The USAF Excellence In Competition Rifleman Badges

The Elementary Excellence In Competition Rifleman Badge

This badge is characterized by its lack of a surrounding wreath.  The badge is issued to the top ten percent of the competitors in an Elementary level Excellence In Competition Rifle match.  This type of match is run exclusively by and for Air Force members.  To be eligible to fire in an Elementary match a competitor can not have acquired any points toward Distinguished Rifle.  Along with this badge, recipients accrue 4 points toward Distinguished Rifleman.  The back of the badge is engraved with the recipient's name and the date of award.**  It is received with corresponding official USAF orders.**

The Bronze Air Force Excellence In Competition Rifleman Badge

This badge is issued under two different sets of criteria dependent on the history of the recipient.  The first set covers an individual who has never been awarded any points toward Distinguished Rifle.  It is awarded for the initial receipt of any points in an Excellence In Competition match other than Elementary.  In this case, a six, eight or ten point award would result in the receipt of this badge.  The second set of criteria covers those individuals who received the Elementary points and badge.  In this case, for those who already have the Elementary badge, the Bronze Badge is awarded only after a total of ten points have been accrued.  The back of the badge is engraved with the recipient's name and the date of award.**  It is received with corresponding official USAF orders.**

The Silver Air Force Excellence In Competition Rifleman Badge

This badge is issued to airmen who have received a total of twenty points in Excellence In Competition Rifle matches.  The back of the badge is engraved with the recipient's name and the date of award.**  It is received with corresponding official USAF orders.**

The USAF Distinguished Rifleman Badge

This badge is issued to airmen who have received a total of thirty points in Excellence In Competition Rifle matches.  The current total number of USAF Distinguished Rifleman Badges is less than 350.  This includes all airmen from the Active, Reserve and Guard components, since the inception of the program.  For a list of those recipients, see List of Air Force Distinguished Rifleman Recipients.  The back of the badge is engraved with the recipient's name, the date of award and a serial number.  The Badge (serial) Numbers are shown in the listing mentioned above.**  The Badge is received with corresponding official USAF orders.**

**Around 2000, the Air Force stopped engraving the badges and issuing via official orders.  It then simply began issuing the badges with undated letters.