comdtinst m16114.32c - U.S. Coast Guard

Part 2 – Operations and Missions
Chapter 6 – Boat Force Operations Insignia Criteria
Section B. Gold- and Pewter-Tone Insignia
B.1. Insignia
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Gold- an d Pewter-Tone Insignia
B.2. Service
Requirements
Permanent entitlement requires five years of cumulative service at Boat
Force field units as defined in Part 2, Chapter 6, Section A, Pewter-Tone
Insignia, paragraph A.3.
Temporary entitlement is not authorized.
B.3.
Qualification
Requirements
Qualification requirements are as follows:
(01) Attain Boat Crew Member qualification code (enlisted) or
certification letter (officer).
(02) Attain Boarding Team Member or Boarding Officer qualification
code ( enlisted) or certification letter (officer) by completing the
PQS promulgated in Reference (tt). (Auxiliary members are
exempt from this requirement.)
(03) Attain Boat Forces Operations qualification code (enlisted) or
certification letter (officer) by completing the PQS in Reference
(uu). Command Cadre at a Station or Aids to Navigation Team
(ANT), by virtue of their successful service in these positions,
have gained the knowledge and experience associated with the
PQS and are therefore exempt from this requirement.
(04) Attain a favorable recommendation from the member’s chain of
command.
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