Talk:Glider Badge
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[edit]The US Army glider program started in 1941 and ended in the early 1950s. There were no combat missions flown after WW2; training-only missions were flown after the end of the war. Combat transport by gliders was superseded by helicopters and parachute drops of heavy cargo.
Whoever is writing this silliness of qualification badges being "decorations" is grossly ignorant. One earns the qual badge in training. No combat experience is required for the badge to be awarded.
The heading should be corrected to read Glider Infantry Badge. Cross reference to the Auxiliary Pilot Badge entry.
Not true. The badge was initially awarded, not for course completion, but for participation in a glider assault. Also, the badge was not limited to infantry, but was awarded to others as well, such as glider-borne engineers, field artillery, etc. See this link for award criteria.[1]VilePig (talk) 00:37, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
How many flights did they typically get in training? I don't know if there's a distinction between "orientation flights" and training flights. Were they two types of flights, one that involved an actual glider landing? Gliders were already in short supply not to risk any getting damaged during landing. Ledboots (talk) 03:56, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
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