The Combat Service ID Badge, or CSIB, introduced with the Army Service Uniform is intended to serve as the equivalent of the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia-Former Wartime Service patch worn on the Class A/B Army Green Uniform that was discontinued in October 2015. A CSIB is worn alone or with one other badge at most on the right side of the Army Service/Dress and Mess/Evening Mess uniforms. While Army uniform regulations typically call for badges and medals on an uniform to all be the same size, the lack of a miniature CSIB means it may be worn with miniature medals and badges. Only one CSIB may be worn at any time regardless of how many the wearer has been authorized.
Combat Service ID Badges use a color version of the subdued Shoulder Sleeve Insignia worn on the Army Combat Uniform. The 176th Engineer Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, approved on 27 May 2009, uses a white chief and white pale on a scarlet backdrop to create the image of the letter “T,” the first letter of the Brigade’s home state and a nod to the insignia of the 36th Infantry Division. The arrowhead shape of the insignia is a reminder of the Brigade’s Western heritage, while the tower in the middle is a symbol of strength and construction.
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