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Posted on Jan 4, 2021

Is "evidence of injustice" required for a retroactive Combat Action Badge?

Bob Smith

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I am working on putting several Soldiers in for a CAB they should have received for actions on their last deployment. The circumstances of the mission met the requirements for the award of the CAB, but they were not awarded the Badge.
The HRC website states " Requests for retroactive award of the CAB will not be made, except where evidence of injustice is presented. "
Would the Soldiers not receiving an award they were qualified for count as injustice in this case?

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CSM Darieus ZaGara

Posted >1 y ago

Me. Smith, how is it that you supervise Soldiers?

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SGM Bill Frazer

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I'm with you on this one Boss.

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MAJ Ronnie Reams

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Not sure about the Army but Air Force has a lot of civilian CV and CD, in fact with CC deploying lot of time, the Civilian is acting CC. Gives institutional memory as CCs come and go.
In fact and indeed, last century when a Plans Officer with DCSIM 6th US Army PSF, I had a GS 15 as rater. Same - same as a Plans Officer DCSIM USASOC at Bragg. GS-15 also.

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CSM Darieus ZaGara

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yhis is true of all services, Mr. Smith is listed as a spouse. MAJ Ronnie Reams

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Posted >1 y ago

I'm currently working the same thing. Yes, it is required.
Gotta prove something weird happened as to why it wasn't awarded

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Bob Smith

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What would constitute "weird?" Would a sworn statement from my first line leader suffice?

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An explanation of why it wasn't awarded at the time. Lost paperwork, blown up computers, a reason for why they didnt put it in besides, "oh we just remembered"

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Bob Smith

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Ok. I think I can work with that.

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SFC William Farrell

Posted >1 y ago

As a civilian spouse Bob Smith, you are supervising soldiers in a combat zone?

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Bob Smith

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You think I'd put my actual info up in public?

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SFC William Farrell

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Bob Smith - So you're misleading your fellow RallyPointers with a fake profile? SFC James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"

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Bob Smith

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It's called PERSEC.

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