Seabee Combat Warfare Badge
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The Seabee Combat Warfare Badge is a military badge of the United States Navy. The warfare badge recognizes the training and qualifications of members who serve in Construction Battalions (CB or Seabees), or other construction units, in the United States Navy.
To be awarded the Seabee Combat Warfare Badge, a service member must have completed the prescribed Naval Construction Battalion Personal Qualification Standards (PQS), which entails required coursework, qualification tasks standards, and a written examination. Upon final completion of all prescribed training, an oral board must be successfully completed before the Seabee Combat Warfare Badge may be presented.
The Seabee Combat Warfare Badge is primarily presented to members of the Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) or the Construction Battalions (CB); however, the badge is not limited only to this branch of the Navy. Any sailor of any rate or any officer can qualify, given they are assigned to a qualifying unit (NMCB, UCT, or ACB) and have completed the prescribed course of instruction.
The Seabee Combat Warfare Badge is issued in two degrees: silver for enlisted personnel and gold for officers. The Badge features an armed Seabee, superimposed over a crossed sword and rifle atop oak leaves. The Bee is also the insignia for the Navy Seabees as a whole.
An enlisted member who receives the Seabee Warfare Combat Badge warfare qualification is authorized to place the designator (SCW) after his/her rating designator. For example, if Bob Jones is an SCW-qualified Construction Mechanic First Class Petty Officer, then his written name would be CM1(SCW) Jones.
