German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship

Infobox Military Award
name= Schützenschnur


caption=German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency
awarded_by=the Federal Republic of Germany
type=Military Lanyard
eligibility=Soldiers of the German armed forces and Allied nations
for=Marksmanship
status=Currently awarded
description=Comes in three classes: gold, silver and bronze
established=July 16, 1954

The German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency (German: Schützenschnur) is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The decoration is awarded to all German military personnel, but is only allowed to be worn by enlisted members. Under the German armed forces regulations officers are not permitted to wear the award, but they may qualify for and receive it as a keepsake only. Foreign military members also may be awarded the badge, the German military regulation on officers still applies. Permitting only the enlisted members to wear the badge.

In the United States military the German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency (Schützenschnur) is one of the few approved foreign awards.

To earn the award one must successfully shoot the German service rifle (G36 / G3), pistol (P8 / P1) and machine gun (MG3). The awarded grade is determined by the overall score.

Classes / Grades

* German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency in Bronze (Schützenschnur in Bronze) is awarded for shooting with the rifle and the pistol with a score in at least bronze.

The machine gun is not mandatory to earn the bronze badge. All or one of the weapons with a score in bronze.

* German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency in Silver (Schützenschnur in Silber) is awarded for shooting with all or one of the weapons with a score in silver

* German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency in Gold (Schützenschnur in Gold) is awarded for shooting with all or one of the weapons with a score in gold

Design

The Army and Air Forces version of the award is a silver colored rope with a round metal badge on a flat end near the top of the rope, on its center it displays the German eagle surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves.
The Navy version of the award looks the same except the rope's color is navy blue.

ee also

*Order of Merit Cross of the German Federal Republic
*Bundeswehr Crosses & Medal of Honor
*German Armed Forces Service Medal
*German Armed Forces Flood Service Medal
*German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency
*German Parachutist Badge
*German Sports Badge