Marksmanship Qualification Badge
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marksmanship Qualification Badge canonical | 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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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marksmanship badge ⓘ military award ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
machine gun qualification
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pistol qualification ⓘ rifle qualification ⓘ shotgun qualification ⓘ sniper rifle qualification ⓘ submachine gun qualification ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
demonstrated accuracy with assigned weapon
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qualifying score on weapons qualification course ⓘ |
| classification | non-combat skill badge ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| displayedAs | metal badge ⓘ |
| eligibility |
National Guard personnel
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active duty personnel ⓘ certain cadet programs ⓘ reserve personnel ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
qualification bar
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weapon type bar ⓘ |
| hasLevel |
Expert
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Marksman ⓘ Sharpshooter ⓘ |
| hasRankOrder |
Expert above Sharpshooter
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Marksman below Sharpshooter ⓘ Sharpshooter above Marksman ⓘ Sharpshooter below Expert ⓘ |
| indicates | highest level of qualification achieved ⓘ |
| recognizes |
individual weapons qualification
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weapons proficiency ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | service marksmanship regulations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Air Force Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
NERFINISHED
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Army Marksmanship Qualification Badge NERFINISHED ⓘ Coast Guard Marksmanship Ribbons NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy and Marine Corps Marksmanship Qualification Badge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | periodic requalification ⓘ |
| symbolizes | marksmanship skill level ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
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United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| wornOn |
dress uniform
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military uniform ⓘ service uniform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marksmanship Qualification Badge Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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