army combat patch requirments?

Question

were can i find the regs on what qualifies as a place to be deployed to to get a combat patch. i was deployed for six months to a place were i received hazord duty pay, hostile fire pay and imenite danger pay. do i qualify?

Answer 1

28–17. Shoulder sleeve insignia-former wartime service (SSI–FWTS)
a. General. Authorization to wear a shoulder sleeve insignia indicating former wartime service applies only to
soldiers who are assigned to U.S. Army units that meet all the following criteria. Soldiers who were prior members of
other Services that participated in operations that would otherwise meet the criteria below are not authorized to wear
the SSI–FWTS. Wear is reserved for individuals who were members of U.S. Army units during the operations.
(1) The Secretary of the Army or higher must declare as a hostile environment the theater or area of operation to
which the unit is assigned, or Congress must pass a Declaration of War.
(2) The units must have actively participated in, or supported ground combat operations against hostile forces in
which they were exposed to the threat of enemy action or fire, either directly or indirectly.
(3) The military operation normally must have lasted for a period of thirty (30) days or longer. An exception may be
made when U.S. Army forces are engaged with a hostile force for a shorter period of time, when they meet all other
criteria, and a recommendation from the general or flag officer in command is forwarded to the Chief of Staff, Army.
(4) The Chief of Staff, Army, must approve the authorization for wear of the shoulder sleeve insignia for former
wartime service.
b. Authorization. Authorization applies only to members of the Army who were assigned overseas with U.S. Army
organizations during the following periods.
(1) World War II: between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1946, both dates inclusive.
(2) Korea: between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954, both dates inclusive. Also from 1 April 1968 to 31 August
1973, for those personnel who were awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman badge, Combat Medical badge, or
who qualified for at least one month’s hostile fire pay for service in a hostile fire area in Korea.
(3) The Vietnam theater, including Thailand, Laos and Cambodia: from 1 July 1958 to 28 March 1973, both dates
inclusive.
(4) The Dominican Republic: 29 April 1965 to 21 September 1966, both dates inclusive. Individuals are authorized
to wear one of three organizational SSI: XVIII Airborne Corps, 82d Airborne Division, or 5th Logistical Command.
Individuals previously attached, assigned, or under the operational control of these units will wear their respective
insignia. A fourth organizational SSI (OEA-Spanish equivalent of Organization of American States) is authorized for
individuals who were not in one of the three units listed above.
(5) Grenada, to include the Green and Carriacou Islands: between 24 October 1983 and 21 November 1983, both
dates inclusive. Personnel are authorized to wear one of the following organizational SSI: XVIII Airborne Corps; 82d
Airborne Division; 1st Special Operations Command (ABN); 1st Corps Support Command; 20th Engineer Brigade; 35th
Signal Brigade; 16th Military Police Brigade; 44th Medical Brigade; 1st Battalion (Ranger), 75th Ranger Regiment; 2d
Battalion (Ranger), 75th Ranger Regiment; and 101st Airborne Division (AASLT). Individuals attached to, or under the
operational control of these units will wear their respective organizational SSI. Individuals attached to, or under the
operational control of any unit whose parent organization is not authorized SSI, will wear the SSI of the unit to which
attached or the unit that had operational control.
(6) Lebanon: from 6 August 1983 to 24 April 1984, for soldiers assigned to the Field Artillery School Target
Acquisition Battery or the 214th Field Artillery Brigade, who were attached to the U.S. Marine Corps forces in and
around Beirut, Lebanon, for the purpose of counterfire support.
(7) Korea: 23 November 1984, for soldiers who directly participated in the firefight with North Korean guards at the
Joint Security Area (JSA), Panmunjom, Korea.
(8) Persian Gulf: from 27 July 1987 to 1 August 1990 for soldiers assigned or attached to, or under the operational
control of a unit whose mission was direct support to Operation Earnest Will. Soldiers must have been eligible for the
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and imminent danger pay.
(9) Panama: from 20 December 1989 to 31 January 1990 for soldiers assigned to the following units, and who
participated in Operation Just Cause: XVIII Airborne Corps; U.S. Army Special Operations Command; U.S. Army
South; 7th Infantry Division (Light); 82d Airborne Division; 5th Infantry Division (M); 1st Special Operations Command;
193d Infantry Brigade; 1stCorps Support Command; 16thMilitary Police Brigade; 18thAviation Brigade; 35th
Signal Brigade; 7th Special Forces Group; 75th Ranger Regiment; 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, 75thRanger Regiment;
470thMilitary Intelligence Brigade; 525thMilitary Intelligence Brigade; 44th Medical Brigade; 1109th Signal Brigade;
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command; and CIDC. Soldiers assigned to units not listed above will
wear the shoulder sleeve insignia of the unit to which attached, or the unit that had operational control. Soldiers
assigned to units not listed above and not attached to, or under the operational control of any of the units listed above,
will wear the SSI of the U.S. Army South.
(10) The Persian Gulf: from 17 January 1991 to 31 August 1993, both dates inclusive, for soldiers participating in
Operation Desert Storm. Soldiers must have been assigned or attached to, or under the operational control of a unit
whose mission was direct support to Operation Desert Storm; they must have received imminent danger pay and been
under the command and control of U.S. Army Element Central Command (USAE CENTCOM).
(11) El Salvador: from 1 January 1981 to 1 February 1992, both dates inclusive, for those personnel who participated
in El Salvador operations.
(12) Somalia: from 5 December 1992 to 31 March 1995, both dates inclusive, for soldiers who participated in
Operation Restore Hope/Continue Hope/United Shield. Exceptions are for Joint Task Forces: Patriot Defender, Elusive
Concept, and Proven Force; those personnel are authorized to wear SSI–FWTS even though they were not under the
command and control of USAE CENTCOM.
(13) Operation Enduring Freedom: from 19 September 2001 to a date to be determined, for soldiers assigned to
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan; and from 31 July 2002 to a date to be determined, for
soldiers deployed to the CENTCOM area of operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom authorized combat
zone tax exclusion as identified by CENTCOM CCJ1 AOR Danger Pay Entitlements. Soldiers who were deployed in
the area of operations on training exercises or in support of operations other than Operation Enduring Freedom are not
authorized the SSI-FWTS, unless those exercises or operations became combat or support missions to Operation
Enduring Freedom.
(14) Operation Iraqi Freedom: from 19 March 2003 to a date to be determined, for soldiers assigned to units
participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Soldiers must have been deployed in the CENTCOM area of operations, or
participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom while deployed in Turkey, Israel, and Aegis cruisers. Soldiers who served with
the 1st Marine Division from 19 March 2003 to 21 April 2003 during combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom are authorized to wear the 1st Marine Division shoulder sleeve insignia as their SSI-FWTS. Soldiers who
were deployed in the area of operations on training exercises or in support of operations other than Iraqi Freedom are
not authorized the SSI-FWTS, unless those exercises or operations became combat or support missions to Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
c. How worn.
(1) Non-subdued. At the option of the wearer, individuals who were members of an Army unit during one of the
operations listed above may wear the non-subdued U.S. Army organizational SSI of a wartime unit (para 28–17b) that
was approved by HQDA on the right sleeve of the Army green uniform coat. The insignia is worn centered, 1⁄2 inch
below the top of the right shoulder seam (see fig 28–136).
(2) Subdued. Authorized personnel may wear the subdued SSI–FWTS on the right sleeve of the temperate, hotweather,
enhanced hot-weather, and desert BDU, and the BDU field jacket, as described above. The SSI–FWTS is not
authorized for wear on organizational uniforms, except as prescribed in this paragraph.
(3) Other services. The Department of the Navy, the United States Marine Corps (USMC), and the Air Force do not
authorize wear of SSI. Therefore, personnel who served in one of the designated areas during one of the specified
periods, but who were not members of the U.S. Army, are not authorized to wear the SSI–FWTS on their right
shoulder. The only exception to this policy is for U.S. Army members who served with the USMC during World War
II from 15 March 1943 through 2 September 1946.
d. Soldiers who are authorized to wear more than one SSI–FWTS have the option of choosing which SSI–FWTS
they will wear. Soldiers may elect not to wear SSI–FWTS. (See appendix F for further guidance on the wear of the
SSI–FWTS.)

Answer 2

Army Combat Patch

Answer 3

Woman right now cannot join a 'Combat role' in the British army, if you want to get close to the front line as you seem to, I think the closest role a woman can join to that is as a combat medic but even they hardly ever get in near any danger above IEDs. Best way to see what jobs you can and cannot do is to use the search tool on the British army website under the job section I hope that helps.

Answer 4

AR 670-1 identifies what campaigns are authorized combat patches.

BTW - in Grenada the assault force ~10% killed and wounded, and were outnumbered 4:1. IMO this counts as a serious fight.

Answer 5

You only have to serve in a combat zone, not actually be in combat, for instance Grenada. check with your you unit clerk, also read AR 670-1

Answer 6

What's a combat patch. Duty in a combat zone doesn't necessarily qualify someone. First they have to be of a MOS that issues awards and second they have to experience combat, For Marines they get a combat action ribbon for Army Infantry a CIB ,for the medics and others they have their own but the combat participation thing still applies.

Answer 7

where were you deployed.afgan and iraq yes.
combat patch is the patch worn on your right sleeve and denotes that you served in combat or hostile action with that unit. it is an army thing.

Answer 8

Well if you have seen action then yes which country are you serving for ?