partially behind a circle with the word "Parachute" at the top and a scroll at the bottom with the word "Regiment"; wings are spread out from the circle, and a dagger is superimposed on the parachute and upper portion of the circle; the whole in silver metal. As with much of the world's parachute forces, the normal headgear is a maroon beret, although there is a maroon turban for Sikh personnel. The special forces, which form part of the Parachute Regiment, have a distinct insignia called Balidaan, which has a commando dagger point downwards, with upward-extending wings extending from the blade and a scroll superimposed on the blade with "Balidaan" inscribed in Devanagari; the whole in silver metal on an upright red plastic rectangle. Italy The Italian Armed Forces issue four different degrees of the Military Parachutist Badge, common to all services, as follows: Military Parachutist (). The basic military qualification badge. War Parachutist (). Same as the Military Parachutist Badge, but in golden metal. Awarded as an honor mark to WW2 paratrooper veterans, and to present-day paratroopers after 30 years of jump-status. Jumpmaster Parachutist (). Same as the Military Parachutist Badge, but on a red cloth background. High-Altitude Launch Qualified Raider (). Similar to the US Military Freefall Parachutist Badge, awarded only to Special Forces personnel. Military personnel qualified and a civilian parachutist can be allowed to use the relative insignia on the uniform, called the Jump Qualified Parachutist badge (). The Qualified Parachutist badge is awarded by the Italian Army and is similar to the Military Parachutist one, but without the star. The Netherlands The parachute course are done by the "Defensie Para School". The Armed Forces of the Netherlands know 9 types of para wings: B brevet (Automatic Opening/ Static Line). Prerequisite: 5 jumps, the certificate and brevet are awarded by the Dutch sport Parachute centres at Texel and Teuge and maybe awarded by other Dutch centres if authorised. It is also awarded to foreign jumpers who qualify on Dutch soil. A brevet, Operational Parachutist, Static Line. Prerequisite: 8 jumps, and the last 3 have to been completed with gear and weapon, and the last one needs to be made at night. Maximum altitude: 400 meters. The course is completed by members of 11th Airmobile Brigade and the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps. SLS brevet, Operational Parachutist, Static Line, Square.. The same as the A certificate, with the