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But the smaller ones are generally crew level, meaning youll have to be near it. If youre flying the big birds, youll probably stay in the US. That really only happens when an MOS is under strength, so thats a decent indicator. The creation of this badge is the result of IED's and the need to recognize troops who would not normally be involved in combat (truck drivers, mechanics, etc). But I do know that Im in an Airborne unit, and most of out operators are not Airborne. The Combat Action Badge (CAB) is not strictly for artillerymen, but is meant for troops who are involved in combat but are not infantry. They were awarded the Air Medal for these flights.Custermen*side note*The army has finally decided to give artillerymen an award for combat service. Medics were eventually issued a medic badge, but the artilleryman never got a badge.As a side-note, artillery spotters would be flown on in light aircraft to observe the enemy positions. Only soldiers who had a rating as an infantrymancould earn the CIB.

Even though he went out on patrols with the infantry, he was not qualified for the Combat Infantryman's Badge. No.My dad was an artilleryman and a forward observer assigned to an infantry division. But during the war a man went where he wasĭid World War 2 Artillerymen qualify for the Combat Infantry Badge? Time! Consequently the needs of the service came first and awardsĪnother words after Vietnam "it took an act of congress" to pullĪ tanker off his machine and put him in another MOS, especially if But during the war men were needed everywhere all the The US Army took the MOS far more seriously and awarded it to onlyġ1B men. With that outfit, he's awarded the CIB (on orders). Or not, if he was in a grunt outfit and he was in "enemy contact" The 11B (nicknamed 11Bullet Stopper in Vietnam) would orĬould be awarded as his secondary MOS. couldīe transfered to a grunt unit and end up in contact w/the enemy A artilleryman, armor crewman (tank crewman), MP, etc. MOS obtain a CIB if he was assigned to aġ1B (MOS) job in the US Infantry and engaged in combat with theĮnemy. "Only" during the Vietnam War could a GI with an artillery,Īrmor, MP, engineer, etc. Unit (his unit) was directly involved with combat operations with a Unless he was later assigned to an INFANTRY unit and that