Badges

Combat Commander Wings

The command of elite USEC soldiers falls on the shoulders of its officers. The FORCOM (Force Command) course takes officers and trains them as combat leaders. The course is heavily based on Joint Operations Doctrine, with a further emphasis on tactical strategies. Assessment is truly grueling, with high accuracy and success ratings required in the ArmA environment. Those who pass this course, become the Elite leaders of the USEC ground forces.

Combat Wings

A USEC soldiers training is consummated at graduation from the SPECFOR (Special Forces) Course. This is a grueling four week course that requires the achievement of very high accuracy rates and proficiency tests in various weapons used in ArmA. This is combined with final exam on USEC history, basic joint operations doctrine, and military law. Those who have graduated this course join a truly elite fighting force.

Astronaut Wings

A USEC Astronaut must complete all required training to receive the badge, as well as participate in a space flight more than 80 kilometers (263,000ft) above the Earth. The Special Operations Force is responsible for the qualification and award of this badge to eligible personnel. This badge has only been awarded once, to a famous USEC pilot who was part of the SimNASA astronaut programme, although no USEC space flight has so far been conducted.

Flight Academy Wings

Originating from the Unity Flight Academy, established in 2003 at Unity Virtual, the Flight Academy Wings are awarded on graduation of the USEC Pilot Training Programme. This training programme takes beginner pilots and puts them through their paces in the skies of Microsoft Flight Simulator X, to a point where when they graduate they are truly proud of their own achievements.