Royal Military Academy Sandhurst - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

biffrocks · #1 16-01-11, 11:10 AM

Hi
Picked up yesterday this anodised cap badge for Military Academy Sandhurst and wondered if this badge was / is worn by Officer cadets or staff. I hope someone can help with my question and any other info.

Thanks

Rob

engr9266 · #2 16-01-11, 11:31 AM

This badge is worn by the Officer cadets and I beleive that staff would wear thier own unit badges. The Acadamey RSM wore a Bullion version of this badge. There is also a silvered and a wm version of the badge both with KC & QC as well as a belt badge with lugs.

biffrocks · #3 16-01-11, 11:56 AM

Hi Jerry
Thank you for your info and for taking the time to post. Can I ask would this still be the current issue of the badge.

Cheers

Rob

matti467 · #4 16-01-11, 12:22 PM

Yes it is the current issue. I have given a couple of spares out to former students over the years who have headed for Sandhurst. Our PSI at 87 Sqdn in the early 90s was a former instructer at Sandhurst and he wore his Signals badges. To be posted there was a premium posting.
Matti

matti467 · #5 16-01-11, 01:09 PM

I would imagine that every officer cadet is issued with at least one if not two badges. If they train at least 500 officers a year from the UK and overseas that is quite a lot of badges. They do turn up regularly and I suppose there are many that are kept as momentoes.
Matti

Alan O · #6 16-01-11, 01:14 PM

In the 1990s it was one for beret, one for peaked cap, one lugged for No1 dress badge and one painted black for field wear.