FORT CARSON, Colo. - The coveted Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB) is a symbol of excellence, toughness and proficiency in the art of the U.S. Army Infantry Corps. To earn the badge Soldiers must go ...

While the Expert Infantry Badge is awarded after a soldier passes a litany of tests that measure their effectiveness in infantry skills. The service also awards expert badges to medics and the ...

Yet senior leaders might face an uphill battle selling the necessity of non-combat arms troops conducting what is effectively an infantry test. The 2,000 Expert Soldier Badges, or ESBs ...

A soldier competes in a land navigation day course during an Expert Infantryman Badge competition at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany in 2014. Now the Army is working on changes to some of ...

FORT EUSTIS, Va. - The Expert Soldier Badge tests a Soldier’s performance in physical fitness and warfighting tasks, similar to the Expert Infantry Badge and Expert Field Medical Badge.

The soldiers who received the new badge were part of an initial group of 56 who participated in a 2017 pilot test, designed to be equivalent to the Army's prestigious Expert Infantry Badge and ...

stand in formation after pinning their Expert Infantry and Expert Soldier Badges during a ceremony held June 13, 2020, on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Maj. Thomas Cieslak/Army) WASHINGTON — The ...

the Combat Infantry Badge is awarded to infantry soldiers and Army Special Forces who’ve experienced direct action against an enemy. While the Expert Infantry Badge is awarded after a soldier ...