Military Badges Of the U.S. Coast Guard

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Aviation Badges

Badge Name	Badge Image	Badge Criteria
Coast Guard Astronaut Badge		Completing training and traveling in a spaceflight, as defined by NASA or the Uni
Coast Guard Aviator Insignia		A naval aviator is a commissioned officer or warrant officer qualified as a pilot in the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps or United States Coast Guard.
Coast Guard Flight Surgeon Badge		Members of the United States Army who are both qualified medical officers and certified flight surgeons
Coast Guard Aircrew Badge		Authorized for personnel who have undergone extensive training in flight operations of naval aircraft. Such training includes weapons management, electronic warfare, and water survival. Contrary to most other services, naval aircrewmen do not receive their wings after aircrew school. Rather, they receive their wings only after completing their platform respective Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) (roughly 1 year past the completion of training).
Coast Guard Aviation Observer Badge		Issued to flight-qualified mission specialists, such as a select number of meteorologists and intelligence officers in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.
Coast Guard Aviation Rescue Swimmer Badge		The Aviation Rescue Swimmer Badge is awarded to all United States Coast Guard personnel upon completion of the Aviation Survival Technician school in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Qualification Insignia Badges

Badge Name	Badge Image	Badge Criteria
Boat Force Operations Insignia		The basic insignia can be earned by Coast Guardsmen and Auxiliarists meeting three criteria: having at least five years of cumulative service at a Boat Force field unit; attainment of a boat crewmember qualification code, for enlisted Coast Guardsmen, or certification letter for officers, by completing the Personnel Qualification Standard (PQS); and endorsement by group commander.
Boat Force Operations, Advanced Insignia		The Advanced Boat Force Insignia retains all of the requirements for the basic, but also requires the candidate to attain a boarding team member or boarding officer qualification code or certification letter by completing the associated PQS. Five years of cumulative service (in a satisfactory conduct status) at Boat Force field units as defined in Commandant Instruction 1650.3 (Boat Force Operations Insignia Criteria) are required as a part of the criteria for earning the gold- and pewter-tone insignia.
Company Commander Insignia		The United States Coast Guard equivalent of the U.S. Army's Drill Sergeant Identification Badge is known as the Company Commander Insignia, which is a gold badge, similar to other Coast Guard qualification insignia, that's awarded to qualified drill instructors as a permanent decoration/skill badge. As with Army Drill Sergeants, Coast Guard Company Commanders are responsible for basic military training of Coast Guard recruits. When Coast Guard Company Commanders are not assigned to instructor positions, they are relied on as experts in drill, ceremony, and physical fitness training.
Coxswain Badge		The Coxswain Insignia is a qualification device of the United States Coast Guard which is issued to enlisted personnel who qualify as a coxswain. The Coxswain on a Coast Guard Small Boat is in charge of the vessel and all personnel on board. Coxswains, while underway, operate without regard to rank or seniority. A Coxswain in the Coast Guard has a responsibility that is normally only undertaken by officers in other branches of the military.
Cutterman Insignia - Enlisted		The Cutterman Insignia is a device awarded by the United States Coast Guard to represent service aboard a Coast Guard Cutter. The pin is awarded on a temporary basis after six months of sea time, qualification in required watch stations, successful completion of an oral or written board, and receiving a recommendation from their units commanding officer. The award becomes permanent after 5 years of cumulative time afloat. The version awarded to officers is gold-toned, while the version awarded to enlisted members is pewter-toned.
Cutterman Insignia - Officer		The Cutterman Insignia is a device awarded by the United States Coast Guard to represent service aboard a Coast Guard Cutter. The pin is awarded on a temporary basis after six months of sea time, qualification in required watch stations, successful completion of an oral or written board, and receiving a recommendation from their units commanding officer. The award becomes permanent after 5 years of cumulative time afloat. The version awarded to officers is gold-toned, while the version awarded to enlisted members is pewter-toned.
Marine Safety Insignia		The Marine Safety Insignia is awarded to enlisted members (grade E-4 and above) and officers of the United States Coast Guard and United States Coast Guard Reserve, to Coast Guard Civilians, and to members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary to recognize professional accomplishment in the Marine Safety program. In addition, the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary has a similar award called the Auxiliary Marine Safety (Trident) Device as part of the Auxiliary's Marine Safety Trident Program.
Port Security Enlisted Pin		The decoration is presented to service members who complete initial port security training in harbor defense operations and who completes service for a period of twenty-four months with a Port Security Unit (PSU) stationed in the United States, or in a six month deployed status with an overseas PSU. The awardee must also attend one CONUS and one OCONUS exercise or deployment. The CONUS deployment may be waived based on service and an OCONUS deployment. The pin is earned by only a small number of Coast Guard members (approx. 1%), and is primarily a Coast Guard Reserve decoration.
Port Security Officer Pin		The decoration is presented to service members who complete initial port security training in harbor defense operations and who completes service for a period of twenty-four months with a Port Security Unit (PSU) stationed in the United States, or in a six month deployed status with an overseas PSU. The awardee must also attend one CONUS and one OCONUS exercise or deployment. The CONUS deployment may be waived based on service and an OCONUS deployment. The pin is earned by only a small number of Coast Guard members (approx. 1%), and is primarily a Coast Guard Reserve decoration.
Physician Assistant and  Nurse Practitioner Badge		The Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Badge is a military badge of the United States Coast Guard authorized for wear by commissioned officers of the Coast Guard and the Public Health Service attached to the Coast Guard serving as medical officers. The decoration is similar to the Air Force Medical Badge.
Surfman Badge		The Surfman Badge is a military badge of the United States Coast Guard, issued to enlisted personnel who qualify as Coxswains authorized to operate surf boats in heavy surf. Surf boats are boats that are designed to operate under extreme weather and sea conditions.
Tactical Law Enforcement Badge		The Tactical Law Enforcement Badge is a military badge of the United States Coast Guard which is presented to Boarding Officers who complete the USCG Basic Tactical Operations Course and are attached as Tactical Operators to specific DSF units (MSRT, TACLET, MSST) for at least two years .

Diving Badges Badges

Badge Name	Badge Image	Badge Criteria
Coast Guard Diving Officer Insignia		The Diver Insignia (also known as "Diver Badges") are qualification badges of the Uniformed Services of the United States which are awarded to servicemen qualified as divers. Originally, the Diver Insignia was a cloth patch decoration worn by United States Navy divers in the upper-portion of the enlisted service uniform's left sleeve during the first part of World War II, when the rating insignia was worn on the right sleeve. When enlisted rating insignia were shifted to the left sleeve in late World War II, the patch shifted to the upper right sleeve.
Master Diver Insignia		The Diver Insignia (also known as "Diver Badges") are qualification badges of the Uniformed Services of the United States which are awarded to servicemen qualified as divers. Originally, the Diver Insignia was a cloth patch decoration worn by United States Navy divers in the upper-portion of the enlisted service uniform's left sleeve during the first part of World War II, when the rating insignia was worn on the right sleeve. When enlisted rating insignia were shifted to the left sleeve in late World War II, the patch shifted to the upper right sleeve.
Diver 1st Class Insignia		The Diver Insignia (also known as "Diver Badges") are qualification badges of the Uniformed Services of the United States which are awarded to servicemen qualified as divers. Originally, the Diver Insignia was a cloth patch decoration worn by United States Navy divers in the upper-portion of the enlisted service uniform's left sleeve during the first part of World War II, when the rating insignia was worn on the right sleeve. When enlisted rating insignia were shifted to the left sleeve in late World War II, the patch shifted to the upper right sleeve.
Diver 2nd Class Insignia		The Diver Insignia (also known as "Diver Badges") are qualification badges of the Uniformed Services of the United States which are awarded to servicemen qualified as divers. Originally, the Diver Insignia was a cloth patch decoration worn by United States Navy divers in the upper-portion of the enlisted service uniform's left sleeve during the first part of World War II, when the rating insignia was worn on the right sleeve. When enlisted rating insignia were shifted to the left sleeve in late World War II, the patch shifted to the upper right sleeve.
SCUBA Officer Badge		The Diver Insignia (also known as "Diver Badges") are qualification badges of the Uniformed Services of the United States which are awarded to servicemen qualified as divers. Originally, the Diver Insignia was a cloth patch decoration worn by United States Navy divers in the upper-portion of the enlisted service uniform's left sleeve during the first part of World War II, when the rating insignia was worn on the right sleeve. When enlisted rating insignia were shifted to the left sleeve in late World War II, the patch shifted to the upper right sleeve.
Scuba Diver Badge		The Diver Insignia (also known as "Diver Badges") are qualification badges of the Uniformed Services of the United States which are awarded to servicemen qualified as divers. Originally, the Diver Insignia was a cloth patch decoration worn by United States Navy divers in the upper-portion of the enlisted service uniform's left sleeve during the first part of World War II, when the rating insignia was worn on the right sleeve. When enlisted rating insignia were shifted to the left sleeve in late World War II, the patch shifted to the upper right sleeve.
Diving Medical Officer Insignia		The Diver Insignia (also known as "Diver Badges") are qualification badges of the Uniformed Services of the United States which are awarded to servicemen qualified as divers. Originally, the Diver Insignia was a cloth patch decoration worn by United States Navy divers in the upper-portion of the enlisted service uniform's left sleeve during the first part of World War II, when the rating insignia was worn on the right sleeve. When enlisted rating insignia were shifted to the left sleeve in late World War II, the patch shifted to the upper right sleeve.
Diving Medical Technician Insignia		The Diver Insignia (also known as "Diver Badges") are qualification badges of the Uniformed Services of the United States which are awarded to servicemen qualified as divers. Originally, the Diver Insignia was a cloth patch decoration worn by United States Navy divers in the upper-portion of the enlisted service uniform's left sleeve during the first part of World War II, when the rating insignia was worn on the right sleeve. When enlisted rating insignia were shifted to the left sleeve in late World War II, the patch shifted to the upper right sleeve.

Command Identification Badges

Badge Name	Badge Image	Badge Criteria
Command Afloat		The United States Coast Guard uses an equivalent insignia to the U.S. Navy's Command at Sea pin, called the Command Afloat Badge. The Command Afloat insignia is a gold and silver metal device with a miniature Coast Guard officer cap device superimposed on a ribbon of gold with thirteen stars to represent the thirteen original American colonies. The Command Afloat insignia is worn in the same manner as the Command Ashore insignia and is considered superior to the Officer-in-Charge Afloat insignia.
Command Ashore		In the U.S. Coast Guard, the Command Ashore insignia is a gold and silver metal device with a miniature officer cap device superimposed on a wreath of gold oak leaves. The Command Ashore insignia is worn in the same manner as the Command Afloat insignia.
CPO Command Identification Badge		Chief petty officer (CPO) command identification badges are special United States Navy and United States Coast Guard badges which are issued to the most senior chief petty officer in a given U.S. Navy or U.S. Coast Guard command. The command may either be a shore or surface unit.
Coast Guard Command Enlisted Identification Badge		The Coast Guard command enlisted identification badge is a temporary decoration which is awarded to those Coast Guard petty officers who serve as the senior enlisted advisor to a Coast Guard command when there are no chief petty officers present.