Upon completion of the basic AIRBORNE course, a Marine is awarded the basic parachutist insignia, (we refer to these as "Lead Sleds"). To go Gold, the Marine must be in a jump billet (Recon Battalion, Force Recon Company, SOTG), be in that billet for at least ninety consecutive days, and have completed five additional jumps to include two day hollywood’s, one day combat, two night combat, and must have used two different types of airframes. The jumps had to be done in that order. A Marine could have done his two-day Hollywood’s, one day combat, one night combat, and then another day combat. This equals the ten jumps for gold, but he will not get to pin them on and get his page 11 entry in his SRB stating that he rates to wear the Navy/Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia until the Marine knocks out that final night combat. (Note: Gold Wing pining ceremonies no longer exist).

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