Diver Badge 2nd Class

Criteria: Awarded to United States Army soldiers holding the rank of private, private first class, or specialist/corporal. Additionally, soldiers must complete the Engineer Diver, MOS 21D10, Phase I and Phase II Courses at a Department of Army approved diving school, be awarded and retain 21D10 MOS, maintain current basic life support cardiovascular pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) qualifications according to American Red Cross or American Heart Association standards, meet Army Physical Fitness Test standards and minimum standards of the Diver Physical Fitness Test, conduct DPFT as frequently as APFT, and maintain current qualification dive status in accordance with Army standards. The award was created on February 15, 1944. Other Army Diver Badges include the Salvage, First Class, Master, and Special Operations Diver Badges. The Diver Badge 2nd Class diver’s helmet depicts the basic equipment used in diving operations.