German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency


The German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The decoration is awarded to and worn by German service members of all ranks. Allied service members may also be awarded the badge, subject to their nations' uniform regulations. In the United States Army, the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency is one of several hundred foreign awards approved for wear on the uniform.

Requirements

To earn the award one must complete the following requirements:
1. Evaluation Report:
2. First Aid Course:
3. NBC Test:
4. Basic Fitness Test Three events completed within 90 minutes.
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5. Marksmanship:
In order to qualify for the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency, it is necessary to demonstrate marksmanship skills. The individual must demonstrate their skill with different weapons, one light, a rifle and one heavy weapon. There are several shooting exercises in the German Armed Forces use for each weapon which vary distance, number of targets, position of firing and number of shots. The individual must reach a specified score in each of them.
6. Foot March
7. 100 meter swim in Military Uniform

Grades

The metallic badge is an approximately 55mm high by 43mm wide oval wreath of oak leaves with the German eagle at its center. The badge can be in gold, silver or bronze. A 1cm by 1cm square bearing a number in increments of five is added at the bottom when the gold grade badge is awarded for multiple years of achieving this grade. A capital letter "R" is added at the bottom for those who have earned the badge while a Reservist. Reservist recipients of the gold grade for multiple years receive a badge with the "R" at the bottom and the numbered square at the top of the badge.
The ribbon is all black with a small device in the shape and colour of the badge affixed to it. The ribbon is for civilian wear only and is not permitted for wear on the uniform of the Bundeswehr.

Wear by allied military forces

Correct wear on the US Army uniform

The regulation for authorization for wear can be found in AR 670-1, section 22-18 and guidance for wear in DA Pam 670-1, section 20-18 which states the following: