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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 32 - National Defense |
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Subtitle A - Department of Defense |
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Chapter V - Department of the Army |
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SubChapter F - Personnel |
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Part 578 - DECORATIONS, MEDALS, RIBBONS, AND SIMILAR DEVICES |
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General |
§ 578.72 - Expert Infantryman Badge.
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(a)
Basic eligibility criteria —(1)Specialty skill identifier and Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) requirement. Candidates must be in an Active Army status and must possess a primary MOS in CMF 11 or 18B, 18C, 18E, 18F, or 18Z; be warrant officers identified as 180A; or be infantry or special operations branch officers serving in infantry positions.(2)
Duty requirement. All personnel having a Career Management Field (CMF) 11 or Specialty Code 11 code, regardless of their present assignment, are eligible to participate in the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB) program. They must meet the prerequisites andtake the test with an infantry unit of at least battalion size. (b)
Test requirement. Personnel must meet all prerequisites and proficiency tests prescribed by U.S. Army Infantry Center.(c)
Authority to test and award the badge. The following commanders are authorized to give EIB tests and award the badge to qualified soldiers in their commands:(1) Division commanders;
(2) Commanders of separate infantry brigades and regiments;
(3) Commanders of divisional brigades when authority is delegated to them by their division commanders;
(4) Separate infantry battalion commanders when authority is delegated to them by the commander exercising general court-martial authority over the battalion;
(5) Commanders of U.S. Army Training Centers;
(6) Commandant, U.S. Army Infantry School;
(7) Commanders of Special Forces Groups;
(8) Commanders of separate Special Forces battalions when authority is delegated to them by the commander exercising general court-martial authority over their units;
(9) Commanders of Reserve Component combat and training divisions, and brigade size units are authorized to administer EIB tests and award the badge to qualified personnel in the command.
(d)
Description. A silver and enamel badge7/16 inch in height and 3 inches in width, consisting of an Infantry musket on a light blue bar with a silver border.