"The EIB and EFMB have supported the Infantry and medical fields with distinction, ensuring their Soldiers maintain critical skills, while recognizing the very best among them. "The ESB will be an important component of increasing Soldier lethality and overall readiness to help achieve the vision for the Army of 2028," said Sgt. Commanders will soon be able to use the badge to recognize Soldiers who attain excellence in physical fitness and marksmanship and a high standard of expertise in land navigation and performing warfighting tasks. The ESB is the equivalent of the Expert Infantry Badge and Expert Field Medical Badge but for all other military occupational specialties in the Army. The ESB is designed to improve lethality, recognize excellence in Soldier combat skills and increase individual, unit and overall Army readiness. Army's 244th Birthday, the Army announced a new proficiency badge today, called the Expert Soldier Badge. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Similar to the Expert Infantryman Badge and the Expert Field Medical Badge, the ESB will allow commanders the opportunity to recognize Soldiers outside the Infantr. “Many stepped forward to answer the question am I good enough.Army senior leaders announced the implementation of the Expert Soldier Badge, June 14. You Infantrymen, you Soldiers, you leaders, and candidates are the one in a hundred,” he said. But the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back,'” Tagalicud said while addressing the new EIB holders. “The Greek Philosopher Heraclitus said, ‘Out of every 100 men, 10 shouldn’t even be there, 80 are just targets, 9 are the real fighters and we are lucky to have them – for they make the battle. When a Soldier earns their EIB, it signifies they have achieved a level of proficiency all Soldiers should strive for.” “Being tactically and technically proficient is the core of being a Soldier. Wilmar Belilla Lopez, a Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment. “Earning the EIB was one of the best experiences I had in the Army,” said Sgt. “The Expert Infantryman Badge is as much about the training, leading up to and through the testing, as it is about proving your mettle.” “These crucial skills are the building blocks to our battle drills and collective gates,” Tagalicud said. Also Read: These 3 soldiers fought their way back to the front lines after losing legs The EIB evaluation included an Army Physical Fitness Test, with a minimum score of 80 points in each event day and night land navigation medical, patrol, and weapons lanes a 12-mile forced march, and Objective Bull (evaluate, apply a tourniquet to and transport a casualty). When a Soldier finally earns the EIB, it shows that they have honed their skills enough to be called an expert infantryman. Even if a Soldier is not trying out for the EIB, the train up for the testing is valuable to see the right way of doing infantry tasks. Tyler Conner, an infantryman with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment. There is a lot of train up to the EIB, said Spc. There is no greater individual training mechanism to building the fundamental warrior skills required in our profession, than the EIB.” “It certainly differs from the one I participated in to earn my EIB in 1989. Tagalicud, the I Corps command sergeant major. “The test has evolved over the years,” said Command Sgt. Out of the 324 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team Soldiers who started the Expert Infantryman Badge testing, only 73 successfully completed all the required tasks and earned their Badge - making the attrition rate 78 percent. 11-15, 2017, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. This was the final event for the Expert Infantryman Badge testing that took place Dec. Objective Bull was the final event of the Expert Infantry Badge testing, which was held Dec. 15, 2017, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. A Soldier with 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team drags a simulated casualty to the finish line of Objective Bull Dec.
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