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If the QPO isn't satisfied with the sailor's knowledge level, he will require him to study further and return for another checkout. If the QPO feels the sailor has met their expectations, he will sign the sailor's qual card and those points will be included in the sailor's weekly point count. He can also ask the sailor to draw a line diagram and explain the system in various states and configurations. The QPO will ask prepared questions concerning the system. Once the qualifying sailor feels he has the requisite knowledge for the system he will ask a designated Qualification Petty Officer (QPO â an expert on the system in question) for a 'checkout'. The qualifications process aboard the boat uses publications, training videos, computer programs and hands-on training with qualified personnel, but the principal focus is on the actual operation of the damage control, atmosphere control, weapons, countermeasures, reactor, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic systems on that particular submarine. The badge doesn't need to be worn if the command doesn't require it. Personnel eligible to wear other secondary submarine insignias, such as the Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia or the Deep Submergence Insignia, may only wear one such insignia at a time according to their personal desire. The badge is considered a 'secondary insignia', meaning that the badge is worn secondary to a primary warfare pin, such as the Submarine Warfare insignia. The SSBN pin is worn on the left uniform pocket, typically below award ribbons. The strategic deterrent patrols of the Regulus missile boats were not initially deemed worthy of this insignia, but this decision was reversed in 2004. At twenty (20) successful patrols, the SSBN pin is upgraded to a gold design.Īfter the insignia was approved, awards were made retroactive to the first strategic deterrent patrol of USS George Washington (SSBN-598) which was completed on 21 January 1961. A scroll beneath the submarine holds up to six service stars, with one bronze star authorized for each successful patrol (after the first, the pin being number one) or a silver star for five successful patrols. It is the successor to the Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia awarded for submarine patrols during World War II.ĭesign of the SSBN pin shows a silver Lafayette-class submarine with superimposed Polaris missile and electron rings which signify the armament and nuclear-powered characteristics of the Fleet Ballistic Missile Deterrent Force. The SSBN Deterrent Patrol insignia is a uniform breast pin worn by officers and enlisted sailors of the United States Navy's submarine service who have completed strategic deterrent patrols in nuclear ballistic missile submarines.
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