Having served in a Cav unit as a Mortarman, I knew of many Infantrymen who earned the Spurs. They earned it. I got reassigned before I had the chance to do it. Also, Officers like to see all their boys wearing the Stetson in formation whether they earned it or not, they were ordered to wear it, and some of them under duress.
Ever hear of the expert Infantry Badge? I earned it and I knew people from other MOS’s that earned it too. Couldn’t wear it, but got the promotion points.
Fact is, it is the Infantryman that busts his butt the most in the Army. The most crap jobs, and the biggest chance of dying in war. This is not to take away from what any other MOS and what they do.
So unless you are just trying to start crap, lay off the Queen jokes. Who kicks the most butt in chess? (Queen)
Whatever happened to the good old ‘C’ cap?
Whatever happened to the good old ‘C’ cap?
On a serious level, I’m not saying they didn’t “earn” their spurs any less than all the other MOSs who do infantry jobs “earned” an EIB or a blue cord, but the infantry is very possessive of its symbols and very free with everyone else’s. If the infantry wants to keep its symbols sacrosanct, I understand that and agree with it, but they need to do the same for everyone else’s. That includes 19k and the black beret.
And yes, I’m just starting crap. I will lay off the Queen jokes when my infantry buddies lay off the gun bunny jokes. Lighten up, bro. That’s why they’re called “jokes.”