Department of the Army, DoD § 578.68 (2) Badges may be approved and (vii) The Guard, Tomb of the Un- awarded in the field only by the com- known Soldier Identification Badge (an manders authorized to award the re- item of organizational equipment); spective badge. (viii) Army ROTC Nurse Cadet Pro- (3) Award of badges to Active Army gram Identification Badge; personnel which cannot be resolved by (ix) Drill Sergeant Identification local commanders will be forwarded Badge; through command channels to HQ, (x) U.S. Army Recruiter Identifica- USA HRC, (see address § 578.3(c)). tion Badge; (c) Posthumous awards. When an indi- vidual who has qualified for a badge (xi) Career Counselor Badge; dies before the award is made, the (xii) Army National Guard Recruit- badge may be presented to the next of ing and Retention Identification kin. Badge; (d) Retroactive awards. Retroactive (xiii) U.S. Army Reserve Recruiter awards of the Combat Infantryman Identification Badge. Badge and the Combat Medical Badge (2) Items not issued or sold by the may be made to fully qualified individ- DA: uals. Such awards will not be made ex- (i) Identification badges, except as cept where evidence of injustice is pre- provided in paragraph (g)(1) of this sec- sented. Active duty soldiers will for- tion; ward their applications through com- (ii) Lapel buttons for badges; mand channels to HQ, AHRC, (see ad- (iii) Certificates for badges; dress § 578.3(c)). Reserve Component (iv) Foreign badges; soldiers should address their applica- (v) Miniature Combat Infantryman, tion to Commander, USA HRC–St. Louis, One Reserve Way, St. Louis, MO Expert Infantryman, Combat Medical, 63132–5200. Retirees and veterans should Expert Field Medical, and Aviation address their application to the NPRC badges; (see § 578.16(a)(3) for address). (vi) Dress miniature badges. (Minia- (e) Announcement of awards. Perma- tures may be purchased from dealers in nent awards of badges, except basic military insignia.) marksmanship qualification badges, (h) Requisition. Combat and special identification badges, and the Physical skill badges, basic marksmanship qual- Fitness Badge, will be announced in ification badges, and authorized bars, Permanent Orders by commanders au- may be requisitioned by commanders thorized to make the award or Perma- through normal channels. Requisitions nent Orders of HQDA. will contain a statement that issue is (f) Presentation of awards. Whenever to be made to authorized personnel. practical, badges will be presented to Commanders authorized to make the military personnel in a formal cere- award may requisition bulk delivery of mony. Presentations should be made as badges to meet needs for 60 days. Care promptly as practical following an- should be taken that excessive stocks nouncement of awards, and when pos- are not requisitioned. Initial issue or sible, in the presence of the troops with replacement for a badge lost, de- whom the recipients were serving at stroyed, or rendered unfit for use with- the time of the qualification. (g) Supply of badges. (1) Badges listed out fault or neglect on the part of the below are issued by the DA. person to whom it was awarded, will be (i) Combat and special skill badges; made upon application, without charge (ii) Basic Marksmanship Designation to military personnel on active duty Badges; and at stock fund standard price to all (iii) Distinguished marksmanship others. designation badges; (i) Character of service. A badge will (iv) Excellence in competition not be awarded to any person who, sub- badges; sequent to qualification therefore, has (v) Basic marksmanship qualification been dismissed, dishonorably dis- badges and bars; charged, or convicted of desertion by (vi) Army Staff Identification Badge; court-martial. 439 VerDate Aug<31>2005 12:10 Jul 30, 2008 Jkt 214125 PO 00000 Frm 00449 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\214125.XXX 214125 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with CFR § 578.69 32 CFR Ch. V (7–1–08 Edition) (j) Special guidance. (1) Effective Sep- only with the prior consent of his or tember 30, 1986, local established spe- her Government and upon completion cial skill badges are no longer author- of the full requirements established for ized for wear. Authority for major com- each badge. Foreign military personnel manders to approve local badges is re- may also qualify for Army badges scinded. while attending U.S. Army service (2) The wear of badges issued by schools or while participating in com- other Services is governed by AR 670–1. bined or joint operations. Those cases that cannot be resolved (4) All other special skill badges may should be forwarded to Office of the be earned by U.S. military personnel Deputy Chief of Staff, G–1, ATTN: who qualify while performing honor- DAPE–HR–S, 300 Army Pentagon, able active duty or Reserve service in Washington, DC 20310–0300. an active status or while formally as- (3) Authority must be obtained from signed or attached to the U.S. Army. HQ, USA HRC (AHRC–PDO–PA) before (5) In certain cases, civilian per- wearing on the Army uniform badges sonnel may be awarded special skill awarded by other U.S. Services and the badges provided specific criteria are Director of Civilian Marksmanship. met. Requests or recommendations for (k) To whom awarded. (1) The Combat award of special skill badges to civil- Infantryman Badge may be awarded ians should be directed to designated only to members of the U.S. Army. approval authorities or Commander, (2) The Combat Medical Badge may USA HRC (see § 578.3 (c) for address). be awarded only to members of the (6) Table 9 below lists the U.S. Army U.S. Army, Navy, or Air Force. combat and special skill badges au- (3) Awards of U.S. Army badges to thorized and who is authorized to be foreign military personnel will be made awarded each badge. TABLE 9—U.S. ARMY BADGES AND TABS Order of precedence may be Department of the army civil- awarded to: Members of other services ians Foreign military personnel Combat Infantryman Badge .... YES ........................................ NO .......................................... YES Combat Medical Badge ........... YES ........................................ NO .......................................... NO Combat Action Badge ............. YES ........................................ NO .......................................... YES Expert Infantryman Badge ....... NO .......................................... NO .......................................... NO Expert Field Medical Badge .... YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Parachutist Badges ................. YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Parachute Rigger Badge ......... YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Military Free-Fall Parachutist NO .......................................... NO .......................................... NO Badge. Army Aviator Badge ................ YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Astronaut Device ..................... YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Flight Surgeon Badge .............. YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Divers Badges ......................... YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Special Operations Diver YES ........................................ NO .......................................... NO Badge. Explosive Ordnance Disposal YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Badges. Pathfinder Badge ..................... YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Air Assault Badge .................... YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Aviation Badge ........................ YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Driver & Mechanic Badge ....... YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Ranger Tab .............................. YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Special Forces Tab ................. YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Sapper Tab .............................. YES ........................................ YES ........................................ YES Notes: 1. Badges authorized to foreign military personnel will be made only after obtaining prior consent from his or her Government and after completion of the full requirements established for each badge. 2. DA civilians must complete full requirements for the respective badge before it is awarded. § 578.69 Combat Infantryman Badge. for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB): (a) Specific eligibility requirements. There are basically three requirements 440 VerDate Aug<31>2005 12:10 Jul 30, 2008 Jkt 214125 PO 00000 Frm 00450 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\214125.XXX 214125 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with CFR Department of the Army, DoD § 578.69 (1) The Soldier must be an infantry- Commanders are not authorized to man satisfactorily performing infantry make any exceptions to this policy. duties. (4) Awards will not be made to gen- (2) Must be assigned to an infantry eral