Why not allow former Infantrymen (11B's) to wear the blue Infantry cord?

I agree. I also don't understand why we had to give up the Rising Eagle and go to branch insignia, and now we are a cohort not a corp. I feel we have lost our way and its only going to get worse. I keep seeing threads on milsuite talk about how Warrants want to be in line with the O ranks, this bothers me a lot, I have been around a lot of old school Warrants that wore the Rising Eagle and they are very upset about the direction of the Warrant Officer Corps (Cohort). My apology's if it seems I went off base but I think it all falls inline with how the Army is going to a more business model

Some of you keep missing this part: "This is a "what if" discussion - I know what they regs say. The post is meant to stimulate discussion and opinions."

Having said that - If I go to Ranger school, SF school, Airborne, Air Assault, etc., I get a tab or a badge. I completed Infantry school like MANY others - what is the harm in awarding the blue cord permanently? AGAIN, I know what the regulations say - forget the regulations for a moment.

Clearly, this thread has gone over a lot of respondent's heads or they didn't really read what I said: This was a "what if?" thing - I know full well the regs are not going to change. Some people have taken this thread way too seriously.

The blue cord is earned but like a beret it goes with the billet and not a badge or tab. Stay in the infantry and you can wear your cord. I personally don't think the cord should be worn outside the infantry community other than already specified.

I feel like this would lead people to want to keep their berets or airborne tabs permanently.

Should have stayed 11B Bro.

Being Infantry for 20 years, I see nothing wrong with allowing former infantry soldier to wear the blue infantry cord on their derss uniforms. It is a distinction of honor just like an EIB. But that is up to the Department of the Army to make that call.

Veteran Marine Corps infantry. 5th, 6th and 9th Marine's wear the French Fortage, from Belleau woods. If you switch to a diffrent Regiment, you can keep your cords, but cannot wear them. They are, unit specific. SemperFi.

I agree with current refs. As an Infantry Officer, when I served in my alternate specialty, the Blue cord came off. The fact that I also earned an EIB left no doubt where I came from. It was also extremely gratifying when I put my Blue Cord on my Grandson, when he “turned Blue” at Ft. Benning. He’s now serving with the 82d.

I have mixed feelings about this. I understand the Infantry identity issue at hand, and wear my CIB proudly. The blue cord was important to me, but I see both sides have their points. I spent 23 years in the Infantry with 2 combat tours, but transferred to a supply position within an Infantry Battalion; changing my MOS to Quartermaster. Last year I tried out for the NCO of the Year board, and in prepping my ASU removed my blue cord for the first time in my career. Grilled by the board, I felt I did well, but did not win. After the board the SGM stated that the Battalion Commander was disappointed that for the last two years the Brigade's NCO of the year came from Field Artillery. He didn't like that the FA was attaining such prestige in an Infantry Brigade, and was really pushing to see "a blue cord" represent us at Brigade. Although I went up against 6 other great NCOs, and all of us were deserving to win, I still can't shake the feeling that my lack of the cord had something to do with the results.