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Free Fall Parachutist Badge
Display Recognition
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Free Fall Parachutist Badge
Display Recognition
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Example Display Recognition:
Actual Size: 8 1/2 x 11
US Army shown. All Five Branches are available.
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Military Branches
All Military Service branches are applicable:
Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy
You have four display types to choose from:
Black & White (No Color)
Heavy Bond Enclosure
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Heavy Bond Enclosure Colors: Regal, Black, Navy Trimmed in Appearance Gold Ready for Mantle or Shelf Display |
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Issue Requirements
You must submit:
This Display Recognition is available ONLY to authorized recipients who possess orders, or authorization form, or release documentation that confirms award eligibility. (See "Issue Requirements"). To obtain either a Display Medal or a Display Recognition for your authorized award you will be required to provide military-issued documentation authorizing your award. There are no exceptions. You must NOT submit a military issued document or photocopy that:
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Personnel Branch
Processing and Delivery
| Style | Admin | Shipping | Total | Full Color .PDF (Printable) | $7.50 | Emailed | $7.50 | Published Document only (Full Color) | $14.00 | $10.50 USPS | $24.50 | Heavy Bond Enclosure (Full Color) | $19.00 | $10.50 USPS | $29.50 |
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You may apply for your Display Recognition using a...
(* Upon reception of required documentation)
Complete and MAIL this APPLICATION FORM.
Don't forget to include a copy of your DD-214 or other required document(s).
Click here for answers to common questions
Email: Free Fall Parachutist Badge Recognition InquiryTelephone: 1-562-422-4100 (Pacific Time Zone)
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DESCRIPTION: A silver colored metal badge, 1 31/32 inches (5.00 centimeters) in width, consisting of a dagger and arched tab superimposed over wings and a deployed 7-cell ram-air square parachute.
SYMBOLISM: The dagger, a Fairbairn-Sykes knife used by the rangers and Office of Strategic Services in WWII, symbolizes infiltration techniques used by special operations forces; the arched tab symbolizes the tabs worn by special operations units; the wing suggests flight and airborne capabilities; the parachute is a depiction of an MT1-X, the first square parachute to be adopted by all military services as the standard military free fall canopy.
BADGES AUTHORIZED: Two degrees of the military free fall badge are authorized for award: Basic and Jumpmaster (basic badge design with the addition of a star and wreath)
HISTORY: The first design for a proposed military free fall (MFF) badge came in March 1983 from Sergeant First Class Gregory A. Dailey, then of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group. The final MFF parachutist and jumpmaster badges were developed by General Wayne A. Downing with historical assistance from Mr. James Phillips of the Special Forces Association.
AWARD ELIGIBILITY: The commander in chief, US Special Operations Command is the approval authority for award of these badges. To be eligible for the basic badge, an individual must have satisfactorily completed a prescribed program of instruction in military free fall approved by the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School or have executed a military free fall combat jump. To be eligible for the jumpmaster badge, an individual must have satisfactorily completed a prescribed military free fall jumpmaster program of instruction approved by the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.
DATE APPROVED: The badge was originally approved for wear only while assigned to US Army Special Operations Command or subordinate commands on 1 October 1994 by the US Special Operations Command. It was approved for unrestricted wear by the Chief of Staff of the Army on 7 July 1997.
SUBDUED BADGES: A subdued badge in black metal finish of the same design is authorized.
MINIATURE BADGES: A dress miniature badge, 1 inch in width is authorized.
