Medical Service Corps officers may wear the Aerospace Experimental Psychologist or Aerospace Physiologist wings upon designation by the Chief of Naval Personnel or the Commanding Officer, Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola, Fla.

BUPERS Note 1020 of 4 August 1983 stated that the 'insignia in the women officer size was discontinued and no longer authorized for wear.' At the time of adoption, the new wings came in three sizes: male, female (smaller by about one third) and miniature (for use with mess dress uniforms). Now called Aerospace Experimental Psychologist and Aerospace Physiologist, their gold wings are similar to those worn by the Flight Surgeon, except that the gold oak leaf does not have the acorn. In February 1966 they were designated as crew members and ordered to duty involving flying, such as in-flight analysis of human performance in fleet and training operations covering myriad weapons systems and tactics, providing extensive training for all aircrew personnel in airborne protective equipment and egress systems, and test and evaluation of new and improved aircraft systems. On 12 April 1967 the Under Secretary of the Navy approved a change to the Navy Uniform Regulations that authorized a new wing insignia for Aviation Experimental Psychologists and Aviation Physiologists.

10 April 1953.Īerospace Experimental Psychologist and Aerospace Physiologist 'Cap Ribbons Historical Information on.' Memorandum. 'Unit Identification Marks.' BUPERS Notice. (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1944): 9-15. 'Uniforms and Insignia: Engineering and Construction Corps United States Navy.' Bureau of Ships Journal. 'Right Arm Rates.' Memo to Fred Meigs, Navy Department Library, dated August 11, 1976. Towers Recalls Artist-Designer.' Naval Aviation News. 'Naval Aviation in World War I: The Origin of Navy Wings.' Naval Aviation News. Correspondence, concerning star points, dated June 18, 1970. Unpublished typescript cataloged in the Navy Department Library (1958). History of the Insignia of the Staff Corps of the United States Navy.

'Evolution of Cap Device.' Washington, DC: Historical Research Branch, Naval Historical Center, 1978. 'Aerospace Experimental Psychologist and Aerospace Physiologist.' Naval Aviation News.

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