Sgt. Maj. Eric Bassile, of the Army’s Policy Integrated Division, said the idea behind the Master Combat Badge was to create “a single badge that represents a Soldier’s sacrifice, hard work, and mastery of skills within their career management field.”

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer announce that a new Master Combat Badge is being rolled out for combat veterans who also have earned skills-related honors. Weimer also announced that the Army is redesigning its physical training uniform.

The Army has authorized a new badge for soldiers who have earned both the Combat Infantryman Badge and Expert Infantryman Badge.

The service also awards expert badges to medics and the expert soldier badge to non-infantry soldiers. The Army plans to award the Master Combat Infantryman Badge, the Master Comb