September 26, 2011: The U.S. Army has modified the rules for who gets the three awards for being in combat (Combat Infantry, Combat Medical and Combat Action Badges). The most recent of these, the Combat Action Badge (CAB) appeared five years ago, and has come to, combined with the Combat Medical Badge, nearly equal the number of Combat Infantry Badges awarded. Currently, 39 percent of the badges awarded are CABs, 10 percent are Combat Medical Badge (CMBs) and 51 percent are Combat Infantry Badges (CIBs).
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