Navy SSBN Deterrent Patrol Insignias TAILORING-EXT The Surface Warfare Medical Service

The Surface Warfare Medical Service Insignia is a gold metal pin with a spread oak leaf

The three arrowheads refer to the unit's numerical designation as well as being symbolic of patriotic zeal

It was originally created to honor junior members who are not generally eligible for the Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal or the Meritorious Service Medal

Criteria: These distinctive unit insignia (DUI) are worn by the 342nd Quartermaster Battalion (342 QM BN)

The motto and the missiles refer to the unit's former designation as the 233rd Air Defense Artillery

Navy SSBN Deterrent Patrol Insignias TAILORING-EXT The Surface Warfare Medical ServiceUnited States Navy SSBN Deterrent Patrol Insignia Criteria: The SSBN Deterrent Patrol Insignia is a uniform breast pin worn by officers and men of the United States Navy's submarine service who have completed strategic deterrent patrols in nuclear ballistic missile submarines. It is the successor to the Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia awarded for submarine patrols during World War II. Design of the SSBN pin shows a silver Lafayette class submarine