Posted on Oct 17, 2015
Master Infantry Badge, is there a place for it in today's Army?
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My unit will be conducting a EIB in March and I recently seen an article about a possible MIB (master infantry badge) I like the idea, because both cib and EIB are in the same class, also for efmb and cmb for the medical field. What are your thoughts?
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Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB)
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SSG Delanda Hunt
you said it, how about some hard core training like the British Parachute Regiment instead of what we have now or training like the Royal Marines who basic Infantry training is 32 weeks long and you still have to pass the Commando Tests. The US military have gone soft and it will get people killed.
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Good afternoon SSG (Join to see). Excellent post. Thank you for sharing this brother Daniel. Having earned both while in the Army, I would say just leave things as is. But, this is just my opinion.
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I don't give my input often, but this definitely caught my attention. To start, I had never heard about the Master Infantryman Badge, so I Googled it and found an article: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2016/08/12/with-support-of-army-grunts-nco-moves-forward-with-combined-cib-and-eib-badge/. The article was from 2016, so I'm guessing this is dead in the water.
I will try and keep my thoughts brief, but I like the idea. I agree the CIB is over awarded, and I cannot stand how everyone gets a participation medal now a days. However, when I earned my EIB; it was no joke. It was weeks of train up, and we had very strict evaluators. My unit, which was pretty squared away, tested the entire battalion. I was one of only 5 dudes in my platoon of 45 that earned it, and that included my team and squad leaders that were absolute infantry studs, but they no-go'd too many stations. It was more rare in my unit for someone to have an EIB than a CIB.
Because of that, I was more proud of my EIB than my CIB (and my CIB was no joke either). I always felt I appreciated my EIB more because it seemed like it was more unique, especially after 9/11. I once wore my EIB on my Class A's to a unit holiday ball and I had a CSM (who I didn't really respect, but he was still my CSM) sternly advise that I needed to check the AR because I was not allowed to have a combat patch and EIB on the same uniform so and I needed to correct it ASAP. I disagreed with him, but went with the CIB because I wanted to keep the combat scroll. I never went and researched it any further, but I still believe I had the choice.
Anyway, long story short. I like the idea that you can show you earned both. If you really didn't "earn" either, then oh well; that's no different from what we have now. You see guys that have combat jump wings, so why not have something that shows both EIB and CIB. I would have appreciated that.
I will try and keep my thoughts brief, but I like the idea. I agree the CIB is over awarded, and I cannot stand how everyone gets a participation medal now a days. However, when I earned my EIB; it was no joke. It was weeks of train up, and we had very strict evaluators. My unit, which was pretty squared away, tested the entire battalion. I was one of only 5 dudes in my platoon of 45 that earned it, and that included my team and squad leaders that were absolute infantry studs, but they no-go'd too many stations. It was more rare in my unit for someone to have an EIB than a CIB.
Because of that, I was more proud of my EIB than my CIB (and my CIB was no joke either). I always felt I appreciated my EIB more because it seemed like it was more unique, especially after 9/11. I once wore my EIB on my Class A's to a unit holiday ball and I had a CSM (who I didn't really respect, but he was still my CSM) sternly advise that I needed to check the AR because I was not allowed to have a combat patch and EIB on the same uniform so and I needed to correct it ASAP. I disagreed with him, but went with the CIB because I wanted to keep the combat scroll. I never went and researched it any further, but I still believe I had the choice.
Anyway, long story short. I like the idea that you can show you earned both. If you really didn't "earn" either, then oh well; that's no different from what we have now. You see guys that have combat jump wings, so why not have something that shows both EIB and CIB. I would have appreciated that.
With support of Army grunts, NCO moves forward with combined CIB and EIB badge
Sgt. Robert Flak is putting together the required paperwork to request the creation of a Master Infantry Badge.
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1SG(P) Dean Mcbride (MPER) (SPHR)
SFC Eric Bates What comes next, a Senior Master Combat Badge? We already have enough of these type awards - should keep everyone happy!
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Why the need when your in a war and get awarded a CIB then if another a star is added to your metal. I was in four wars but only one as a Green Beret and earned a CIB while the other three with the Air National Guard . The CIB is very special to me along with my Air Metal with "V" .
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yea, another medal, you get one, you get on, and you get one!
when is enough, enough?
when is enough, enough?
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I think back in the day it was called Expert Infantry Badge. Earned it in 1982, fuck off, fucktard leg
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