!/4" above ribbon rack
It's placed above the injury site
the badges go above the us. army nametape. the one closest to the nametape will be the air assault badge 1/8 inch apart from the nametape. then above that 1/4 inch apart from the air assault badge will be the combat action badge.the combat action badge is the more important of the two so it is on top. Everything can be found in AR 670-1.
According to the current AR 670-1, (Feb 3rd, 2005 w/ Summary of Change) on pg 298, you wear the CAB, (Combat Action Badge) 1/4 inch above your ribbons, centered, or if the lapel covers your badge, you wear the CAB so the left edge is aligned to the left edge of the ribbons.
Above the (wearer's) left breast pocket, space 1/4 inch above the seam of the pocket, or above any other badges being worn.
Correction on the "name tape"... It's above your ribbons 1/8in then 1/4in from the air assault wings..
No. CAB is one of only three Category 1 badges (EIB and CIB are the other two). Being a higher category badge than any others, they are always worn above any other badges.
above the left breast pocket for ribbons. combat badge(s) are above the ribbons. other badges are worn on the lapel of the left breast pocket. unit citations are worn over the right breast pocket. Patch for combat unit service are worn on the right upper jacket sleeve.....................................
2-4 inches above
CIB is worn cetered, 1/8" above ribbons. The other 3 are worn in the exact sequence you mentioned, centered BELOW the ribbons. See 670-1 for a more detailed description.
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.
The shirt also comprises of the Puma logo in the centre, with one gold star - in commemoration of the 'Elephants' solitary title in 1992 - placed above the nations' badge.