To preserve their noncombatant status under the Geneva Convention, the War Department did not give medics combat pay (ten dollars extra a month) or the right to wear the combat Infantryman Badge.

为保持日内瓦公约规定的非战斗人员身份，陆军不给救护兵发放作战贴（每月特加10美元），也不允许他们佩戴步兵荣誉证章。