Trophy Generation Of New Soldiers Getting A "Participation" Badge For Knowing Their Jobs

I blame the liberalization of sports that these kids have experienced throughout their lifetimes as the reasoning for this move by the US Army.

Now, all jobs (MOS's) will get their own badge to show they know their jobs in an effort to get units more "war ready" in a peacetime force.

Obama hollowed out our military forces with his liberal moves (ie...LGBT, women in combat roles, etc.).

This new Sergeant Major of the Army is carrying forth the same narrative of giving participation badges to these young kids for just knowing their jobs. Something that older generations of Vets knew without the incentive of getting some chest-candy...

Any vets on these boards want to chime in?


"You’ve heard of the Expert Infantryman Badge and Expert Field Medical Badge, as well as the Combat Infantryman Badge and its cousin, the Combat Action Badge.

Now, the Army is toying with the idea of another expert badge, specifically for everyone who isn’t an infantryman or a combat medic.

The Expert Action Badge would test general soldier skills, Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey told Army Times, similar to how the EIB and EFMB test core infantry and combat medic proficiency outside of deployments.

“I want to build individual skills,” Dailey said. “The reason why we have an EIB and EFMB is so those two fields can maintain their skills during peacetime.” "


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