A pin is worn on the shoulders of the jacket of the new Army Service Dress uniform. This pin refers to the basic training completed by the service member.
This basic training leads, for every service member, whether a regular soldier or a reservist, to the award of an initial professional core qualification, referred to in military terminology as the “IPCQ” (Initial Professional Core Qualification).
There are 10 different shoulder insignia.
Generals no longer wear a reference to their basic formation on their shoulders, but instead wear the number of stars corresponding to their rank.
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