are gold in color. Unlike the Air Force and the Army, the naval services do not employ senior or command/master aeronautical ratings. NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps The NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Aviator Insignia is a gold-colored pin, winged, with a central device consisting of a fouled anchor surcharged with a NOAA Corps device. NOAA Corps officer pilots and navigators may wear the NOAA aviator insignia after authorization by the Director of the NOAA Corps. NASA With the dawn of the Space Age, all of the United States Aviator badges are upgradable to the Astronaut Badge, for those military members who become astronauts. See also Badges of the United States Air Force Badges of the United States Army Badges of the United States Coast Guard Badges of the United States Marine Corps Badges of the United States Navy Aircrew Badge Flight Officer Badge Naval Aviator Badge Navigator Badge Observer Badge Astronaut Badge Military badges of the United States Obsolete badges of the United States military References United States military badges