Army Staff Identification Badge

The Army Staff Identification Badge is an identification badge awarded by the Chief of Staff of the Army to Officers and sergeants major assigned to authorized positions at Headquarters, Department of the Army.^[1]

Army Staff Identification Badge
Type	Identification badge
Awarded for	One year of service while assigned to the Army Staff.
Description	The Arms of the United States in gold with the stripes of the shield to be enameled white and red and chief of the shield and the sky of the glory to be enameled blue, superimposed on a five-pointed black enameled star; in each reentrant angle of the star are three green enameled laurel leaves.
Presented by	Chief of Staff of the Army
Eligibility	officers and sergeants major assigned to authorized positions at Headquarters, Department of the Army.
Formerly called	Army General Staff Identification Badge
Status	Currently awarded
Established	July 28, 1933
Related	Headquarters Air Force Badge and Commandant Staff Badge

History

General Douglas MacArthur first proposed an Army General Staff Badge in 1931, but it was not until 1933 that the War Department authorized it. The badge has remained unchanged in appearance since it was first created, but the name was changed in 1982 from the Army General Staff Identification Badge to the Army Staff Identification Badge, and the eligibility criteria have evolved.^[2]

On a United States Army uniform, the Army Staff Identification Badge is worn centered on the right breast pocket; however, per ALARACT 203/2010 wear of the Army Staff Identification Badge is authorized on the left breast pocket when worn in conjunction with a deployment CSIB (Combat Service Identification Badge) ^[3]

A similar Army Staff Lapel Pin is authorized for civilian employees of the Department of the Army, regardless of grade, who fill an eligible position in an HQDA agency for no less than one year.^[1]

References

1. DA Memo 672-1, Eligibility criteria for wear and permanent issue Archived July 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
2. The Institute of Heraldry - Army Staff Identification Badge Archived April 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
3. Army Regulation 670-1, Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia