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Combat action ribbon from the marines you are in the army now and have combat action badge do you wear a star on the cab or wear the cab and the car?
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Whatever badge/ribbon you are awarded, you rate to wear it, no matter what branch of service you are in.
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Did the 3rd Battalion 11th Marines receive the combat action ribbon for Somalia?
Yes, they did!!
Did 1st battalion 7th marines receive the combat action ribbon for Desert Storm?
No, they did not participate in surface or ground combat. Being attacked by scud missles did not count.
Did the 3rd Battalion 23rd Marines receive the combat action ribbon for Desert Storm?
I don't know if the entire battalion received the Combat Action Ribbon but I do know that H Co (redesignated L Co) did receive the CAR. Most members of the battalion also received their Combat Action Ribbon during Operation Iraqi Freedom I. They battalion has since returned to Iraq in September/October of 2007. All but a handful (those few who remained behind at Camp 15) of Marines in 3/23 received the Combat Action Ribbon for Desert Storm. Most members of the battalion also received their Combat Action Ribbon during Operation Iraqi Freedom I. They battalion has since returned to Iraq in September/October of 2007.
When was Combat Action Badge created?
Combat Action Badge was created on 2005-05-02.
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.
Is there a list of people who received the combat action ribbon or combat action badge from 2003 to present?
No specific listing of that sort exists.
Combat action badge placement on class a?
!/4" above ribbon rack
Was the combat action ribbon ever awarded to an Army unit not under direction of the Marines or Navy?
No. The Combat Action Ribbon is awarded through the Navy and Marine Corps and is specific to those branches. In order for someone in the Army to wear the CAR, they are going to be awarded under direction of the respective branch. The Coast Guard also has their own CAR but with a slight difference in the center.
When putting ribbon bar on the left witch way does the combat action ribbon face?
Blue towards the heart.
Is there a combat action medal in the USMC?
No,There is a Combat Action RIBBON though.The Combat Action Ribbon (CAR) is a personal military decoration of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard which is awarded to those who, in any grade including and below that of a Captain in the Navy and Coast Guard (or Colonel in the Marine Corps), have actively participated in ground or surface combat.
Does a corpsman treating a patient in a combat zone rate a combat action ribbon?
If he's under fire, yes. The Army has a special case: if a medic assigned to an infantry unit treats a patient under enemy action, he will receive the Combat Medical Badge rather than the Combat Action Badge. Medics in non-infantry units will receive the Combat Action Badge.
Can you wear multiple combat action ribbons if you were in various years of Operation Iraqi Freedom?
no you can not.... per marine corp and anvy guidlines you are only alloted one combat action ribbon...one you have earned one you can not earn another....check your uniform regulations...the combat actikon ribbon has no autorized devices
