Example of Combat Service Identification Badges for the 10th Mountain Division, 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division
A United States Army's Combat Service Identification Badge (CSIB) is a metallic heraldic device worn on the right pocket of the new Army Service Uniform that uniquely identifies combat service with major U.S. Army formations.
Description[]
The Combat Service Identification Badge is a silver or gold metal and enamel device 2 inches (5.08 cm) in height consisting of a design similar to the unit Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (SSI).[1]
Wear[]
The Combat Service Identification Badge is worn centered on the right breast pocket for male soldiers and on the right side parallel to the waistline for female soldiers. Soldiers can wear the CSIB on the new blue Army Service Uniform, Class A and Class B. The CSIB can be worn on the current Dress Blue Uniform until it is phased out in October 2014. The CSIB cannot be worn on the Army Combat Uniform (ACU) or the Army Green Uniform. Soldiers will continue to wear the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia-Former Wartime Service on their right sleeve of the ACU and Army Green Uniform to denote combat service. The CSIB is ranked fifth in the order of precedence for identification badges outlined in AR 670-1, para 29-18.
References[]
- ↑ Combat Service Identification Badge United States Army, Retrieved 25 January 2011.
External links[]
- US Army Webpage on the Army Service Uniform
- Institute of Heraldry website
- Army Times article; Green Class A uniforms out
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