrect. To my knowledge there was no 57mm anti-tank weapon. There was a 37mm weapon. (Refer to TOE for Tank Destoyer Battalion) I have seen bars referencing this weapon as follows:
"TD 37 mm" "37 mm Anti Tank" "Anti Tank"
According to my father, a Company CO in 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion during WWII, the Qualification Bar for the 37mm weapon read "Small Bore". This was not to be confused with "small bore rifle" as there was no such bar at that time. The 37mm was considered a small bore as anti tank weapons went. To quote: "...firing a 37mm at a tank was like throwing a peanut at an elephant..." apparently indicating this weapon was ineffective against tanks. It was used with some success for firing at pillboxes, houses, and lightly (or non-) armored vehicles. It had a reputation for being accurate, portable and reliable. My dad's expert badge is sterling silver and has 6 bars including "Small Bore". He would have first qualified in 1939-1940.
Stan Wagenals ( talk) 23:05, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
Does anyone have information on when the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Silver and Gold Elementary Excellence-in-Competition (EIC) Badges and Gold EIC Badges stopped being awarded? I have found Air Force Instructions (AFI) on the EIC program dating back to 1997 and none of them mention these badges. However, the National Air and Space Museum website has some Silver Elementary Rifle EIC Badges, Gold Elementary Rifle EIC Badges, Gold Rifle EIC Badges, Silver Elementary Pistol EIC Badges, Gold Elementary Pistol EIC Badges, and Gold Pistol EIC Badges; which were provided by the Air Force Personnel Center. This tells me that these badges were once awarded to USAF competition shooters. I just can't find any documentation discussing when these badges stopped being awarded to Airman (current AFI on EIC Program: AFI34-143). -- McChizzle ( talk) 21:27, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
Expert, Sharpshooter, Marksman......all good but the order they are listed makes this seem like Expert is the lesser award. There appears to be no indication of which order these are awarded in. Can someone clarify and edit accordingly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.208.193.12 ( talk) 14:03, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
Have heard the Marksman grade called the ‘bolo’ badge; seems to be disparaging. On the other hand, have seen ‘bolo’ used to just describe the badge, regardless of grade, no disparagement meant ( I think). Where does this term come from? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C7:E284:CF00:A056:C912:67FA:6FAD ( talk) 02:10, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
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I couldn't help but notice that this page tries to muddy the waters mixing the NRA badges as much as possible with the official US marksmanship badges. The NRA does not belong on the page anymore than a D.A.R.E. pin is a certificate for drug fighting from the US Marshal's. It's definitely a bit of corporate astroturfing in this article and should probably be fixed. I'm just lazy because it means a huge amount of rewriting. Nothing the NRA gives is an actual US marksmanship badge, it's a badge from the NRA and should be on the NRA's page. 65.29.77.61 ( talk) 21:55, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
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Removed reference to 300-point system for Marine Corps rifle qualifications, it is now based on a 65-point "hit or miss" system. Added point ranges for particular qualifications. Added information on competition badges for Marine Corps uniforms. Marine competition badges may be good fodder for a future article.
Reference for competition badges: http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/mcub/library/MCUR/URCH5.htm#ur5500 .
---Uhlek 10JUN05
Where does the shape of the Weapons Qualification Badge come from? Was the original version an award for shooting down imperial German aircraft? -- 62.104.218.83 18:42, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
The Marines Corps has now gone back to the 250 pt scoring system. The 65 pt system is no longer used. Bunns USMC 10:27, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
Oops, my mistake, I didn't realize we stopped the KD Course. But multiple badges for marksmanship awards? Sounds like an Army thing, cause I've never seen it.
As for the shape of the badge, I don't recall where it came from, but if you are interested in the shape, look up Iron Cross, a German award.
-- Pancho-Villa "A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are built for." -John A. Shedd 15:05, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
I have seen expert,sharpshooter and marksman bars for the US Army badges - are these 2nd or 3rd time qualification bars - they are not listed in wikipedia.
In the US Army earning a marksman badge is considered acceptable in Basic Training but once a servicemember gets to her/his assigned unit, at least infantry and MP (my two MOSs) a marksman badge is seen as substandard. It shows that the individual is not interested in improving their skills at marksmanship which in turn lowers their skill to fight which in turn lowers their unit's success. Sharpshooter has always been (in my 8 years in) to be the standard while almost everyone strives to achieve expert. I really think this should be included in the wiki page covering this topic.
With regard to the above, the US Army has only three badges, and you can qualify on a number of weapons and earn bars under the three badges. For example, a soldier can earn expert in rifle and grenade, sharpshooter in automatic rifle, and marksman in pistol and MK-19 (grenade launcher). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lionspoint ( talk • contribs) 00:53, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
It appears this was only created with current references. My father was rated "expert with M-1" circa 1943. No mention of the US Army ratings history. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. Dale ( talk • contribs) 17:44, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
Correction to Qualifications Bars list
The list of Qualification Bars shown under the Army Qualification Badges information appears to contain a typo. The "TD 57 mm" appears to be incorrect. To my knowledge there was no 57mm anti-tank weapon. There was a 37mm weapon. (Refer to TOE for Tank Destoyer Battalion) I have seen bars referencing this weapon as follows:
"TD 37 mm" "37 mm Anti Tank" "Anti Tank"
According to my father, a Company CO in 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion during WWII, the Qualification Bar for the 37mm weapon read "Small Bore". This was not to be confused with "small bore rifle" as there was no such bar at that time. The 37mm was considered a small bore as anti tank weapons went. To quote: "...firing a 37mm at a tank was like throwing a peanut at an elephant..." apparently indicating this weapon was ineffective against tanks. It was used with some success for firing at pillboxes, houses, and lightly (or non-) armored vehicles. It had a reputation for being accurate, portable and reliable. My dad's expert badge is sterling silver and has 6 bars including "Small Bore". He would have first qualified in 1939-1940.
Stan Wagenals ( talk) 23:05, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
Does anyone have information on when the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Silver and Gold Elementary Excellence-in-Competition (EIC) Badges and Gold EIC Badges stopped being awarded? I have found Air Force Instructions (AFI) on the EIC program dating back to 1997 and none of them mention these badges. However, the National Air and Space Museum website has some Silver Elementary Rifle EIC Badges, Gold Elementary Rifle EIC Badges, Gold Rifle EIC Badges, Silver Elementary Pistol EIC Badges, Gold Elementary Pistol EIC Badges, and Gold Pistol EIC Badges; which were provided by the Air Force Personnel Center. This tells me that these badges were once awarded to USAF competition shooters. I just can't find any documentation discussing when these badges stopped being awarded to Airman (current AFI on EIC Program: AFI34-143). -- McChizzle ( talk) 21:27, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
Expert, Sharpshooter, Marksman......all good but the order they are listed makes this seem like Expert is the lesser award. There appears to be no indication of which order these are awarded in. Can someone clarify and edit accordingly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.208.193.12 ( talk) 14:03, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
Have heard the Marksman grade called the ‘bolo’ badge; seems to be disparaging. On the other hand, have seen ‘bolo’ used to just describe the badge, regardless of grade, no disparagement meant ( I think). Where does this term come from? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C7:E284:CF00:A056:C912:67FA:6FAD ( talk) 02:10, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hi all, Although this article appears to be consistently and well referenced, all the citations are bundled up at the end of each paragraph. This is confusing when a reader is trying to work out which reference supports a particular statement, and runs counter to MOS:CITEPUNCT which states "All ref tags should immediately follow the text to which the footnote applies".
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I propose that references start being moved to the relevant locations for readability per MOS. Since some references are used more than 10-15 times, they could also be moved directly into the reflist ( WP:LDR) to reduce inline clutter and make editing easier. Hemmers ( talk) 10:51, 18 May 2023 (UTC)