Miniature medal in Gold for Dress uniform 

Abzeichen für Leistungen im Truppendiens

Achievement Badge

The Badge for Achievement in Military Service, also known as the Bundeswehr Abzeichen für Leistungen im Truppendienst, is a badge that can be awarded to any active soldier and reservist for special military service.

The soldier is entitled to wear this badge on his uniform.

Criteria

The requirements for the award of the badge, which was donated in 1971, are regulated by the Central Service Regulation (ZDv) 37/10 "Suit Regulations of the Bundeswehr". The achievement badge can be awarded to any soldier of any branch of the armed forces after four months of service at the earliest, and also to any reservist as part of a military exercise. Additional requirements must be met to obtain the Reservist Performance Badge. The award on an honorary basis is not permitted.

It exists in three stages:

Level I in Bronze

Level II in Silver

Level III in gold, if repeated with the number stamped on it in steps of five (5, 10, 15, ...)

The achievement badge can be awarded directly in silver or gold without going through the lower levels.

In order to be awarded the achievement badge, the following requirements must be met within a period of one year:

Military achievements

Proof of training in self-help and comrade help in accordance with ZDv 49/20 must be provided within the last five years.

In an appraisal, the individual characteristics "readiness for action", "specialist knowledge" and "practical skills" must be assessed as at least "satisfactory".

Proof of a performance march must be provided. The requirements to be met can be found in the table.

Age Group Level I Stage II Level III

18-29 years 20 km 25 km 30 km

30-44 years 18 km 20 km 25 km

45-59 years 15 km 18 km 20 km

The time of ten minutes per km cannot be exceeded on average.

The march must be carried out in a field uniform with luggage weighing at least ten kilograms, half on paved and half on unpaved roads.

Shooting performances

A scoring exercise in the levels "gold", "silver" or "bronze" must be completed with any StAN weapon of the shooting soldier (rifle, pistol, machine gun or submachine gun). A shooting cord purchased in the last twelve months logically also fulfils the requirement.

In general, the achievement badge can only be awarded at the level that corresponds to the lowest completed level of the evaluation exercise or the performance march.

Sporting achievements

Proof of fulfilment of the conditions of the German Sports Badge must also be provided.

If all these requirements have been met, the achievement badge can be applied for.

Reservistenleistungsabzeichen

Reservist Achievement Badge

In order to be awarded the Reservist Achievement Badge, the following conditions must be met in addition to the conditions of the Achievement Badge:

•The MG-S-3 scoring exercise must be completed:

•A hand grenade target throw must be completed:

Required points in the hand grenade target throw for individual levels of the Reservist Achievement Badge.

Four throws each have to be made at targets 20m, 25m, 30m and 35m away. The targets each consist of a two-metre inner circle and a four-metre outer circle.

The scoring is based on the following points table:

Points table for the scoring of the hand grenade target throw.

An obstacle course must be completed in a given time. You can choose between two variants:

1. Obstacle course over 225m with 11 obstacles on a conventional obstacle course (without the obstacle fighting stand).

2. Obstacle course over 400m with 14 obstacles in a fixed order of the following obstacles:

•Tripping track

•Creepage distance

•Beam obstacles

•Hurdle

•Digging

If these conditions have been fulfilled in addition to the conditions of the achievement badge, the reservist performance badge can be awarded by the disciplinary superiors of the training unit.