Posted on Jul 8, 2025
Army expands combat patch approval for soldiers in Africa, Middle East
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Looks like Kuwait is back on the menu
Army expands combat patch approval for soldiers in Africa, Middle East
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Combat Patch (SSI-FWTS)
Deployment Combat Patch (SSI-FWTS)
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Kinda lame. It's not really a combat patch, then, more of a "so you're saying there's a chance of getting attacked?" patch.
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LTC Matthew Schlosser
MAJ Byron Oyler - Funny thing is, in the months after the fall of Baghdad, my unit got passed around like the village bicycle, so I'm technically eligible to wear four different combat patches just from that deployment. Not that I would ever wear any but the broken television...
/edit/ Even funnier, a buddy of mine who was the S6 refused to wear any combat patch but COSCOM (the leaning shithouse) because he knew it irritated the commander.
/edit/ Even funnier, a buddy of mine who was the S6 refused to wear any combat patch but COSCOM (the leaning shithouse) because he knew it irritated the commander.
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LTC Matthew Schlosser
MSG (Join to see) - Since when? Used to be, you had to get special pay plus the combat zone tax exclusion, and for 30 consecutive days, to qualify.
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LTC Matthew Schlosser - Kuwait was removed from the list for eligible patches back in......2016....I think
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LTC Matthew Schlosser
MSG (Join to see) - I don't care about the list of countries. When did they water down the standard?
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