▁award ▁of ▁Ex pert ▁and ▁Com bat ▁Infantry man ▁bad ges ▁may ▁be ▁awarded ▁to ▁any ▁inf antry man ▁who , ▁on ▁or ▁after ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁has ▁established ▁el ig ibility ▁and ▁been ▁recommended ▁for ▁such ▁award ▁under ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁paragraph ▁ 2 b ▁or ▁paragraph ▁ 3 b . ▁ ▁The ▁Ex pert ▁Infantry man ▁bad ge ▁may ▁be ▁awarded ▁under ▁paragraph ▁ 2 a , ▁only ▁to ▁those ▁inf antry man ▁who ▁have ▁established ▁el ig ibility ▁and ▁been ▁recommended ▁for ▁such ▁award ▁on ▁or ▁after ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁beginning , ▁Army ▁leaders ▁have ▁taken ▁care ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁bad ge ▁for ▁the ▁unique ▁purpose ▁for ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁and ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁any ▁other ▁bad ge ▁which ▁would ▁lower ▁its ▁prest ige . ▁At ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁largest ▁war ▁in ▁which ▁arm or ▁and ▁art illery ▁played ▁key ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁ground ▁campaign s , ▁a ▁review ▁was ▁conducted ▁of ▁the ▁C IB ▁criteria ▁with ▁consideration ▁being ▁given ▁to ▁creating ▁either ▁additional ▁bad ges ▁or ▁author izing ▁the ▁bad ge ▁to ▁caval ry ▁and ▁arm or ▁units . ▁ ▁The ▁review ▁noted ▁that ▁any ▁change ▁in ▁policy ▁would ▁det ract ▁from ▁the ▁prest ige ▁of ▁the ▁bad ge . ▁ ▁El ig ibility ▁requirements ▁A ▁soldier ▁must ▁meet ▁the ▁following ▁requirements ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁the ▁Com bat ▁Infantry man ▁Bad ge :