Special Warfare insignia - wikipedia Special Warfare insignia `` The template Infobox military award is being considered for merging. '' Special Warfare Insignia Type Single - grade badge Eligibility United States Navy SEALs Awarded for Completing Basic Underwater Demolitions / SEAL training and SEAL Qualification Training Statistics Established 1970 First awarded Vietnam War Speciality mark for Special Warfare Operator ( SO ) The Special Warfare insignia, also known as the `` SEAL Trident '' or its more popular nickname, `` The Budweiser, '' recognizes those members of the United States Navy who have completed the Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL ( BUD / S ) training, completed SEAL Qualification Training ( SQT ) and have been designated as U.S. Navy SEALs. It is one of the most recognizable military badges of the U.S. Navy. Contents 1 History 1.1 Designator and title 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References History Established on 16 October 1970, the Special Warfare insignia was initially issued in two grades, being a gold badge for officers and silver for enlisted. In the 1970s, the Silver SEAL badge was abolished and the Special Warfare Badge was issued thereafter in a single grade. The SEAL badge is therefore unusual in the Navy in that it is one of the few badges issued in a single grade for both officers and enlisted personnel. This is partly due to the combined training that both officers and enlisted receive, side by side, when involved in BUD / S training. The Special Warfare insignia consists of a golden eagle clutching a U.S. Navy anchor, trident, and flintlock style pistol. The decoration is considered a `` successor badge '' to the obsolete Underwater Demolition Badge. Designator and title Sailors who complete BUD / S training at Coronado California are reclassified to the Special Warfare Operator ( SO ) rating. Sailors must complete SEAL Qualification Training ( SQT ) before receiving Navy Enlisted Classification ( NEC ) 5326 Combatant Swimmer ( SEAL ) or, in the case of commissioned naval officers, the designation 1130 Naval Special Warfare ( SEAL ) Officer. Prior to the establishment of the SO rating in 2006, SEAL operators were sourced from regular Naval ratings, with the title of SEAL treated like a warfare qualification, attaching ( SEAL ) after your rate. See also United States Navy portal List of United States Navy enlisted warfare designations Badges of the United States Navy Military badges of the United States Obsolete badges of the United States military Uniforms of the United States Navy Michael A. Monsoor § Funeral Notes Jump up ^ Cummings, Dennis J. The Men Behind the Trident : SEAL Team One in Vietnam. Naval Institute Press, 1997, p. 16. References National Archives and Records Administration, Military Personnel Records Center ( U.S. Navy Breast Insignia Descriptions ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special_Warfare_insignia&oldid=826879021 '' Categories : United States military badges United States Navy SEALs Hidden categories : Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 21 February 2018, at 14 : 09. About Wikipedia

Question: when does a navy seal earn his trident
Answer: completed the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training