If a POG, awarded with a CAB (combat action badge), were to transfer to Infantry, would the soldier be authorized to wear the CIB?

No, because they were not in an MOS authorized to be awarded the CIB at the time of the award.

No. The soldier earned a Combat Action Badge NOT the Combat Infantryman's Badge.

even though this is an army question, i think you should be ashamed for using the pejorative term POG. But since one is called a action badge, and the other infantryman, i would quess no.

And so you know this is not to disrespect others in combat situations. The infantry is trained to be out in front and take the fight to the enemy. The CIB is an honor shared by those on the front lines.

No..You see the difference in the wording. COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE is awarded to the infantry. Combat action badge is awarded to other mos's

HA NOOOOOOOPPPE

The Combat Infantry Badge and the Combat Action Badge have similar, yet very distinct requirements. Just because you have qualified for one, it does not directly translate to the other.

The CIB has always been awarded to members of the infantry or Special Forces for active ground combat engagement.

As our military began to get a clue the that other areas have been actively engaged by hostile forces, the Combat Medic Badge was developed for the medical corps (outside of Special Forces medics who qualify for the CIB) after they realized there are times when medics are engaged by the enemy, or they must provide treatment while under fire.

The CAB is awarded to MOSs that are actively engaged by the enemy. Albeit, there have been some who should qualify for this award who have not, or never will receive it. This is due to the military being slow to realize that regardless of MOS, any service member has the potential of being "actively engaged with hostile forces in ground combat". Our military seems to still believe there is a front line, or our enemies differentiate between MOSs. What they should do is develop a generalized Badge for "active engagement against hostile forces" and stop creating a MOS caste system.

according to the current army regs. he would not be eligible for the cib. that is awarded to the individual who is in the correct mos and serving in a line infantry unit
for example if a soldier was awarded the cab and was then xr to say a infantry unit and his mos was related to the infantry and he was involved in combat actions, then he would be eligible to wear the cib and the cab.

Slightly different topic but this raised a question in my head. The CAB didnt exist when I was in but let use this same soldier. Could said soldier wear an EIB and a CAB at the same time? I know back in the 90s if you had EIB & CIB you wore the CIB as it is the higher award. Just curious how that would work.

I really dislike the term POG. It is very disrespectful to a soldier that is performing his or her assigned duty.