RN Marksman

[fez]

My marksman badges

[fez]

forgot to add pic :-S

[bobscot]

We were always told that the most dangerous things were: an officer with a map and secondly a matelot with a gun!

[fez]

I will agree with that, the look of fear on the booties faces when i walked past with a GPMG :-D

[Ray6930]

Royal would probably have been a tadge concerned at seeing you wandering around with a lethal weapon - but if you were actually trying to shoot it at them they'd probably have felt safe as houses, just concerned for the well-being of those either side (or even behind) you

[fez]

What can i say, you must have seen me shoot
There a funny bunch but if you have to go somewhere hot and sandy i am glad it was with them.
Cheers Royal

[Paddy]

Fez

I've attached a few pics below of some other RN marksmanship badges. The first badge (blue & red on white) was awarded to members of the RN & RM who finished in the top 10 at the annual RN & RM Combat Shooting Competition at Bisley. It was never authorised for wear on any uniform. The small date badge was given at the same time to show the year in which the badge was awarded (only one large badge was supposed to be issued to any individual and any subsequent award was to just be the date badge). I think the issue of date badges stopped in approx 2004). The second badge is the new style RN & RM Top 10 badge and this was first issued in 2006/7. It was officially authorised for wear by the Naval Service Clothing Committee, on the combat jacket only, in 2008. The medal is the Queen's Medal (Her Majesty The Queen's Medal For Champion Shots of The Royal Navy & Royal Marines). The date bar signifies the year in which the medal was won, only one medal is ever awarded to any individual. This little snippet of info is for Ray - The RN & RM Queen's Medal has been won by members of the Royal Navy for the last 3 years

Paddy