https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/combat-patch-for-mexico-border-security <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Has anyone heard of someone receiving a SSI-FWTS or “combat patch” for the Mexico border operations in the past couple years? Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:33:05 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/combat-patch-for-mexico-border-security <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Has anyone heard of someone receiving a SSI-FWTS or “combat patch” for the Mexico border operations in the past couple years? WO1 Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:33:05 -0500 2021-12-17T08:33:05-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/combat-patch-for-mexico-border-security?n=7426656&urlhash=7426656 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No, not in this century. Though people get it in Jordan and Saudi so why not. LTC Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:59:58 -0500 2021-12-17T08:59:58-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/combat-patch-for-mexico-border-security?n=7426675&urlhash=7426675 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No. As of today, the United States (or the border area or Mexico) is not listed as:<br />a Combat Zone Tax Exclusion by the IRS<br />a country eligible for HFP/IDP in DoDFMR Vol 7a fig 10-1 or the current table on DFAS<br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/payentitlements/Pay-Tables/IDP-Areas/">https://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/payentitlements/Pay-Tables/IDP-Areas/</a><br /><br />these are the two requirements for the Army to approve an SSI-MOHC.<br /><br /><br />I think all of us here would enjoy hearing the story of the kid who is claiming they got an SSI-MOHC for the border mission, though. <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/678/420/qrc/data"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/payentitlements/Pay-Tables/IDP-Areas/"> Defense Finance and Accounting Service &amp;gt; MilitaryMembers &amp;gt; payentitlements &amp;gt; Pay Tables...</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The official website of the Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SGM Jeff Mccloud Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:14:26 -0500 2021-12-17T09:14:26-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/combat-patch-for-mexico-border-security?n=7426798&urlhash=7426798 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I sure hope not 1SG Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:19:19 -0500 2021-12-17T10:19:19-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/combat-patch-for-mexico-border-security?n=7426877&urlhash=7426877 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>LOL... no. <br />Don&#39;t get me wrong, Texas and Arizona are shitholes, but I don&#39;t think we&#39;ve gone so far as to call them combat zones. SFC Michael Hasbun Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:00:21 -0500 2021-12-17T11:00:21-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/combat-patch-for-mexico-border-security?n=7427115&urlhash=7427115 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Nope but i got to here this story, do tell! 1SG Alan Boggs Fri, 17 Dec 2021 13:00:49 -0500 2021-12-17T13:00:49-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/combat-patch-for-mexico-border-security?n=7427567&urlhash=7427567 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>How did this rumor/story get started? MSG Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:02:08 -0500 2021-12-17T18:02:08-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/combat-patch-for-mexico-border-security?n=7427914&urlhash=7427914 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This is not a thing. I have seen people make all types of claims about getting patches. If someone is claiming this, I would pull their ERB and scrub it to make sure they are wearing anything else that is fake. CPT Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:07:45 -0500 2021-12-17T21:07:45-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/combat-patch-for-mexico-border-security?n=7433132&urlhash=7433132 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>NO - They&#39;re focusing on getting them for Chicago ;&gt;D SFC Ralph E Kelley Tue, 21 Dec 2021 03:00:36 -0500 2021-12-21T03:00:36-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/combat-patch-for-mexico-border-security?n=8215568&urlhash=8215568 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Never heard of it in the 100 plus years since we were chasing Poncho Villa cross border. Not even sure there were combat patches back then MAJ Ronnie Reams Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:11:38 -0400 2023-04-05T10:11:38-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/combat-patch-for-mexico-border-security?n=8501745&urlhash=8501745 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You do realize that was prior to our entry to WWI. Patton Sr, was a LT. That long ago. AFAIK, that last time US Army was officially in Old Mexico. Cross border raids by the Apache continued until 1921 but were handled by the Frontier Bn TX Rangers. MAJ Ronnie Reams Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:49:05 -0400 2023-10-05T14:49:05-04:00 2021-12-17T08:33:05-05:00