U.S. Army infantrymen or special forces soldiers with the rank of colonel or below and who are a member of a brigade-sized or smaller infantry or special forces unit, receive the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) instead of the CAB.

Soldier may be awarded the CIB, CMB, and CAB for the same qualifying period, provided the criteria for each badge are met. However, subsequent awards of the same badge within the same qualifying period are not authorized.

The badges would represent those who have earned both a combat badge (CIB, CMB, or CAB) and an expert badge (EIB, EFMB, or ESB). The proposed "master badges" are alleged to appear identical to their respective combat badges, replacing the silver wreaths on the full-color metal badges with gold wreaths; subdued pin-on badges and sew-on badges ...

2008年2月6日 · So, what are the new criteria to get a CIB? I. DESCRIPTION: A silver and enamel badge 1 inch in height and 3 inches in width, consisting of an infantry musket on a light blue bar with a silver border, on and over an elliptical oak wreath.

2019年6月24日 · Do Green Berets get a CIB or CAB? U.S. Army infantrymen or special forces soldiers with the rank of colonel or below and who are a member of a brigade-sized or smaller infantry or special forces unit, receive the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) instead of the CAB.

2013年7月3日 · While both the Army Combat Action Badge (CAB) and the Combat Infantry Badge (CIB) are awards that recognize service members for their involvement in combat, there are clear distinctions between the two.

The Combat Action Badge (CAB) is a United States military award given to soldiers of the U.S. Army of any rank and who are not members of an infantry, special forces, or medical MOS, for being "present and actively engaging or being engaged by the enemy and performing satisfactorily in accordance with prescribed rules ...

The Army’s Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) was developed to provide special recognition of the unique role of the Army Infantryman, the only Soldier whose daily mission is to close with...

2015年5月9日 · The Platoon Leader soon told our platoon that the CIB was an award that all of those that EARNED a CIB can wear one that was awarded to an immediate relative. Two others in our platoon got them mailed to them from their fathers.

Soldiers may be awarded the CIB, CMB and CAB for the same qualifying period, provided the criteria for each badge is met. However, subsequent awards of the same badge within the same qualifying period are not authorized.