Coast Guard Rating Badge: E-6 BM Boatswain Mate

Coast Guard E-6 Rating Badge: Boatswain’s Mate (BM)

Represent your rank and rate with the U.S. Coast Guard E-6 Boatswain’s Mate Rating Badge. This badge features the traditional perched eagle above the crossed anchors insignia, symbolizing seamanship, leadership, and the hands-on expertise that defines the Boatswain’s Mate rating.

Key Features:

• Regulation-Accurate Design: Displays the eagle, scarlet chevrons, and BM crossed anchors exactly as required by Coast Guard uniform standards.

• Adjustable for E-4 and E-5: Although produced for E-6, the badge may be tailored by a uniform seamstress to correctly match E-4 or E-5 rank levels.

• Professional and Inspection-Ready: Made with quality materials to ensure a sharp, uniform-correct appearance.

• Durable Construction: Designed to hold up under regular wear without fading or fraying.

• Correct Placement: Worn on the outer left sleeve of the Service Dress Blue coat and Dinner Dress Jackets. Position midway between the shoulder and the elbow, centered between the front and back sleeve creases.

Boatswain’s Mates are the backbone of deck operations, trusted to lead line handling, small boat tasks, navigation team duties, and daily seamanship essential to every cutter and station. This badge represents skill, responsibility, and the professionalism expected of the BM rating.

Ideal for uniform updates, advancement, inspection preparation, or replacing a worn badge.