Marksmanship Qualification Badge

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United States military badge marksmanship badge military award

The Marksmanship Qualification Badge is a U.S. military award that recognizes a service member’s proficiency with individual weapons, typically in levels such as Marksman, Sharpshooter, and Expert.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Air Force Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon	1
Army Marksmanship Qualification Badge	1
Marksmanship Qualification Badge canonical	1
Navy and Marine Corps Marksmanship Qualification Badge	1
U.S. Army marksmanship badges	1
United States military marksmanship badges	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4842783 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Marksmanship Qualification Badge
Context triple: [U.S. Army badges, includes, Marksmanship Qualification Badge]

A. Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge
The Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge is a prestigious U.S. military marksmanship award presented to shooters who demonstrate exceptional skill and achievement in pistol competition.
B. Distinguished International Shooter Badge
The Distinguished International Shooter Badge is a prestigious U.S. marksmanship award recognizing shooters who achieve exceptional performance in international shooting competitions.
C. Distinguished Rifleman Badge
The Distinguished Rifleman Badge is a prestigious U.S. marksmanship award presented to civilian and military shooters who demonstrate exceptional skill in rifle competition.
D. Expert Infantryman Badge
The Expert Infantryman Badge is a prestigious U.S. Army special skills badge awarded to infantry soldiers who demonstrate exceptional proficiency in infantry tasks through rigorous testing.
E. Combat Action Badge
The Combat Action Badge is a U.S. Army decoration awarded to soldiers who personally engage or are engaged by the enemy in active ground combat, regardless of their military occupational specialty.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Marksmanship Qualification Badge
Target entity description: The Marksmanship Qualification Badge is a U.S. military award that recognizes a service member’s proficiency with individual weapons, typically in levels such as Marksman, Sharpshooter, and Expert.

A. Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge
The Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge is a prestigious U.S. military marksmanship award presented to shooters who demonstrate exceptional skill and achievement in pistol competition.
B. Distinguished International Shooter Badge
The Distinguished International Shooter Badge is a prestigious U.S. marksmanship award recognizing shooters who achieve exceptional performance in international shooting competitions.
C. Distinguished Rifleman Badge
The Distinguished Rifleman Badge is a prestigious U.S. marksmanship award presented to civilian and military shooters who demonstrate exceptional skill in rifle competition.
D. Expert Infantryman Badge
The Expert Infantryman Badge is a prestigious U.S. Army special skills badge awarded to infantry soldiers who demonstrate exceptional proficiency in infantry tasks through rigorous testing.
E. Combat Action Badge
The Combat Action Badge is a U.S. Army decoration awarded to soldiers who personally engage or are engaged by the enemy in active ground combat, regardless of their military occupational specialty.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military badge ⓘ marksmanship badge ⓘ military award ⓘ
appliesTo	machine gun qualification ⓘ pistol qualification ⓘ rifle qualification ⓘ shotgun qualification ⓘ sniper rifle qualification ⓘ submachine gun qualification ⓘ
awardedFor	demonstrated accuracy with assigned weapon ⓘ qualifying score on weapons qualification course ⓘ
classification	non-combat skill badge ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
displayedAs	metal badge ⓘ
eligibility	National Guard personnel ⓘ active duty personnel ⓘ certain cadet programs ⓘ reserve personnel ⓘ
governingBody	United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense
hasComponent	qualification bar ⓘ weapon type bar ⓘ
hasLevel	Expert ⓘ Marksman ⓘ Sharpshooter ⓘ
hasRankOrder	Expert above Sharpshooter ⓘ Marksman below Sharpshooter ⓘ Sharpshooter above Marksman ⓘ Sharpshooter below Expert ⓘ
indicates	highest level of qualification achieved ⓘ
recognizes	individual weapons qualification ⓘ weapons proficiency ⓘ
regulatedBy	service marksmanship regulations ⓘ
relatedTo	Air Force Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon ⓘ linked to: Marksmanship Qualification Badge Army Marksmanship Qualification Badge ⓘ linked to: Marksmanship Qualification Badge Coast Guard Marksmanship Ribbons ⓘ Navy and Marine Corps Marksmanship Qualification Badge ⓘ linked to: Marksmanship Qualification Badge
requires	periodic requalification ⓘ
symbolizes	marksmanship skill level ⓘ
usedBy	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
wornOn	dress uniform ⓘ military uniform ⓘ service uniform ⓘ

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