So you’re not infantry. You’re not a medic. You don’t have any brushed-metallic way of signaling you’re kind of a big deal in your particular military occupational specialty. You know what this means?

Earlier this year, the Army announced plans for a new badge to test soldiers from military occupational specialities who don’t have a formal way to certify their skills. Under the plan, everyone — not ...

The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring, according to an internal service memo reviewed by Military.com. For ...

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – The Army’s Expert Infantryman, Field Medical and Soldier badges will now share a common fitness assessment, while still maintaining the integrity and history of each ...

The Expert Soldier Badge was introduced in 2019 for soldiers with MOSs outside of infantry, medical and special forces communities.

To become a sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Army soldiers endure a six-to-nine-month training program that 90% ...

Jim Carpenter asks when the Navy's submarine combat badge was approved and what its history is. The Navy approved the badge early in World War II to recognize service on a combat patrol during which ...

Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, talks with reporters outside a caucus meeting on Capitol Hill on Oct. 12, 2023. (Mariam Zuhaib/AP) Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, on Wednesday, accused Army officials of political ...