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    BAGPIPER Proficiency Patch Musician Badge

    I was rummaging around on ebay and I found a "BAGPIPER Proficiency Patch Musician Badge". What does the military consider as proficient?ith:

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    It's a British military insignia. They go to an army piping school for about 6 months and come out as competent pipers. In the US, they would probably compete amongst grade III pipers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by george7 View Post
    It's a British military insignia. They go to an army piping school for about 6 months and come out as competent pipers. In the US, they would probably compete amongst grade III pipers.

    Thanks George! As you can imagine the seller was a little more than vague in his description.

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