[elcid1970]

IIRC, the Combat Infantryman Badge is awarded only to those holding the MOS of 11B or 11H.

Those cooks probably did earn the Combat Action Badge which is not MOS-specific.

Anyway, too many of our women are being killed in combat, it’s an outrage. The Israelis don’t even do this.

[lentulusgracchus]

The Israelis don’t even do this.

This would be a good place to discuss that. I once read -- 30 years ago or more -- some story about an Izzie infantry chick with combat experience during the Yom Kippur War (1973). And we've seen fetching photos of heart-shaped Izzie asses decorated with African-carried M-16's receding into the sunset. But what are the IDF's doctrines on this subject these days?

[neverdem]

IIRC, the Combat Infantryman Badge(CIB) is awarded only to those holding the MOS of 11B or 11H.

11C, indirect fire infantrymen, also known as mortarmen, are organic to rifle companies and rifle battalions. When did they stop getting CIBs?