I was at Clark Air Base in the Philippines about a half century ago. One of the APs at the main gate (we called it “Checkpoint Charlie” after the one in Berlin) was wearing his regular 505 (khaki) uniform, with all the Air Police stuff: pistol, whistle, cuffs, etc. He also had a CIB over his left breast pocket. It turns out that he had been in the Army, in Korea, ten years earlier where he was awarded it. Got out of the Army, then enlisted in the Air Force. So it’s possible. But not like the Senior Master Sergeant pictured here.
Aren’t there regulations stipulating from branch to branch of service what citations and ribbons can be worn and when? And wouldn’t something like a CIB be reserved for a Class A Dress Uniform?
You are talking about Nevessetta. Meanest MF’er to ever wear anyone’s uniform. Got run out of the Marines for knocking the shit out of his squad, went to the Army and got Ranger qualified (allowed to wear that on his AF uniform), decided he wasn’t travelling enough and joined the AF. I was just a baby when I met him but could tell some harrowing and amusing tales about him. I think he spent over six years in VN until the white mice requested he got sent home.