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.
为内瓦公约规定
非战斗人员身
,
部不给救护兵发放作战津贴(每月特加10美元),也不允许他们佩戴步兵荣誉证章。