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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Diver
insignia is a military qualification of the United States armed forces
awarded to servicemen qualified as military divers. Originally, the
Diver insignia was a cloth patch decoration worn by US Navy divers in
the upper-portion of the enlisted service uniform's left sleeve during
the first part of World War II when the rating insignia was worn on the
right sleeve. When enlisted rating insignia were shifted to the left
sleeve in late World War II, the patch shifted to the upper right
sleeve. The diving patch was created during WWII, and became a breast
insignia in the late 1960s. Currently, the United States Navy and the
United States Army issue diver insignia denoting degrees of
qualification. Coast Guardsmen and Marines are eligible to earn the
naval Diver insignia. The United States Air Force awards the Special
Operations Diver insignia to graduates of the USAF Combat Dive School at
the Navy Diving Salvage and Training Center, Naval Support Activity
Panama City, required of Pararescuemen and Combat Controllers.
