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.

为保持公约规定的非战斗人员身份，陆军部不给救兵发放作战津贴（每月特加10美元），也不允许他步兵荣誉证章。