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 ...

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 ...

Soldiers who’ve both served in combat and mastered their job skills will soon earn a new badge recognizing both achievements. The Master Combat Badge indicates that the soldier wearing the new device ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Members of the Purdue Army ROTC Boiler Battalion will participate Friday through Sunday (Feb. 15-17) in a competition that measures their levels of physical fitness and military ...

WASHINGTON — Rep. Troy Nehls spoke out for the first time since a watchdog group called him out for wearing a military badge that was revoked by the Army. The watchdog group said it was inappropriate ...