6 Bragg Women Become First in Army to Earn Expert Infantryman Badge
Interesting that it took two (2) months for the news to be announced.
It is also interesting that it only took about one (1) week to be announced when the ROKA female Infantryman earned theirs.
Seems like the 82nd Airborne Division and XVIII Airborne Corps PAOs are falling short in this piece of news.
2 Korean Soldiers First Women to earn U.S. Army Expert Infantryman Badge | RallyPoint
First off let me say that these women are role models to women in the military community. Out of 530 individuals tested only 94 recieved the EIB. That's over an 80% failure rate. I think it says a lot that our allies in South Korea allow women to serve in the Infantry and these women are capable enough to earn an U.S. Army EIB. But to all the military women out there, does it make you feel a little bitter that U.S. women have never been tested...
First Female ROK Army Officer Awarded the US Army Expert Infantryman Badge - ROK Drop |...
Congratulations to Lt. Jeong Ji-eun, a Korean female officer who has won the coveted U.S. Army Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB) by passing a grueling series of tests, marking the only female recipient among 627 soldiers who were tested! "During the five-day test week from May 22 - 26, the 627 EIB candidates started with the Army Physical Fitness Test, having to score 80 points on each event. Then candidates were tested on thirty individual...