Combat Infantry Badge (CIB)
Combat Infantry Badge (CIB)
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What's your CIB story, and how did you earn the award.
Combat Infantry Badge (CIB)
11B: Infantryman
11Z: Infantry Senior Sergeant
Posted 6 y ago
Responses: 7
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No big story ,Central Highlands of Vietnam,I guess we got shot at enough,well enough for me anyway.
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SGT Philip Roncari
SGT Carl Blas- Well sorry I’m fresh out of them,but like I heard years ago the CIB is best described as “Some fool shot at me and this fool shot back” as always be well my Brother
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The only thing I regret about getting my CIB is that after desert storm the rest of my career I didn't get a chance to get my eib. Everytime eib qualifications came around everybody who had thier CIB was tasked to be a grader for the eib felt proud of that but still would have loved to get my eib. I know it sounds strange
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SFC Harry H.
I understand what you mean. There are many out there like you. No disrespect to you or your CIB, but I hated when the CIB guys who didn't have their EIB was graders. Getting shot at or returning fire absolutely has no bearing on if you can employ an M18 Claymore mine. Or any of the events associated with the EIB.
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SPC Gary Welch
SFC Harry H. I know and don't worry I am not offended I knew everything for the qualification but all my 1Sgts would say we need you as a grader in hindsight I should have spoke up but you know the drill in a infantry line co when the 1SGT said do something you did it
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Earned in 2005 in Baghdad. Was conducting medivac of injured soldier to hospital at Abu grab after a firefight at a traffic control point. In route was attacked in an ambush. One humvee disabled in triple IED attack. Element returned fire and survived ambush.
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