


The United States Army issues marksmanship qualification badges to enlisted personnel at three different qualification levels expert, sharpshooter, and marksman. Marksmanship Qualification United States Army However, all of the United States armed forces awarded marksmanship competition badges to service members who succeed in officially sponsored competitions. Marksmanship Medals and/or Marksmanship Ribbons are issued by the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States Air Force to denote weapons qualifications. The Army and Marine Corps are the only services that issue marksmanship badges for non-competition qualification. The Marine Corps only issues marksmanship badges for the pistol and rifle, while the Army issues marksmanship badges for a variety of weapons. Marine Corps and Army recruits cannot exit initial training until a qualification of at least Marksman has been obtained. They are issued in the three grades (in order of precedence): Expert, Sharpshooter, and Marksman. 2.4 Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition BadgesĪ Marksmanship Qualification Badge is a military badge of the United States Army and United States Marine Corps which is presented to service members upon successful completion of a weapons qualification course.2.2 National Trophy Match and Interservice Competition Badges.
