Posted on Jun 15, 2019
If a POG, awarded with a CAB (combat action badge), were to transfer to Infantry, would the soldier be authorized to wear the CIB?
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Combat Infantry Badge (CIB)
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Infantryman Infantry Combat Infantry Badge (CIB) Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB)
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Keep your awards and badges. I just want my brain, heart, lungs and plumbing to work when I get old. :) Oh, still have all my fingers and toes. God bless to those of you that don't.
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First, define POG. If POG means person on guard then, it depends where his or her guard duties were assigned. If the guard duties were assigned during deployment then, a CAB might be appropriate. If duties were in garrison and the garrison was located in a combat zone then, the CAB is appropriate again. Just because the soldier or officer transfers to INF doesn't mean he should lose his combat accolades. The Regulations are the best guide to answer such questions.
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You should probly reword your question, maybe non combat mos......
No you will still have the original award. I hade a clerk whom was award all 3; cab, cib and a eib. He was infantry then reclassed.
No you will still have the original award. I hade a clerk whom was award all 3; cab, cib and a eib. He was infantry then reclassed.
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SGT Richard H.
Here I am, sitting here trying to figure out how to type out an eye roll on my keyboard. Is there a shortcut for that??
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SGT Richard H. some of us chose to lead from the front while most chose infantry. Scouts Out.
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Shit, I can answer that even from being AF. Not until the gets into a fight with the enemy. Or at least near enough that everyone believes he has....
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CPT Robert Boshears
30 days in a combat area, or a 24 hour “Hand to Hand” type engagement. This was going back awhile.
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MSgt J D McKee
Sheeeeit. 24 hours? Never did hand to hand militarily, thank god. But, as a north Alabama deputy sheriff when at least one of us was attempting to kill the other, repeatedly. I'm not comparing that to WWII or Korea or Vietnam, but it's my only experience with that, or close. I'd have thought 30 seconds and living was an extended period. That shit is hard. In my humble opinion, the hardest form of combat and therefore the hardest thing a human can do, physically and mentally. Rocket scientists at least have more than nanoseconds to figure out the right thing to do, and MMA don't die if they fuckup. Well, normally.
I know just exactly jack shit about this, it's Army and I served with Army about twice in 21.5 years. I just thought the "silly wabbit" thing was funny. Thanks for explaining.
I know just exactly jack shit about this, it's Army and I served with Army about twice in 21.5 years. I just thought the "silly wabbit" thing was funny. Thanks for explaining.
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MAJ Rj M
I would like to see one of our infantry units engaged in a 24 hour Guadacanal type battle. I think there'd be alot of flagged draped coffins coming back to the USA based on some of the things I see today--if not for the entire unit, then for the majority of it. And god help me, I think that might be a good thing because it'd wake people up...
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No. You can only get the CIB by serving in an Infantry unit in an Infantry MOS.
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SSgt Michael Bowen
Well then i got that right , I said No also . The requirements for the CID are very clear and specific .
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Isn't there an admin on this site that can add a "look in the regulation button"?
The questions I see on this site are ridiculous.
The questions I see on this site are ridiculous.
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No a CIB can only be earned by an Infantry solder serving in a combat zone for a given amount of time. The COB does not transfer over to the CIB just because you transfer or join a Infantry Unit. Me myself I qualified for and earned and EIB, while on active duty. I would still have to wear the EIB until i served the time in a combat zone with an Infantry Unit doing an Infantryman's duties before I would qualify for a CIB.
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