: Anyone know what the qualifications were for an
: Aircraft Crewmans Badge? I was awarded one
: but was in maintenance to whole time. I'm
: guessing based on number of test flights I
: had to go up on.

Below from the Army Reg 600-8-22, Gary. Be careful with this one, the version below is dated 2006; you can be sure it was very different 40 years before. Also remember that ARs are written to apply to current and future soldiers, usually with little attention paid to how they apply to veterans. Which I sort of agree with; they should be paying attention to the now and to the future, after learning from the past.

8–27. Aviation Badges

a. There are three degrees of Aviation Badge authorized for award. The degrees are basic, senior, and master.

b. Commanders exercising jurisdiction over the individuals’ personnel records will make permanent award of these
badges. Permanent award of these badges based upon wounds or combat missions will be referred to USA HRC,
ATTN: AHRC–PDO–PA, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332–0471. Request for award of the Senior and Master Aviation Badges that cannot be resolved at the MPD/PSC will be forwarded to the Commander, U.S. Army Aviation Center, ATTN: ATZQ–AP, Fort Rucker, AL 36362–5000.

c. The retroactive date for these badges is 1 January 1947.

d. An officer awarded an Aviation Badge while serving in an enlisted status is authorized to wear the badge as a
permanent part of the uniform.

e. Eligibility requirements for each badge are set forth in following paragraphs.

8–28. Basic Aviation Badge (formerly Aircraft Crew Member Badge)

a. The eligibility criteria for the Aviation Badge is as follows:

(1) For award of this badge, an individual must be on flying status in accordance with AR 600–106 or be granted
waiver by HQ, USA HRC (AHRC–PLP–I); be on flying status (physically qualified-class III); have performed
crewmember or noncrewmember flying duties for not less than 12 months (not necessarily consecutive), or by logging
not less than 48 flight hours (whichever comes first), or be school trained.

(2) An officer on flying status as an aerial observer may be awarded the Basic Aviation Badge. U.S. Army
personnel assigned to a Joint Service Airborne Command Post and serving as members of an operational team on
flying status manning the Airborne Command Post are eligible for the award of the Basic Aviation Badge. Concurrent
with such assignment, these personnel are authorized temporary wear of the Basic Aviation Badge until relieved from
such duty or until such time as he or she fulfills the mandatory requirements for permanent award.

(3) An individual on flying status in accordance with AR 600–106, paragraph 2–1, 2–3, or 2–4, and serving in a
valid non-rated aviation flight position as coded in The Army Authorization Documents (TAADS) who has been
incapacitated for further flight duty by reason of being wounded as a result of enemy action, or injured as the result of
an aircraft accident for which he or she was not personally responsible, or has participated in at least 15 combat
missions under probable exposure to enemy fire while performing crewmember or noncrewmember flying duties is
permanently authorized to wear the Basic Aviation Badge.

b. The Basic Aviation Badge may be awarded to Soldiers upon successful completion of formal advanced individual
training (AIT) in one of the following Career Management Fields or Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) listed
below:

(1) CMF 15 graduates.
(2) CMF 67 graduates from 7 April 1983 through 30 September 2003.
(3) MOS 68 graduates after 31 December 1985.
(4) MOS 93; 93C and 93P graduates who graduated from a CMF 67 AIT after 31 December 1985 (with a
documented AIT Diploma); 93B graduates from 7 April 1983 through 1 January 1998; 93D graduates from 7 April
1983 through 30 September 1996.
(5) MOS 71P graduates prior to 30 June 1984.
(6) MOS 35: Soldiers holding MOSs 35L, 35Q, and 35W who graduated from a CMF 67 AIT prior to 30 September
1996.

c. Individuals who meet the criteria for award of the Army Astronaut Device and are not authorized an Aviator,
Flight Surgeon or Aviation Badge will be awarded the Aviation Badge in addition to the Army Astronaut Device.

d. The Basic Aviation Badge will be awarded to Soldiers upon successful completion of formal AIT in CMF 93
MOS’. Soldiers previously holding MOS 93B who graduated from a CMF 93 AIT prior to 1 January 1998 and Soldiers
previously holding MOS 93D who graduated from a CMF 93 AIT prior to 30 September 1996, to include MOS 71P
who graduated from AIT prior to 30 June 1984, are authorized the badge based on documented AIT after 7 April 1983.

AR 600–8–22 • 11 December 2006