German Proficiency Marksmanship Schutzenschnur Badge with Silver Cord Available in Bronze, Silver and Gold with Silver Cord German Proficiency badges are sold one per pack. The Army and Air Forces version of the award is a silver colored rope with a round metal badge on a flat end near the top of the rope, on its center it displays the German eagle surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves. In the United States military the German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency (Schutzenschnur) is one of the few pre-approved foreign awards, requiring no individual approval request to be forwarded up the serviceman's chain of command to the United States Senate for acceptance. The Army and Air Forces version of the award is a silver colored rope with a round metal badge on a flat end near the top of the rope, on its center it displays the German eagle surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves.