Appendix D, AR 600-8-22
Foreign Badges
Foreign Badges are shown in table D-1 below.
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Table D-1
Foreign Badges
COUNTRY
Algeria
BADGES
Algerian Parachutist Badge
Argentina
Argentina Army Parachutist Badge
Argentina Federal Special Operations Group (of
the
Argentine Police)
Argentina Aviator Badge
Argentina Army Commando Badge
Argentina Army Mountain Expert Badge
Argentina Observer Crew Wings
Argentina Army Pilot Qualification Badge
Argentine Army Command and Staff Course
Graduation Badge
Australia
Austria
NOTES
See footnote 1.
Enlisted Only.
Officers only
Australian Sniper Badge
Royal Australian Air Dispatch Wings
Royal Australian Parachutist Badge
Australian Chief of Defense Force
Commendation Badge
Australian Army Pilot Badge
See footnote 1.
Australian Army Commando Parachute Badge
General, Commandos,
Special Air Service, 3d
Battalion.
Austrian Armed Forces High Alpine Badge
Austrian Armed Forces Sports Badge
Austrian Parachutist Badge
Austrian Aviator Badge
Austrian Army Mountain Guide Badge
Austrian Pilot Wings
Austrian Marksmanship Badge
Bahrain
Bahrain Parachutist Badge
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Parachutist Badge
Belarus
Belarusian Parachute Qualification Badge
Belgium
Belgian Armed Forces Parachutist Badge
Belgian Commando Badge
Belgian Military Physical Fitness Badge
Officers only. See
footnote 1.
Seal on certificate must
contain the word
“Bundesministerium”.
Bronze, silver and gold.
See footnote 1—Gold.
See footnote 1.
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Belgian Military Parachutist A-Award
Belgian Military Parachutist B-Award
Belgian Military High Altitude Operational Free
Fall Award
Belgian Military Very High Altitude Operational
Free Fall Award
Beninois Jump Wings
See footnote 1. There is
no badge.
See footnote 1. There is
no badge.
Bolivian Army Parachutist Badge
Bolivian Jump Master Badge
Botswana Defense Force Parachutist Badge
Brazilian Jungle Fighter Badge
Brazilian Parachutist Badge
Brazilian Command and General Staff College
(Eceme) Badge
Brazilian Mountaineering Badge
Officers only--must
complete two year course.
Basic and advanced.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Military Parachutist Badge
Burma
Myanmar Army Parachutist Insignia
Cambodia
Cambodian Parachutist Badge
Cambodian Crew Chief wings
Basic and Jumpmaster.
See footnote 1.
Canada
Canadian Forces Flying Badge-Pilot
Canadian Parachutist Badge
Canadian Combat Diver Badge
Officers only.
See footnote 1.
Chad
Chadian Parachute Badge
Chile
Chilean Paratrooper Badge
Chilean Close Quarters Combat Badge
Chilean Carabineros Parachutist Badge
Chilean Air Force Jumpmaster Parachutist
Badge
China
Chinese Parachutist Badge
Republic of China Armed Police Command
Badge
Republic of China Army Emblem
Colombia
Colombian Army Military Police Badge
Category"A" Expert
Colombian Command and General Staff
College Badge
Colombian Parachutist Badge
Basic, Distinguished, and
Expert
Columbian Military Freefall Parachutist Badge
Colombian Army Ranger Badge
Colombian Non-Commissioned Officer Badge
Colombian Jungle Commando Badge
Colombian Basic Military Police Award
Colombian Special Forces Badge
Colombian Rigger Badge
Colombian Urban Commando Badge
Costa Rica
Costa Rican Parachutist Badge
Croatia
Croatian Military Parachutist Badge
Czech Republic
Czech Senior College Breast Badge
Czech Parachutist Badge
Czech Military Badge of Efficiency
Czech Airborne Wings
Denmark
Royal Danish Army Patrol Tab
Royal Danish Parachutist Badge
Royal Danish Marksmanship Badge
Djoutian, Republic
of
Djoutian Parachutist Badge
Dominican
Republic
Dominican Air Force Parachute Insignia
Dominican Republic Parachutist Badge
Dominican Republic Military Instructor’s Badge
Dominican Republic Casadores Tab
Ecuador
Ecuadorian Special Operations Badge
Ecuadorian Parachutist Badge
Ecuadorian Andinismo Badge
Egypt
Egyptian Parachutist Badge
Egyptian Engineer Badge
Egyptian Aviator Wings Badge
Egyptian Commando Badge
El Salvador
El Salvadorian Air Force Aviati on Badge
El Salvadorian Combat Badge
El Salvadorian Parachutist Badge
El Salvadorian Rigger Badge
El Salvadorian HALO Parachute Badge
El Salvadorian Military Freefall Parachute Wings
El Salvadorian Military Intelligence Badge
France
French Airborne Badge
French Army Aviator and Observer Badge
French Army Mountaineering Badge
French Army Parachutist Badge
French Forces Commando Badge
Enlisted only.
Badge being developed,
only certificate issued.
Officers only.
1st, 2nd, 3rd Degree.
Bronze, silver and gold.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
Officers only.
Officers only.
French Army Aviation “First Class of Honor”
French Electronic Warfare Badge
French Bronze Sport Competition Award
French Minex III Qualification Badge
Germany
See footnote 1.
Officers only.
Enlisted only. See
footnote 1.
French Combat and Survival in Desert Area
Badge
French Expert Field Medical Badge
See footnote 1.
German Air Force Medical School Badge
See footnote 1.
German Air Force Missile Personnel Badge
Bronze, silver and gold,
see footnote 1.
Bronze, silver and gold. If
certificate does not
specifically
state"FLUGABWEHRRAK
ETEN UND", it is for
airflight missile only.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze, silver and gold.
German Armed Forces Anti-aircraft & Airflight
Missile Personnel Professional Qualification
Badge
German Armed Forces Air Defense Gun Badge
German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge
German Armed Forces Leadership Badge
German Armed Forces Parachutist Badge
German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge
German Armed Forces Surface-to-Air Missile
Allocator Badge
German Army Airborne Ranger Patch
German Army Marksmanship Badge
German Army Reserve Association Badge of
Honor in Bronze
German Fireman Qualification Badge
German Labor Service Commemorative Badge
German NBC School Badge
German Psychological Defense Personnnel
Badge
German Mountain Achievement Badge
German Proficiency Insignia for Missile and
Rockets Personnel
German Proficiency Insignia for Opinfo
German Leading Service Personnel Badge
German Barreled Weapons Badge
German BGSG Freefall Badge
German Army Mountain Guide Badge
German Activity Badge for Missile and Flying
Personnel
German Occupational Specialty Badge
German Activity Badge for Logistic and Supply
See footnote 1. To wear,
Scroll Certificate must
indicate authorization to
wear.
Bronze, silver and gold.
(Enlisted authorized to
accept and wear. Officers
accept only.)
See footnote 1.
Bronze, silver and gold.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze, silver and gold.
See footnote 1.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze.
Personnel
German Mountain and Winter Warfare School
Certificate
German Armed Forces Ski Instructor Certificate
German Sports Badge
Bronze, silver and gold.
See footnote 1.
Bronze, silver and gold.
German Military Police Badge
German European Medal of Sports.
German International LRRP School Badge
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
Ghanian Parachute Badge
Great Britain
British Air Dispatch Wings
British Army Parachutist Badge
British Army Air Corps Pilots Wings and
Aeronautical Designation of Army Air Corps
Pilot Badge
Guatemala
See footnote 1.
German Artillery Service Badge
German Professional Badge for Engineer Diver
Skill Badge
Ghana
Greece
See footnote 1.
Greek Armed Forces High Altitude Low Opening
Parachutist Badge
Greek Free Fall Wings
Greek Badge of the Higher/Senior War College
(Greek CGSC)
Officer and enlisted
personnel designated as
official military pilots.
Officers only.
Guatemalan Civil Affairs Badge
Guatemalan Military Aviator Wings
Guatemalan Parachutist Badge
Officers only.
Guatemalan Armed Forces Advanced Course
Identification Badge
Guatemalan Command and General Staff
Course Badge
Officers only.
Honduras
Honduran Military Airborne Badge
Honduran Special Operations Course Badge
Honduran Expert Infantry Badge
Honduran Parachute Badge
Honduran Jumpmaster Parachute Badge
Hungary
Hungarian Service Medal
India
Indian Airborne Wings
Indonesia
Indonesian Basic Parachutist Badge
Indonesian Aviation Wings
Indonesian Army Aviation Service Mechanic’s
Badge
Indonesian Parachutist Badge
Basic, senior and master.
Officers only.
First, second and third
class.
Ireland
Irish Defense Forces Parachute Wings
Israel
Israeli Air Defense Tactical Operations Badge
Officer only.
Italy
Italian Army War School Senior Staff Course
Badge
Italian Parachutist Badge
Officers only.
Ivory Coast
Ivories Parachutist Badge
Jamaica
Jamaican Defense Force Air Wings
Officers only.
Japan
Japanese Parachutist Badge
Japanese Ski Badge
See footnote 1.
Jordan
Jordanian Armed Forces Ranger Commando
Badge
Personnel must complete
the Jordanian
Ranger/Commando
Course (See footnote 1.)
Jordanian Scuba Diver Badge
Jordanian Parachutist Badge
Jordanian Military Freefall Badge
Basic, senior and master.
See footnote 1.
Kazakstan
Republic of Kazakhstan Parachutist Badge
Must make three
parachute jumps.;
Kenya
Kenyan Parachutist Badge
See footnote 1.
Korea
Republic of Korea Army Ranger Badge
See footnote 1.
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea Marine Mountain Warfare
Badge
Republic of Korea Basic Parachutist Wings
Republic of Korea Jump Master Parachutist
Wings
Republic of Korea Parachutist Laurel Wings
Republic of Korea Gold Parachutist Wings
Republic of Korea Army HALO Badge
Kuwait
Kuwaiti Naval Diving Badge
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Expert Parachutist Wings
Latvia
Latvia Badge of Parachutist
Lithuania
Lithuanian Military Parachutist Badge
Macedonia
Macedonian Military Parachutist Badge
Malawi
Malawi Parachutist Jump Wings
Malaysia
Malaysian Diver Badge
Malaysian Parachutist Badge
Malaysian Police Static Jump Wings
Mali
Mali Parachuting Brevet Insignia
Mali Military Parachutist Badge
Mauritania
Mauritania Parachutist Qualified Badge
Not authorized for
permanent wear.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
Bronze, silver and gold.
Freefall, Static & Senior.
Must complete 7 jumps.
Mauritania Freefall Qualification Badge
Mexico
Mexican Superior War College Badge
Mexican Marine Airborne Wings
Mexican Army Parachutist Badge
Mongolia
Mongolian Parachutist Badge
Morocco
Moroccan Parachutist Badge
Moroccan Division Staff Officer’s Badge
Nepal
Nepal Para Basic Jump Wings
Netherlands
Royal Netherlands Army Parachute Badge
Dutch UZI Machine Gun Badge
Royal Netherlands Army/Dutch Military Physical
Skill Badge
Royal Netherlands Army Diving Badge
Royal Netherlands Military Aviator Wings
Officers only.
Officers only.
See footnote 3.
See footnote 1.
White and blue.
Officer aviators only.
Royal Netherlands Shooters Badge First Class I
P=pistol; I=submachine
gun; and F=rifle (same as
marksmanship badge).
Royal Netherlands Engineers Diver Badge
New Zealand
New Zealand Parachutist Badge
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Army Parachute Wings
Niger
Nigerien Parachutist Badge
Nigeria
Republic of Nigeria Army Parachutist Badge
Norway
Norwegian Millitary Basic Parachute Badge
Panama
Panamanian Parachutist Badge
Paraguay
Paraguayan Parachutist Wings
Peru
Peruvian Police Parachutist Badge
Peruvian Master Parachutist Badge
Peruvian Police Aviator Badge
Peruvian Army Ranger Badge
Peruvian Army Free Fall Parachutist Insignia
Peruvian Parachutist Badge (same as Police
Parchutist Badge)
Peruvian Close Combat Tactics and Techniques
Badge
Peruvian Sinichi Honor Badge
Peruvian National Police Jungle Operations
Instructor Badge
Peruvian Nous Defionso ODA 794 Badge
See footnote 1.
Philippines Parachutist Badge
Philippines Honorary Scout Ranger Badge.
See footnote 1.
Officers only. Civlians,
gesture for local civilians
in support of Scout
Ranger Regiment.
Officers only.
Philippines
Philippines Army General Staff Course Badge
Poland
Individual must complete
the Nigerian Airborne
School to wear, otherwise
accept only.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
Polish Labor Service Commemorative Badge
Polish Land Forces Parachute Badge (Army)
See footnote 1.
Instructors wear with gold
laurel and the letter M.
Non-instructors wear with
silver laurel.
Polish G.R.O.M. Badge
Polish Army Aviator Badge
Polish Army Rifle/Marksmanship Badge
Bronze, silver and gold.
Officers only.
Polish Airborne Wings
See footnote 1.
Qatar
Qatar Parachutist Insignia Badge
Romania
Romanian National Defense College Insignia
Badge
Romanian Parachutist Badge
Officers only.
Russia
Russian Airborne Instructor Badge
Russian Parachutist Badge
Russian Qualification Badge Master Class
Russian Award for Demining
Russian DOSAAF Airborne Qualification
Russian Army Parachutist Insignia
Officers only.
See footnote 1.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian Aviator Badge
Aviator officers only.
Senegal
Republic of Senegal Parachutist Badge
Singapore
Singapore Armed Forces Parachutist Badge
Singapore Armed Forces Riggers Parachute
Badge
Basic, senior and master.
Slovakia
Slovak Airborne Wings
Slovak Republic Merit Badge of Honor
1st, 2nd, and 3rd class.
Instructor and Master.
Spain
Spanish Armed Forces Parachutist Badge
Spanish Army General Staff College Badge
Officers only.
Swaziland
Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force Parachutist
Wings
Thailand
Her Majesty's Queen Sirikit Ammunition Pouch
Pin
Royal Thai Air Force Skydiver Wing Badge
Royal Thai Army Airborne Wings
Royal Thai Navy Parachutist Badge
Royal Thai Police Parachutist Badge
Royal Thai Aviation Badge
Royal Thai Army Skydiving Badge
Royal Thai Balloon Parachutist Badge
Thai Counter-Insurgency Badge
Royal Thai Command and General Staff
College Badge
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
Officers only, see footnote
1.
Must be special forces
qualified.
See footnote 1.
See footnote 1.
Officers only, must
complete 11 months
Royal Thai Army
Command and General
Staff College Course.
Tunisia
Tunisian Parachutist Badge
See footnote 4.
Turkey
Turkish Parachutist Badge
See footnote 2.
Turkish Marksmanship Badge
Ukraine
Ukrainian Parachutist Badge
United Arab
Emirates
United Arab Emirates Parachutist Badge
United Arab Emirates Aviator Wings
United Arab Emirates Special Forces
Operations Command Static Line Parachutist
Badge
Uruguay
Uruguayan Parachutist Badge
Uruguayan Command and General Staff
College Badge
Uruguayan Military Paratrooper Badge
Uzbekistan
Republic of Uzbekistan Paratrooper of the
Airborne Forces Badge
Venezuela
Venezuelan Armored Advance Course Badge
Venezuelan Command and General Staff
College
Badge "Star of Carabobo"
Venezuelan Diver Badge
Venezuelan Free Fall (HALO) Badge
Venezuelan Parachutist Badge
Venezuelan Pilot's Wings
Venezuelan Sniper Badge
Venezuelan Instructor Badge
Venezuelan Instructor of Commando Group
Badge
Venezuelan International “Cazador” Tab
Venezuelan Honor & Merit to the Superior
School of the Guardia Badge
See footnote 1.
Officers only.
Officers only.
Officers only.
Officers only.
Basic, senior, and master.
Basic, senior, and master.
Basic, senior, and master.
(Officers pilots only.)
Officers only.
Officers only.
Venezuelan Artillery Instructor Badge
Venezuelan Army Cavalry Leader’s
Qualification Badge
Venezuelan Army Senior Aviator Badge
Venezuelan “Merito Bolivariano” Badge
Venezuelan Packaging, Maintenance & Aerial
Delivery Instructor Badge
Venezuelan Parachutist Support Battalion Merit
Badge
Venezuelan Merit Badge of Honor
Officers only.
Officers only.
Yemen
Republic of Yemen Parachute Medal
Must complete 3 jumps.
Yugoslavia
Former Republic of Yugoslavia Special Tasks
Parachutist Badge
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Army Parachutist Badge
Zimbabwe Joint Command and Staff Badge
Officers only.
Notes.
1. Honorary. Unless otherwise specified may only be accepted and retained; not allowed for wear
on the U.S. Army uniform.
2. Authorized for acceptance only. To wear this badge the soldier must receive an engraved
badge displaying a matching serial number that is listed on the diploma.
3. Certificate must be signed on behalf of the Royal Netherlands Chief of Staff by the Royal
Netherlands Commander of the Corps Commando Troepen [The Dutch Special Forces]. There
are two distinctive wing badges: (1) With the star denotes jumpers who were previously or are
currently on jump status in an airborne slot and (2) Without star denotes troops who have no
previous airborne operational experience and who are not currently on jump status.
4. Authorized for wear if individual successfully completed the Tunisian Parachute Course,
otherwise accept only.