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Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Nov. 2, 2017 -- Out after three strikes. Sometimes even one mistake can set him back.
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This is why it is so difficult for soldiers to obtain the Expert Infantry Badge (EIB). In the aptitude test he has nearly 30 tasks, some of which don't have a "redo" option. Staff sergeants rarely get promoted without an EIB, according to the sergeant. First Class Casey Cornelius, Operations Petty Officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Support (HHS), 434th Field Artillery Brigade, and one of his EIB qualified organizers.
But the small field of 41 infantrymen competing this year at Fort Sill pushed the typical success rate from less than 20% to 50%, said Sergeant Charles Mills, his 1st Class of HHS 434th FA Brigade. Assisted in organizing the EIB test.
"The teacher-student ratio helped," he said. “Normally, 900 people are waiting two to three hours (to exercise) at a station, and we have to prioritize problem stations.” The task gave them as much time as they needed to improve their skills.
All 22 of his candidates at Fort Sill were training sergeants with the Infantry Military Professional (MOS). One soldier was from Fort He Polk, Louisiana, and the rest were foot soldiers from Fort He Stewart, Georgia. Twenty-seven-year-old Stewart Lieutenant Francis Baudette led the field on his 12-mile forced march on 27 October, about 40 minutes ahead. of the last weary army. That was his second attempt at his EIB.
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It was Drill Sgt who made it under the wire with 10 minutes to spare. (Sgt.) Pete Legg, 95th Lieutenant Battalion (Reception), he made his third and final attempt. At 44, he was one of his oldest candidates, and his wife Teresa was there to cheer him and the other soldiers on.
But the march, which had to be completed in three hours, wasn't the end of the test.The anti-climax was the medical evacuation of a mock victim, before strapping a 180-pound substitute to a stretcher and dragging him 50 meters. included assessing and treating injuries.
The final test was to weigh the packs they had just walked in. If they arrived under 35 pounds, they bounced back.
Only Soldiers with a Primary Infantry 11 Series MOS or 18 Series Special Forces Branch (excluding 18D Special Forces Medical Sergeants) are eligible to compete for the EIB. All instructors wore blue enamel EIB badges on Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) uniforms for easy identification by students. Usually only worn on his uniform at the OCP his EIB fabric-exposed dress.
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Many of them wore Combat Infantry badges earned during engagements with the enemy while deployed in war zones. You have demonstrated that you have a unique set of skills of sufficient level. Now that women are allowed into the infantry division, it's only a matter of time before the first American woman wears the badge as well (South Korea, who qualified in October 2014 for several nations). is one of.)
The physical fitness test here began on her October 23rd, with a physical fitness test taking place before dawn. I had to pass with her age-based 80% score instead of her normal 60%. If you failed any task, you were automatically disqualified.
Day and night land travel took place later in the day. The next three days of her involved thirty weapons, medical, and paternal lines. In all, her three "no-goes" are enough for disqualification. A soldier with two no-passes is a "bladerrunning", meaning he skated on the razor's edge between success and failure.
The few who qualify without a single mistake are known as 'true blues' and will also receive a commendation or achievement medal. Cornelius was all blue during her EIB qualification in Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 2004.
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"Two of the 14 completed last year were true blue," he said. This year, 7 people were awarded the Distinguished Service Award.
Cornelius said that all the tasks were general soldier tasks more highly accomplished in the infantry. He said. "Everything else supports our actions."
“We know that without food, we have no food. Without field artillery, we cannot put down mass fire. The air force, the navy, all have a greater role to play.”
Fort Sill Garrison Commander. Master Jonathan Rutgens attended one of his hands-on days and watched the Soldier go through the same thing he did years ago.
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"It's a rite of passage," said Lutgens. “Infantry is not a glamorous job, mortality on the battlefield is much higher. This makes the infantryman recognized as a professional. can not."
All tests must be done "according to the standards", as the textbook teaches. Real-world applications often include workarounds or shortcuts that can achieve the same goal, but disqualify EIB applicants.
According to Lutgens, the test made the soldiers rely on muscle memory under stress. "When the bullets are flying, you may skip a step or he may skip two, but you do. But you have to make sure you don't get killed by the shortcut."
Attention to detail is important during the EIB, he said. "It's a simple job, and sometimes I get rejected."
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Cornelius acknowledged the difficulty of achieving an EIB when even simple mistakes and omissions can ruin a soldier's experience. "Three hours and two seconds to load. If he can join the march, he's done," he said.
Fortunately, all 21 who started the march on the cold and windy morning finished with time to spare.
They now have muskets on a blue background. This is the hard-earned reward for "industrious and unrewarding work" (as Lutgens said at the commencement) in infantry skill. Chavez is assigned to Charlie Company, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and finally carries her rack after successfully completing... (Photo by U.S.) I see
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, wash. - "I was very nervous this morning," Ensign Elena Chavez said, shaking her head. "I'm training for a month and I don't want to ruin it in the last few hours."
An infantry officer from Kansas City, Missouri, assigned to Charlie Company, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Chavez completed her four weeks of training and earned her badge of Infantry Expert. spent on testing.
Now, as she approached her final two events of the morning for her EIB test of her 2-2, it wasn't just her badge on the line - it was her perfect score. It was also a status as a coveted "true blue".
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"It had to be really right. Everything had to be perfect, the stars had to line up," Chavez said. "It's the little things that bring people to the road."
During the three weeks of training, her team was the first to lane and she was one of the last to depart.
Chavez has come this far because of her work as a squad, and she said that the last time she joined her march on the Twelve Mile Road, they would dismantle the weapon and perform a functional check. I had it in mind.
"We are buffalo. We are a herd and we are responsible for each other," she said. "I went there to see the kids and it was like always
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