Decoration, Awards, and Honors: Expert Soldier Badge
Abstract
This regulation prescribes the preparation, conduct, and award of the Expert Soldier Badge(ESB). The ESB is eligible to all Soldiers, noncommissioned officers (NCO), officers, and warrant officers in all career management fields (CMFs), with the with the exception of those in career management fields 11, 18, 68 (with areas of concentration infantry, special operations forces, or medical), as they are eligible to compete for the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB) or Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB). b. The ESB tests a candidates individual competencies and ability to perform to-standard skill level 1 warrior tasks and brigade commander-selected tasks. The train up and testing are expected to be tough, realistic, repeatable, and task focused. All who meet the published standards are awarded the ESB. c. The ESB is designed to be executed in conjunction with the Expert Infantryman Badge(EIB). The ESB shares over 80% of the same warrior tasks as tested in the EIB. When both EIB and ESB are performed concurrently, during weapons and patrol lane testing, EIB candidates will break away and test their individual tasks while ESB candidates will test on either five warrior tasks or up to five commander-selected tasks.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 24, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1208082
Entities
People
- Theodore D. Martin
- William T. Lasher
Organizations
- United States Army Training and Doctrine Command