FORT STEWART, Ga. - Soldiers of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepared for their Expert Infantry Badge, or EIB qualification, while also maintaining readiness at Fort Stewart, Ga. on Feb. 17.
Soldiers of Co. C rear detachment perform classes on basic Infantry tasks while the rest of the company supports the battalion's ongoing mission supporting Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine.
Training consistently on specific Soldier tasks will help Soldiers earn their EIB, a badge of honor to most infantrymen.
"EIB is a set amount of skills and knowledge you have to perform by an EIB standard, which means by the book," said Sgt. Justin Kirk, infantry platoon sergeant with Co. C. "It's basically all your infantry tasks you learn, and the EIB shows you know your job and can teach it."
"How I see it is that every infantry Soldier should want to obtain their EIB," said Staff Sgt. Johnny Bell, Co. C rear detachment commander. "That, in my eyes, proves we're the best at what we do. It's an event that only comes around so often and I believe we should take full advantage of the privilege and participate."
The rear detachment command places a high importance on this type of training for its Soldiers.
"With my company I'm going to continue to train the Soldiers as if we we're going to deploy," Bell said.
Training on the M240 Bravo machine gun is vital to earn the EIB and remain proficient on a commonly used weapon system.
"It's important because as an Infantryman the M240 Bravo machine gun is one of the most important weapon systems we have," Kirk said. "We are doing it for the EIB task and this is one of the most important tasks they will deal with in EIB. In my eyes, every infantryman should know how to operate and maintain a heavy machined weapon."
The EIB competition is projected for later this year.
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