Expert Infantryman Badge

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The Expert Infantryman Badge, or EIB, is a military badge of the United States Army. It is the non-combat equivalent to the Combat Infantryman Badge. The primary difference between the decorations is the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) is awarded for participation in infantry ground combat, while the Expert Infantryman Badge is presented for completion of an approved Army course of testing.

The EIB was first created in October 1943. It is awarded to U.S. Army personnel who hold infantry or special forces military occupational specialities. To be awarded the EIB, the service member must complete a testing phase which is the culmination of weeks of training, leading to a final evaluation period. The EIB test is administered on the average once per year with pass rates usually averaging less than 10 percent, depending on the unit conducting testing.

Personnel who have been awarded both the EIB and the CIB are not authorized to wear both decorations simultaneously. In such cases, the CIB has precedence according to Army Regulation 670-1.

A similar decoration exists for medical personnel, known as the Expert Field Medical Badge.

Modern Requirements (2000's)

Army Physical Fitness Test: score at least a 75 in all events for your age group Land navigation: 2 courses, a day and a night. Weapon qualification: qualify as an expert on M16/M4 (If a mortarman--11C--must qualify as expert on mortar as well) Forced road march: complete a 12-mile road march, carrying M16 and 35 lb. load, within three hours Lane or station testing in individual tasks, graded as pass/fail. Two retests overall are allowed, but all events must be passed.

First Aid
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) procedures
Employment of indirect fire
Techniques for camouflage, movement under fire, hand-signalling, range estimation, and reporting contact to higher headquarters
Communications: competency with field radios and procedures
Map reading
Weapons proficiency: load, unload, preform functions checks, clear, correct malfunctions, etc. for M9, M16/M4, M203, M249, M240B, M60, M2, Mk 19, AT4, Javelin; employ hand grenades, the Claymore, and anti-tank mines
Proficiency with night vision devices
Borelighting proficency

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