What is the history of the Blue Cord?

Poor response to an AD PV2 there SSG Przeszlowski - Mentorship! The young troop asked a simple question, and being fairly new to the Army, you could have offered a more professional answer those Stripes and Rocker are typically renowned. However, looks like you left that to the Officer Corp to shine in that department with CAPT Goenner... Hopefully you'll pick-up on something you can improve on before you earn that (P). Keep that crap to FB!

And without aviation yall would be sitting stateside with your thumbs up your asses.

SPC Chris Benson - just saw this lol. no, I was offered the job that wasn't even on what I listed, but my recruiter told me the career field was critically manned and I was a perfect fit with my ASVAB. so I took the job that the air force needed over what I wanted.

Smart people don’t belong in the infantry. When you call someone a POG, don’t be mad if they call you an idiot. Cause, you probably are one.

I started off in the Infantry (11B) in 1977, and re-enlisted in the Air Defense Artillery (16D) in 1981. Left the Army in 1985 because I wasn't allowed to go back to being a Grunt again! Even though I did have to put away my Blue Cord and disks while I was in the A.D.A. (Another Damned Army/ Bastards of the Air Force), I still carried with me the Infantry discipline and mindset, which was far superior than that of those damned Duck Hunters! Once a Grunt, always a Grunt!

Sgt David Etheridge sorry I meant only mos cord authorized by army regulations, I figured from my answer that that was pretty self explanatory. Yes there are other cords that are authorized in army regulations but we weren't talking about those we were talking solely about mos cords

Captain,

The below is from AR 670-1. The blue cord is not an organization decoration, but is in fact an award authorized by the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Infantry Center. An Infantryman always wears their blue cord and discs, except when changing their PMOS. If an Infantryman gets assigned to a non-Infantry unit, they are in an assigned Infantry position per unit MTOE, the exception being in a Protocol Office as they are all non-MOS specific assignments. Wear the cord proudly, not everyone can earn it.

a. Cord, shoulder.

(1) Description. See Below

(2) How worn. See Below

(3) Approval authority. The Commanding General, U.S. Army Infantry Center authorizes the award of the shoulder cord to infantrymen who have successfully completed the appropriate training. For ARNG Soldiers, commanders of divisions, separate brigades, infantry regiments, the infantry scout group, and state adjutants general for separate infantry battalions and companies are authorized to award the shoulder cord to ARNG Soldiers who have successfully
completed the appropriate training.

(4) Authorized wearers.


(a) Officers and enlisted personnel of the infantry, who hold an infantry PMOS or specialty, and who have been awarded the combat Infantryman badge, the expert infantryman badge, or who have successfully completed the basic unit phase of an Army training program or an equivalent.

(b) Enlisted personnel who have completed one station unit training (OSUT), resulting in the award of an infantry PMOS.

(c) Infantry officers who have graduated from the resident infantry officer basic or advanced course.

(d) Infantry officers who have graduated from the Infantry Officer Candidate Course (during mobilization).

(e) Infantry officers and enlisted personnel in the Reserve Components, who hold an infantry PMOS or specialty.

(5) When worn.

(a) During the period of assignment to an infantry regiment, brigade, separate infantry battalion, infantry company (including the headquarters and headquarters company of an infantry division), infantry platoon, or infantry TDA unit. In addition, infantrymen assigned to infantry sections or squads within units other than infantry units may wear the cord when authorized by battalion or higher-level commanders.

(b) During the period assigned for duty as an Army recruiter or advisor, ROTC instructor, or member of the staff and faculty of the U.S. Military Academy, as long as the individual retains an infantry PMOS or specialty.

(c) During the period of assignment at brigade- or lower-level BT or advance individual training units, or in OSUT infantry units, as long as individual retains an infantry PMOS or specialty.

(d) Infantry OSUT and Infantry Officer Basic Course graduates may wear the cord en route to their initial follow-on
infantry assignment.

(e) Soldiers en route from an assignment where wear of the shoulder cord was authorized are permitted to wear the shoulder cord if they are pending reassignment to another organization authorized wear of the cord, or when assigned to a separation point for discharge purposes.

Sir, the Cord is authorized when you serve in an infantry function. Mortar platoon in a tank BN.

SPC Erich Guenther - Didn't know they were authorized the CIB in that instance, I thought they could only get the CMB

SPC (Join to see) - It says in the regulation and restricts it only to Special Forces Medic Troops, I think because by MOS they are dual function. Not sure why they allow it for Special Forces troops but not regular troops.

SPC Erich Guenther - I imagine there's a lot of different rules for SF

I feel that the SOF should be stripped of the blue cord!!! There is severe hardship that is experienced by serving in an infantry unit that you really don’t experience in other types of units. SOF entry is tough but after that, hardship as experienced by infantrymen is not experienced exactly the same while in an SOF unit. There is minimal hardship by individual members of SOF with all those gadgets and all that support they receive that the average infantry soldier and unit does not have available... This is what makes serving in the infantry especially difficult!!!