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The Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) is a United States Army military decoration.The badge is awarded to infantrymen and Special Forces soldiers in the rank of colonel and below, who fought in active ground combat while assigned as members of either an Infantry or Special Forces unit of brigade size or smaller at any time after 6 December 1941.
To use this userbox template, place the following Wikitext on your user page: {{User CIB|nwar|nocat=}} where: nwar is the optional number of wars fought. (default = 1) nocat= is the optional category parameter:
Soldiers that had earned a combat badge but a "separate" expert badge (a CIB and an EFMB, for example) would wear the master badge aligning with their combat badge (in the case of a CIB and an EFMB, the awardee would wear the Master Infantryman Badge). As of February 2025, no official announcement has been made concerning the badges. [8] [9]
This new badge makes obsolete the unofficial branch-specific combat badges. Example of a Combat Artillery Badge being created by pinning the artillery branch insignia over a Combat Infantryman Badge. Recorded instances of the unofficial combat badges actually being worn are rare, but the following comes from the memoir of a Korean War veteran:
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Military badges of the United States are awards authorized by the United States Armed Forces that signify rating, qualification, or accomplishment in several career fields, and also serve as identification devices for personnel occupying certain assignments. Personal recognition is granted to service members by a number of awards and decorations.
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