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Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:41:28 GMT
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News Update: Army Unveils New Award
Subject: Combat Briefing Badge (CBB)
Recognizing the need for an award for troops assigned to headquarters
units during combat operations, the Army today announced the approval
of the Combat Briefing Badge, or CBB. "People don't realize that being
in a major headquarters can be just as stressful as going on patrols
or convoys," said MAJ John Remf. "When you're briefing that many
General Officers, your career can end in a heartbeat. And it can
happen to anyone at any time, not just combat arms soldiers." DOD
statistics note that CSS personnel are more likely to suffer
career-ending incidents in rear areas than Combat Arms Soldiers. "This
just reflects that reality," said Pentagon spokesman LTC Roger Pogue.
The award ranks in precedence below the CIB and CAB, but above the EIB
and PowerPoint Ranger tab.
The criteria for the award is still under discussion, but preliminary
guidance authorizes the award for 30 days of continuous briefings of
officers at least two grades higher than the briefer without incident
while serving in a theater of operations in which the awardee is
eligible for hostile fire and hazardous duty pay.
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