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Figure 10-19.Breast insignia (continued).
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10-26 sea-air-land (SEAL) team detachments. The  Explosive Ordnance Disposal Warfare insignia is worn by personnel who are qualified in the identification and safe disposal of many different types of ordnance produced by the United States, our allies, and our enemies. The  Underwater  insignia  is  worn  by  officer  and enlisted personnel qualified in various classes of diving. The Underwater insignia is silver with the exception of the  Diving  Officer  and  the  Diver  Medical  insignia, which are gold. The Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist insignia is worn by personnel who are qualified in all phases of Naval  Mobile  Construction  Battalion  operations including  mobilization,  combat  operations,  disaster recovery, and combat readiness. Most  insignia  worn  by  officers  and  enlisted personnel  are  identical,  with  one  exception—those worn by officers are gold, while those worn by enlisted personnel  are  silver.  Examples  of  some  of  these  are Submarine,  Small Craft,  and  Explosive Ordnance Disposal.  Two  exceptions  to  this  are  the  Enlisted Aircrew insignia and the Naval Parachutist’s insignia, which are gold. Another  type  of  special  insignia  worn  by  naval personnel is an identification badge, which is displayed by those engaged in Presidential service or assigned to certain  staffs,  such  as  the  organization  of  the  Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) or the Office of the Secretary of Defense. EMBLEM Different commands within the Navy have special emblems.  Figure  10-20  shows  one  example  of  an emblem. REVIEW 3 QUESTIONS Q1.   What is a striker mark? Q2.   To be eligible to wear a service stripe, you must have  served  4  full  years  of  active  or  Reserve service  in  what  branch  of  the  U.S.  Armed Forces? Q3.  A naval officer is wearing one silver star insignia on  the  uniform  collar.  What  rank  does  this insignia show? Q4.  When  worn  as  a  sleeve  insignia,  what  device designates the officer as a line officer? Q5.  What  kind  of  special  insignia  is  worn  on  the breast by personnel qualified in underwater and beach reconnaissance and demolition? AWARDS Learning  Objectives:  When  you  finish  this  chapter, you will be able to— Recognize authorized military awards. Identify the regulations governing their wear. Student Notes: Figure 10-20.—Chaplain corps emblem.







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