To request to be issued a National or Interservice Badge earned send an email to EIC & DISTINGUISHED POC (more info located at “Contacts” ). Navy personnel may wear Distinguished Badges, and/or Gold, Silver, and Bronze EIC badges on their uniforms, under Navy Regulations. See OPNAVINST 3590.26A () USNMTINST 3590.26 Series at USNMT regulations/references for more information about the criteria for the award of Navy Distinguished Badges including eligible matches for earning leg points. Badges earned outside of the Fleet, All Navy, Interservice and National matches do not rate a Navy EIC badge, but count towards the 30 required points. EIC matches are held during the Atlantic Fleet Rifle and Pistol Matches, the Pacific Fleet Rifle and Pistol Matches, the All Navy Rifle and Pistol Championships the Interservice Matches, the National Matches, and and at civilian shooting clubs throughout the country. Points are awarded as follows: In any EIC match, the top 10% of scorers, among non-Distinguished competitors, are awarded points, commonly called “legs” or “leg points.” A small number will be awarded Gold, a larger number Silver, and the largest number receive Bronze. The procedure references submitting a request letter, examples are here (Marksman) and here (Pistol Shot). To Request Award of a Distinguished Badge, use the procedures outlined here. The Distinguished Marksman Ribbon and the Distinguished Pistol Shot Ribbon were issued until 1959 when the Navy Department ordered the awards discontinued as of July 13th of that year. The new awards were known respectively as the Distinguished Marksman Ribbon and the Distinguished Pistol Shot Ribbon. In 1952, the Secretary of the Navy ordered that the Distinguished Marksman and Pistol Shot Ribbon be divided into two new decorations, one for rifle distinguished marksmanship and the other for distinguished marksmanship on a pistol weapon. The Distinguished Marksman and Pistol Shot Ribbon was issued for receipt of either a Pistol or Rifle Distinguished Marksman Badge. Originally known as the Distinguished Marksman and Pistol Shot Ribbon, the decoration recognized those who had been presented a Distinguished Marksman Badge through exceptional scoring at a professional military shooting competition. The Distinguished Marksmanship Ribbon is a military decoration of the United States Navy which was first created in 1942. For additional information see History of the Distinguished Marksman Badge (by Culver) or History of the Distinguished Marksman Badge (by Rocketto). Military personnel and civilians who participate in Excellence-in-Competition (EIC) Matches can obtain Gold, Silver, and Bronze Badges worth, generally, ten, eight, or six points, respectively towards the 30 points required to become a “Distinguished Marksman” (Rifle, Navy and Marine Corps), “Distinguished Rifleman” (Army and Air Force) or “Distinguished Pistol Shot.” Generally, a competitor may participate in a maximum of four EIC matches during a year, with the stipulation that if he competes in five, one must be the National Trophy Individual Match during the annual Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) National Matches, held at Camp Perry, Ohio. The collage below illustrates the various marksmanship badges (rifle and pistol) that can be earned by USN personnel: History of the Distinguished Marksman/Pistol Shot Badge
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