The Ramshead Device is a military special skill badge

Badges of the United States Army

Badges of the United States Army are military decorations issued by the United States Department of the Army to soldiers who achieve a variety of qualifications and accomplishments while serving on active and reserve duty in the United States Army....

 of the U.S. Army National Guard. The Ramshead Device is awarded to any soldier

Soldier

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 after completion of the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School

Army Mountain Warfare School (United States)

The Army Mountain Warfare School is an Army school located at the Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, Vermont to train soldiers in the specialized skills required for operating in mountainous terrain.-Purpose:...

, based at the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, Vermont. The badge is authorized for wear on the uniform of Connecticut

Connecticut

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, Maine

Maine

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, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, New Hampshire

New Hampshire

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, Rhode Island

Rhode Island

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, and Vermont

Vermont

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 National Guard soldiers --units of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain)

86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)

The 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is a Vermont National Guard light infantry brigade. It was reorganized from an armored brigade into a light infantry brigade as part of the United States Army's transformation for the 21st century...

-- but is widely worn unofficially by other graduates of the Mountain Warfare School.

Wear of the Ram's Head Device (Vermont)

Excerpt from the State of Vermont Adjutant General's Office Permanent Order 121-01 (May 1, 2006):

(a) The award will be authorized and issued by the Commander, Army Mountain Warfare School upon verification of eligibility. Eligibility criteria are successful completion of both the Summer and Winter Army Mountain Warfare School courses. Retroactive awards of the Ram's Head Device are authorized. This includes personnel who have retired and/or have been discharged under honorable conditions.


(b) Wear of the Ram's Head Device

(1) The Ram's Head Device will fall into the category of special skill badges (Group 4 as noted in paragraph 29-17a (4), AR 670-1, Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia), and will not count against the total number of Group Four Badges. There is no precedence for special skill badges within groups; for example, personnel who are authorized to wear both the Parachutist Badge and the Ram's Head Device may determine the order of wear. Wear of the pin-on Ram's Head is covered in VT PAM 672-5, State of Vermont and Federal Awards, Decorations and Honors.

(2) The pin-on subdued Ram's Head Device is approved for wear with the ACU/BDU only.

(3) The Non-subdued Ram's Head Device is approved for wear with BDU's, Class A/B, and Dress Blues only.

(4) The pin-on Stabrite Ram's Head Device is approved for wear with the Class A/B and Dress Blues only.

(c) The Vermont National Guard Ram's Head Device has been established for wear by The Adjutant General of Vermont. Soldiers leaving the State of Vermont may be required to remove the Ram's Head Device for attendance at Department of the Army or other Schools.

See also

• Awards and decorations of the United States military
  Awards and decorations of the United States military
  Awards and decorations of the United States Military are military decorations which recognize service and personal accomplishments while a member of the United States armed forces...
  
  
• Awards and decorations of the United States Army
  Awards and decorations of the United States Army
  Awards and decorations of the United States Army are those military decorations which are issued to members of the United States Army under the authority of the Secretary of the Army. Together with military badges such awards provide an outward display of a service member's accomplishments.The...
  
  
• List of military decorations
• 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)
  86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)
  The 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is a Vermont National Guard light infantry brigade. It was reorganized from an armored brigade into a light infantry brigade as part of the United States Army's transformation for the 21st century...
  
  
• Governor's Twenty Tab
• Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Badges
  Recruiter Badge
  The Recruiter Badge is a decoration of the United States military which is awarded to those personnel who have performed recruitment duty as military recruiters to the United States Armed Forces. The Recruiter Badge is issued by every branch of military except for the United States Marine Corps...