The Parachutist Badge, also commonly referred to as "Jump Wings" or "Snow Cone", is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces which is awarded to members of the United States Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy. The United States Coast Guard is the only service which does not issue a Parachutist Badge, however Coast Guard members are entitled to receive the Parachutist Badge of another service, if the proper training was received. Basic parachutist badge given by the United States Army to those who complete Airborne School. ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... Military badges of the United States are devices of personal recognition that are granted to service members of the United States armed forces to denote personal accomplishment, qualifications, and participation in designated military campaigns or other activities. ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... “The U.S. Air Force” redirects here. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ... USN redirects here. ... USCG HH-65 Dolphin USCG HH-60J JayHawk The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is at all times a branch of the United States armed forces a maritime law enforcement agency, and a federal regulatory body. ... This article is about a term used in economics. ...

Army

Jump wings of a World War II veteran of 2nd Battalion 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division who made two combat jumps (Battle of Normandy and Operation Market Garden) ontop of background trimming.

The Army Parachutist Badge is awarded to all Soldiers in any service who complete US Army Airborne school, 3 weeks of training at Fort Benning, Georgia. It signifies that the Soldier is a trained Army Parachutist, and is qualified to conduct airborne operations. Image File history File linksMetadata AmericanArmyUniformPatchWorldWarII_JumpWings. ... Image File history File linksMetadata AmericanArmyUniformPatchWorldWarII_JumpWings. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants United States United Kingdom Canada Free France Poland Nazi Germany Commanders Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Omar Bradley (U.S. 1st Army) Miles Dempsey (UK 2nd Army) Harry Crerar (Canadian 1st Army) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel... Combatants United Kingdom United States Canada Poland Germany Commanders Bernard Montgomery Brian Horrocks Roy Urquhart James M. Gavin Maxwell Taylor Stanislaw Sosabowski Walter Model Wilhelm Bittrich Kurt Student Strength 35,000 20,000 Casualties 11,377 dead,wounded or missing 6,450 Captured 2,000 Killed 6,000 Wounded Operation... Airborne School is an advanced Infantry School for training of airborne infantry. ... Fort Benning is a United States Army base, located southwest of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama It is part of the Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... An American USMC Paratrooper using a MC1-B series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. ...

The original Army Parachutist Badge was designed in 1941 by Lieutenant General (then Major) William P. Yarborough and approved by the Department of the Army in March of that year. The Parachustist Badge replaced the Parachutist Patch which had previously worn as a large patch on the right side of a Paratrooper's garrison cap. For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. ... Then Brigadier General Yarborough meeting with President John F. Kennedy at Fort Bragg, October 12, 1961 Lieutenant General William Pelham Yarborough (born May 12, 1912 in Seattle, Washington; died December 6, 2005) was a U.S. Army officer and a 1936 graduate of West Point. ...

The Army Parachutist Badge is issued in three degrees, being that of Basic, Senior, and Master Parachutist. The various degrees are signified by a star and wreath above the decoration. The current awards criteria are:

Parachutist Badge (Basic)

To be eligible for award of the basic Parachutist Badge, an individual must have satisfactorily completed the prescribed proficiency tests while assigned or attached to an airborne unit or the Airborne Department of the Infantry School, or have participated in at least one combat parachute jump as follows: The United States Army Infantry School is located in Fort Benning, Georgia. ...

1. A member of an organized force carrying out an assigned tactical mission for which the unit was credited with an airborne assault landing by the theater commander.
2. While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force.
3. While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.

Senior Parachutist Badge

To be eligible for the Senior Parachutist Badge, an individual must have been rated excellent in character and efficiency and have met the following requirements:

1. Participated in a minimum of 30 jumps including fifteen jumps with combat equipment to consist of normal TOE equipment including individual weapon carried in combat whether the jump was in actual or simulated combat. In cases of simulated combat the equipment will include water, rations (actual or dummy), ammunition (actual or dummy), and other essential items necessary to sustain an individual in combat. Two night jumps must also be made during the hours of darkness (regardless of time of day with respect to sunset) one of which will be as jumpmaster of a stick. In addition, two mass tactical jumps which culminate in an airborne assault problem with either a unit equivalent to a battalion or larger; a separate company battery; or an organic staff of regimental size or larger. The soldier must fill a position commensurate with his or her rank or grade during the problem.
2. Either graduated from the Jumpmaster Course of the Airborne Department of the Infantry School or the Jumpmaster School of a separate airborne battalion or larger airborne unit, or infantry divisions and separate infantry brigades containing organic airborne elements, including the U.S. Army Alaska Jumpmaster Course or served as jumpmaster on one or more combat jumps or as a jumpmaster on 15 noncombat jumps.
3. Have served on jump status with an airborne unit or other organizations authorized parachutists for a total of at least 24 months.

Master Parachutist Badge

To be eligible for the Master Parachutist Badge, an individual must have been rated excellent in character and efficiency and have met the following requirements:

1. Participated in a minimum of 65 jumps including twenty-five jumps with combat equipment to consist of normal TOE equipment, including individual weapon carried by the individual in combat whether the jump was in actual or simulated combat. In cases of simulated combat the equipment will include water rations (actual or dummy), ammunition (actual or dummy), and other essential items necessary to sustain an individual in combat. Four night jumps must also be made during the hours of darkness(regardless of the time of day with respect to sunset) one of which will be as jumpmaster of a stick. Five mass tactical jumps must be made which culminate in an airborne assault problem with a unit equivalent to a battalion or larger; a separate company/battery; or an organic staff of regimental size or larger. The individual must fill a position commensurate with their rank or grade during the problem.
2. Either graduated from the Jumpmaster Course of the Airborne Department of the Infantry School or the Jumpmaster School of a separate airborne battalion or larger airborne unit, or infantry divisions and separate infantry brigades containing organic airborne elements, including the U.S. Army Alaska Jumpmaster Course, or served as jumpmaster on one or more combat jumps or as jumpmaster on 33 noncombat jumps.
3. Have served on jump status with an airborne unit or other organization authorized parachutists for a total of 36 months (may be non-consecutive).
   

   Master Combat Parachustist Badge with 3 service stars

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Combat Parachutist

Although not an official Parachutist rating, any soldier who completes an airborne jump into a combat zone can wear the Combat Parachutist Badge which is the standard Parachutist Badge upgraded to include service stars pinned on the decoration. In such cases, the Parachutist retains the title as Basic, Senior, or Master Parachutist but is said to possess the Combat Parachutist Badge. The maximum number of combat awards that may be shown on the Army Parachutist Badge is five. These service stars are commonly referred to as "Mustard Stains". Bronze and Silver Service Stars A Service star, also referred to as a battle star, campaign star, or engagement star, is an attachment to a military decoration which denotes participation in military campaigns or multiple bestowals of the same award. ...

Background Trimming

Army units with airborne status wear background trimming, an oval cloth insignia, underneath the parachutist badge.[1] Each airborne unit has a unique design that often shares design with that unit's beret flash. [2]

Navy/Marine Corps

Basic Parachutist Badge

The Naval Parachutist Badge is issued in two degrees to members of both the United States Navy and Marine Corps who complete the standard Naval Parachutist training course. The Basic Parachutist Badge is similar in design to the Army Parachutist Badge and is issued for completion of basic parachutist training. The Naval Parachutist Badge is awarded after ten qualifying jumps. The Basic Parachutist Badge is a prerequisite for the Special Warfare Badge since parachutist training is an integral part of the Navy’s BUD/S program. SEAL personnel generally do not wear the Basic badge once they earn their Special Warfare Badge, but will wear their Naval Jump Wings in addition to the "Budweiser." Navy EOD technicians are generally also jump qualified with a number of them also being qualified in military freefall, HALO, and HAHO. Currently, due to a recent change, newly pinned EOD techs are required to attend Airborne school upon graduation. As well, a small number of SWCC personnel earn Basic badges in conjunction with their assignment to a Special Boat Team detachment which uses the Maritime Craft Air Delivery System (MCADS), which enables them to drop small watercraft and their crews from C-130 aircraft. Basic parachutist badge given by the United States Army to those who complete Airborne School. ... Basic parachutist badge given by the United States Army to those who complete Airborne School. ... SEAL Badge Obsolete Enlisted SEAL Badge The Special Warfare Badge, also known as the “SEAL Trident”, is one of the most recognizable combat badges of the United States Navy. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Look up halo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... HALO/HAHO is a term used by the United States armed forces to describe a method of delivering personnel, equipment, and supplies from a transport aircraft at a high altitude via free-fall parachute insertion. ... NAVSPECWARCOM logo. ...

Naval Parachutist Badge

Navy personel may qualify as a free-fall and/or a high-altitude low-opening (HALO) parachutist. Navy enlisted personnel who qualify for the Naval Parachutist Badge are authorized to include the designator (PJ) after his/her enlisted rating. Enlisted personnel that qualify as free-fall and HALO parachutists are authorized the designator (FPJ) when writing his/her rating. Navy Jump Wings File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Navy Jump Wings File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

While all Marines can be awarded the Naval Parachutist Badge, it in conjunction with the new rebreather, or old SCUBA "bubble" Diving Badge, are the two identifying badges of a Force Recon Marine. Force Recon Marine like their SEAL counterparts, are required to be jump and rebreather certified.
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Air Force

Senior USAF Parachutist Pin

The Air Force Parachutist Pin is similar in design to the Army Parachutist Badge. Air Force personnel may be awarded the decoration following completion of basic parachute training through a designated Air Force Air-Ground Training Program. Air Force Parachutist Pin File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Air Force Parachutist Pin File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Like the Army Parachutist Badge, the Air Force Parachutist Pin is issued in three degrees being that of Basic, Senior and Master. The level of degree is determined by the number of jumps the wearer has successfully completed as well as total years in service to the Air Force.

The degrees of the Air Force Parachutist Pin are denoted by a wreath and star centered above the decoration.