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Can you get the cab transferred to a cib if you reclass to infantry?
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∙ 12y ago
No. To be awarded a CIB, you have to be Infantry at the time the award was received (although a lot of Cavalry could have been awarded the CIB, they ended up getting CABs due largely to internal politics of the Army, especially concerning Cav units which were attached to infantry brigades). Since you wouldn't be reclassing to infantry until after the award was made, you're still not eligible for a CIB.
Former Marine Corps personnel who later join the Army and received the Combat Action Ribbon, however, are eligible to convert it to a CIB or CAB, depending on their MOS at the time it was awarded.
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Can a soldier reclassing from infantry with a CIB or EIB still wear the blue cord after the reclass process is complete?
The EIB or CIB, you can wear after you reclass. The blue cord, however, may not be worn once you reclass, nor are the blue discs worn behind the infantry branch insignia worn with any other branch insignia.
Can non infantry mos wear expert infantry badge?
With few exceptions, no. If you earn the EIB (or CIB) as an infantryman, then you reclass to another MOS, you can still wear it. If you earn the EIB as a non-11 series MOS, then reclass to infantry, you should be eligible to wear it. If you test for it as a non-11 Series, and never reclass to infantry, you can't wear it, even if you complete the testing. However, if you do complete the testing, you should be able to use the points towards promotion.
Could a Marine attached to an Army infantry unit during combat operations wear the Combat Infantryman Badge?
No. They would receive a Combat Action Ribbon. If ever they transferred to the Army, then they'd be eligible to wear the CIB or CAB in lieu of their Combat Action Ribbon.
What is a military CIB?
A CIB is a Combat Infantry Badge, you would receive this if you went to combat as an Infantry Soldier in the US Army. - - - - - Requirements to receive the CIB. 1. Must be an Infantryman or Special Forces soldier. Now Special Forces medics earn the CIB. Further, you must be a Colonel or below--if you don't have a CIB by the time you make general, you never will. 2. Must be assigned to an infantry unit at brigade level or below. 3. Must personally engage in infantry combat against an enemy.
Can Combat Engineers be issued Combat Infantry Badges?
No. You must actually hold an 11 series (Infantry) Primary MOS while in a combat zone to be awarded a CIB. Combat Engineers get awarded the CAB (Combat Action Badge) for instances of direct contact with the enemy. The only engineers eligible for the CIB are those who hold the 18C - Special Forces Engineer Sergeant - MOS; all Special Forces personnel, with the exception of medical personnel, are eligible for the CIB.
Is the cib above the airborne wings on acu's?
Yes. The CIB and CAB are Category 1 badges - nothing is worn above them.
If you are not an expert marksman can you still wear the badge cause you have an cib?
The Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) is awarded to infantry personnel who have actively engaged in ground combat. It does not require expertise in marksmanship. Therefore, if you meet the qualification criteria for the CIB as an infantry soldier, you can wear the badge regardless of your marksmanship skills.
Is the CAB a skill badge?
Yes, in the same sense that a CIB or CMB is.
You were attached to the 4th Infantry in Vietnam Although you were Signal Corp can you qualify for the CIB?
No.
Should you have been awarded the cib instead of the cab?
Me, personally? Probably not. I was awarded the CMB, and retroactively awarded the CAB later on. The grunts did not want my job, rest assured of that. At the end of it, neither did I. But, as a general question, you're bringing up something which can be a bit of a nuance and a touchy issue for many, especially for those in ARCAV units - and even more so for those attached to infantry units. In the initial push into Iraq, Cav units had cooks more forward deployed than infantry units, yet at the time (2003) there was no CAB, and, while being made eligible for a CIB would've been a simple matter of pencil whipping, internal politics of the Army prevented it from happening.
Can one wear the cib with the cab?
No. Only one Category 1 badge may be worn.
Can one wear the EIB and the CAB at the same time?
NO. Army Regulation 670-1 specifies that only one badge from group one can be worn at a time. Group one consists of the EIB, CIB and CAB. Combat badges take precedence over skill badges. A soldier having earned both the EIB and CIB must wear the CIB. A soldier having earned both the CIB and CAB may choose which one to wear.
