Talk:Marine Aerial Navigator insignia

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I'm sorry I identified this badge as "the same" as the previous Naval Aviation Observer (Navigation) wings; the information identifying this as the same badge came from Appendix 20 to United States Naval Aviation 1910–1995 published by the Naval Historical Center; this is generally a reliable source. By the way the wings pictured in the linked article Naval Navigation Observer Badge are non-standard as the standard--BuPers Circular Letter 88-45 of 31 March 1945--called for the compass rose in the center of the silver circle to be in gold. I am attempting to document my sources in the discussion pages on some of these insignia because they sometimes appear to conflict with information provided by other editors.

I changed the last line because the 2 MOSes that Marine Aerial Navigators serve in are sequential MOSes, i.e. after designation as an Aerial Navigator they serve in MOS 7371 while undergoing aircraft model-specific training and move into MOS 7372 upon completion of their training. Ray Trygstad 22:38, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

As it turns out, the badge pictured in this article is equally innacurate, as Para 4002.2.a.(3) of Marine Corps Uniform Regulations states that "The Marine aerial navigator insignia is a gold metal pin consisting of the basic wings with a central device of two fouled anchors surmounted by a replica of a mariner's compass, superimposed on a silver-colored (emphasis added) disk. The fouled anchors are 5/8 inch long; diameter of the disk, 1/2 inch; diameter of the compass, 3/8 inch". This DOES in fact mean that the current Marine badge is identical to the original Navy badge, and both badges shown in the photographs are inaccurate. How 'bout that? Ray Trygstad 23:00, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)