Posted on Apr 3, 2019
Soldiers' sights set on earning their Expert Infantryman's Badge
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Earning the Expert Infantryman's Badge is an arduous test of knowledge, skills,marksmanship, and physical tests of all infantry soldiers. I know for a fact that it takes hard work and dedication to earn it !
Word of the Day : April 3, 2019
arduous
adjective AHR-juh-wus
Definition :
1 a : hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult.
b : marked by great labor or effort : strenuous.
2 : hard to climb : steep.
Did You Know ?
"To forgive is the most arduous pitch human nature can arrive at." When Richard Steele published that line in The Guardian in 1713, he was using arduous in what was apparently a fairly new way for English writers in his day: to imply that something was steep or lofty as well as difficult or strenuous. Steele's use is one of the earliest documented in English for that meaning, but he didn't commit it to paper until almost 150 years after the first uses of the word in its "strenuous" sense. Although the "steep" sense is newer, it is still true to the word's origins; arduous derives from the Latin arduus, which means "high," "steep," or "difficult."
Examples :
Every summer, right before the beginning of the new school year, the football team begins its season with "Hell Week," an arduous six days of conditioning and training.
"The mission has been long and the road arduous for Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL, which has, in some iteration or another, been working on the concept of a lunar lander for nearly a decade." — Chabeli Herrera, The Orlando (Florida) Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2019.
Word of the Day : April 3, 2019
arduous
adjective AHR-juh-wus
Definition :
1 a : hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult.
b : marked by great labor or effort : strenuous.
2 : hard to climb : steep.
Did You Know ?
"To forgive is the most arduous pitch human nature can arrive at." When Richard Steele published that line in The Guardian in 1713, he was using arduous in what was apparently a fairly new way for English writers in his day: to imply that something was steep or lofty as well as difficult or strenuous. Steele's use is one of the earliest documented in English for that meaning, but he didn't commit it to paper until almost 150 years after the first uses of the word in its "strenuous" sense. Although the "steep" sense is newer, it is still true to the word's origins; arduous derives from the Latin arduus, which means "high," "steep," or "difficult."
Examples :
Every summer, right before the beginning of the new school year, the football team begins its season with "Hell Week," an arduous six days of conditioning and training.
"The mission has been long and the road arduous for Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL, which has, in some iteration or another, been working on the concept of a lunar lander for nearly a decade." — Chabeli Herrera, The Orlando (Florida) Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2019.
Posted in these groups: Languages Infantry 11B: Infantryman Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB) Fort Moore
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Posted 5 y ago
Throughout our lives we will all be faced with different arduous tasks. How we complete them help to define us.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
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Greatness defined on how hard it was to accomplish it ! Have a great day Robert !
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Posted 5 y ago
Great share Brother. Good information for us Navy types. Have a Blessed day my friend.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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PO1 H Gene Lawrence So sorry to hear about your wife, sounds like a relaxing visit with daughters turned into something quite else. Keep us posted on her status and when your surgery has been rescheduled.
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PO1 H Gene Lawrence
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - I did not want her to go because she was having some swelling in her feet. The flight to and from was not good for her, IMHO. The first day in Washington she went to Doc in the box, but they did nothing for her. When she got back it had only gotten worse. I will update on my surgery when rescheduled, for sure sir.
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Posted 5 y ago
It appears the test has changed a good bit since the days when I earned mine.
It was a proud day when the ADC awarded mine in a special presentation and knowing what it takes to earn it garners my immediate respect for those who wear it.
Thanks for the post Sgt. Mac!
It was a proud day when the ADC awarded mine in a special presentation and knowing what it takes to earn it garners my immediate respect for those who wear it.
Thanks for the post Sgt. Mac!
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
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My pleasure LTC Wayne Brandon . Great respect for all whom has earned it. Earned mine 1979. I am sure it is quite different now.
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LTC Wayne Brandon
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell - Earned mine in '81; had to wait for the Army to officially acknowledge my branch transfer to Infantry and make MP my secondary MOS.
Took them nearly 18 months to get that squared away.
Took them nearly 18 months to get that squared away.
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