Hohenfels, Germany -- The mark of professionalism for any infantry Soldier is embodied in the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB). In most infantry units, the rigorous rite of passage to earn the coveted ...

FORT HOOD, Texas--"They say that the EIB is the mark of a man for an infantry Soldier," stated Spc. Royce Applegren, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th ...

Army officials at Fort Benning, Georgia, are rewriting the requirements infantry soldiers must meet when they test for the Expert Infantryman Badge. Each year, infantry soldiers who have not earned ...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii Ð An Expert Infantry Badge candidate, assigned to 25th Infantry Division, prepares a M98 Javelin to fire during the 25th ID EIB Testing Aug. 26 on Schofield Barracks. The ...

Those three words are the essence of being a soldier, but they especially ring true for the infantry. Infantry soldiers need to have the basics down pat, but they also need to be masters of a wide ...

The Army is planning to rewrite the book on its Expert Infantryman Badge by September. Soldiers in a pilot program at Fort Benning, Ga., recently tested changes to the requirements for the badge, ...

Beginning in October 2019, the U.S. Army plans to require soldiers to compete for the Expert Action Badge, an annual physical and skill-based test similar to the prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge ...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii Ð Expert Infantry Badge candidate, 1st Lt. Robert Doyle, a native of Redline, Pa., an infantry officer assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade ...

A few hundred Soldiers are expected to earn the Expert Infantryman Badge today after a week of testing punctuated by a 12-mile foot march early this morning. The 197th Infantry Brigade hosted the ...

Receiving the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB) is no simple task. The prestigious honor was initiated near the end of World War II, and has since been used to recognize professionalism and proficiency ...

Despite the desert heat, dozens of soldiers in Kuwait last week earned the prestigious Expert Infantry Badge, including one of the first women to receive the decoration since women began making ...