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26th April 09, 07:56 PM
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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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26th April 09, 08:02 PM
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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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27th April 09, 05:39 PM
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 Originally Posted by george7
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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