How many months must you serve on duty in Iraq to be authorizeda combat stripe?

Question

Ive heard it has to be 6 consecutive months.

Answer 1

actually the regs have changed, I believe that it is only 30 consecutive days for Army personnel to recieve a combat patch, and one firefight that has rounds flying both directions for a Combat Action, or Combat Infantry Badge

Answer 2

A combat stripe is awarded for either six months in combat or one full campaign.

Answer 3

It is six months of duty in a combat zone.