Army Miniature Expert Infantry Badges ISLAND_12C Eligibility for Special Forces personnel

Eligibility for Special Forces personnel accrues from December 20

In the 1980s

After renaming the badge

First issued on January 15

Criteria: The Combat Infantry Badge (CIB) is awarded to Army enlisted infantry

Army Miniature Expert Infantry Badges ISLAND_12C Eligibility for Special Forces personnelUnited States Army Miniature Expert Infantry Badge Criteria: Awarded to U. S. Army personnel who hold infantry or special forces military occupational specialties. The service member must complete a testing phase which is the culmination of weeks of training, leading to a final evaluation period. The test is administered on once per year with pass rates averaging no more than 50 percent, depending on the unit conducting testing. Many EIB recipients