{"id":2282637,"date":"2024-06-24T11:56:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T15:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/troy-nehls-ineligible-for-military-badge-army-confirms-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T11:58:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T15:58:06","slug":"troy-nehls-ineligible-for-military-badge-army-confirms-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/troy-nehls-ineligible-for-military-badge-army-confirms-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy Nehls ineligible for military badge, Army confirms &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftroy-nehls-ineligible-for-military-badge-army-confirms-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2282637&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Troy Nehlis (R-TX) has been criticized for wearing a Combat Infantryman Badge on his suit jacket, a military honor which according to CBS News was revoked from his \u200brecord in 2023. Despite Nehls\u2019 claims that the \u2063Army &#8220;got \u200bit wrong&#8221; and \u2064that he was eligible for\u2062 the badge, the Army has confirmed he did not qualify. Nehls initially received the\u200c badge after\u2062 serving with the 101st\u2064 Airborne Division in Afghanistan in 2008, where a mistake was made in awarding him this infantryman designation. Lt. Col. Tony Hoefler, spokesperson \u2062for the 101st Airborne \u200cDivision, cited adherence to the Army\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-attorneys-general-challenge-controversial-eeoc-transgender-guidance\/\" title=\"Republican Attorneys General Challenge Controversial EEOC Transgender Guidance\">regulatory guidance<\/a>, AR 600-22, concerning military awards, suggesting there was a procedural misstep in Nehls&#8217; award.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2999967\/troy-nehls-ethics-investigation-texas-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Troy Nehls<\/a> (R-TX) has not qualified for the military pin that he proudly wears on his suit jacket despite repeatedly claiming the Army was mistaken for rescinding the badge, according to the congressman\u2019s service record. <\/p>\n<p>Nehls has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3031127\/rep-nehls-blasted-wearing-revoked-military-award-pin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-cube-likely-to-meet-with-biden-administration-about-contract-with-black-americans\/\" title=\"Ice Cube Likely To Meet With Biden Administration About \u2018Contract With Black Americans\u2019\">received backlash<\/a><\/a> from some other House members for wearing a Combat Infantryman Badge despite an investigation from CBS News that found the pin was revoked from his military record in 2023. Nehls has repeatedly claimed the Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3039597\/troy-nehls-demands-answers-army-revoked-military-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201cgot it wrong\u201d<\/a> and that he did qualify for the distinction \u2014 but the Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/house\/army-confirms-troy-nehls-ineligible-combat-badge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>confirmed to<\/a> <em>NOTUS<\/em> that he was not eligible.<\/p>\n<p>Nehls was given the award after serving as a civil affairs officer in Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division in 2008, which later awarded him the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-represent-americans-better-than-we-represent-ourselves-kathy-griffin-praises-aoc-for-photo-of-ailing-grandma-invoking-trump\/\" title=\"\u2018You Represent Americans Better Than We Represent Ourselves\u2019: Kathy Griffin Praises AOC For Photo Of Ailing Grandma, Invoking Trump\">infantryman badge<\/a>. But that designation was a mistake, according to Army standards. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) follows the Army\u2019s regulatory guidance prescribed in the service\u2019s guide on Military Awards, also known as AR 600-22,\u201d said Lt. Col. Tony Hoefler, spokesman for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell. \u201cFor specific award discrepancies involving former Soldiers, I would refer you to the team at U.S. Army Human Resources Command.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Military records show Nehls was given the Combat Infantryman Badge in October 2008 for his service in Afghanistan, which is also listed on his discharge documents. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-members-of-nursing-home-victims-condemn-n-y-gov-cuomo\/\" title=\"Family members of nursing home victims condemn N.Y. Gov. Cuomo\">records obtained<\/a> by CBS News showed the badge was rescinded after his records were amended due to his service as a civil affairs officer rather than an infantryman or Special Forces officer.<\/p>\n<p>A Combat Infantryman Badge is only awarded to infantrymen or Special Forces soldiers engaged in active ground combat. The awards are specifically given to\u00a0\u201cprovide special recognition of the unique role of the Army infantryman, the only Soldier whose daily mission is to close with and destroy the enemy and to seize and hold terrain,\u201d according to the Army. <\/p>\n<p>Instead, Nehls was awarded the Combat Action Badge, which is given to soldiers outside those job fields who are \u201cactively engaging or being engaged by the enemy,\u201d according to Army guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Army reviewed the record of Rep. Nehls in 2023 and issued a DD215 to correct the record,\u201d Army spokesman Bryce Dubee told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>earlier this month, referring to a military form used to correct any errors to discharge documents after they have been delivered or documented. \u201cThe DD215 did not include a Combat Infantryman Badge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nehls has defended his military record despite the investigation, especially pushing back on the findings that the Texas Republican had earned one Bronze Star rather than two. Nehls later posted a photo last month that showed his two medals and the paperwork approving the designations in 2004 and 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted a spokesperson for Nehls but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) wears a military pin on his suit jacket that he has not qualified for, despite his claims of an Army error, his service record shows. Nehls faces criticism from fellow House members for donning a Combat Infantryman Badge, which remains under investigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2282638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Troy-Nehls-military-badge-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4367,27733,32443,32442,32076],"class_list":["post-2282637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-army","tag-eligibility","tag-military-badge","tag-troy-nehls","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Troy-Nehls-military-badge-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2282637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2282638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2282637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2282637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2282637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}