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If you switch from Army to Air Force can you wear the Combat Action Badge?
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∙ 16y ago
Yes you can.
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∙ 16y ago
The Combat Action Badge (CAB) is specific to the U.S. Army and is awarded to soldiers who have actively engaged or been engaged by enemy forces in combat. If you switch from the Army to the Air Force, you will not be authorized to wear the CAB unless you have previously earned it during your time in the Army. The Air Force has its own combat-related awards and badges, such as the Air Force Combat Action Medal (CAM).
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Can air force enlisted men assigned to the army receive the combat infantry badge?
No, it's not an authorised Air Force award, and they wouldn't qualify for it anyhow, as the awarding of the CIB is pretty much restricted to infantry soldiers. The equivalent Air Force award is their own Combat Action Medal.
When was Air Force Combat Action Medal created?
Air Force Combat Action Medal was created on 2007-03-15.
Can an army medic wear the combat action badge?
Yes. Unlike the Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, and Combat Action Badge - which are Group I awards - the Combat Medic and Expert Field Medic Badges are Group II awards. The CAB was intended for personnel who are not eligible for the Combat Infantryman Badge. Contrary to what was previously stated, not everyone who serves in an Infantry unit is eligible for a CIB. A Combat Medic in an Infantry unit does not get awarded a CIB, for example. If that unit has dedicated communications personnel assigned to the unit, they're not eligible for the CIB (however, someone with an 11B MOS who is serving as a radiotelephone operator is eligible for a CIB). One interesting contrast with the CAB vs. the CIB and CMB is that the CAB is awarded - at least in theory - only to those who make direct contact with the enemy, whereas the only requirements for the CIB and CMB is that you spend 30 days in a zone for which the award is authorised, whether you make contact or not. Truth of the matter is, there are plenty of CAB recipients who have legitimately earned it - there's also a good number of fobbits who've received them because some mortars landed on the opposite side of the camp they were at. By the way, the Combat Medic badge is no longer exclusive to line medics - from 2001 to 2004, the Army revamped it's MOS classification system. The MOS of 91B (Combat Medic) was removed, and was folded into the MOS of 68W (Healthcare Specialist) - which encompasses a much broader range than the old 91B MOS did. Thus, you have medics being awarded CMBs who've never so much as left the FOB.
What is free combat?
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Territorial Force Imperial Service Badge was created in 1912.
What is combat free fall?
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What is the synonym of action?
deed, performance, achievement, exploit, feat, accomplishment, energy, activity, force, spirit, vigour, effect, conflict, clash, combat, contest
Could the Army suffered more losses to accidents than to enemy action while deployed in combat?
Yes. That's normally the case with any deploying force.
What is a force that ocures with every action force called?
Re-Action Force.
What is a force multiplier?
A capability that when employed by a combat force, significantly increases chances of mission success.
What provides combat commanders with combat force that can remain on station as long as necessary?
Sustainability
What does The air force and navy refer to their combat recovery method as?
Combat, Search, and Resue
