Please explain this. What has one soldier being denied a CAB have to do with another soldier being denied the same one. Is there evidence of, as you seem to be saying, a trivial reason that would make him ineligible?
Color me skeptical about this whole thing given the source and the almost genetic disposition the rabid left has toward personally destroying anyone and anything that stands in the way of their agenda.
IMO this will put this whole thing to rest.
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The Combat Action Badge was designed to be awarded to soldiers performing an infantry mission who aren't infantry.
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www.army.mil/symbols/combatbadges/Action.html
(1) The requirements for award of the CAB are Branch and MOS immaterial. Assignment to a Combat Arms unit or a unit organized to conduct close or offensive combat operations, or performing offensive combat operations is not required to qualify for the CAB. However, it is not intended to award all soldiers who serve in a combat zone or imminent danger area.
(2) Specific Eligibility Requirements:
a. May be awarded to any soldier.
b. Soldier must be performing assigned duties in an area where hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay is authorized.
c. Soldier must be personally present and actively engaging or being engaged by the enemy, and performing satisfactorily in accordance with the prescribed rules of engagement.
Very well. I believe that a General officer might not face as great a difficulty geting his award approved as would a junior soldier (who-as I pointed out earlier-had their requests for award denied for trivial reasons). It seems to me that a General officer would not be in position to qualify for such an award as would regular soldiers who run regular missions and patrols (our division commander, for example, moved from FOB to FOB by helicopter). For all I know, Patraeus is perfectly desering of his award. But I know soldiers who are just as deserving who have had their award denied and I wonder at the discrepancy.