Others have pointed out that the new badge, earned in peacetime, may compete with or cheapen the Combat Action Badge (CAB). The CAB was developed as the Global War on Terror sent soldiers in non-infantry MOSs into combat situations. It is awarded to soldiers of any MOS who personally engage or are engaged by the enemy in combat operations (“Combat Action Badge,” n.d.). Gragg acknowledged concerns by responding, “We are not trying to cheapen anything. What we’re trying to do is enhance our Army. We’re trying to increase soldier readiness” (Koesler, 2017). Nonetheless, it is undetermined if soldiers who have earned the CAB will be eligible to earn the EAB. Currently, an Infantryman who has earned the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) and the
