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HolyMacaroni
Level 2

Join date: Sep 2008
Location: Alabama, USA
Posts: 3650

Have a slot to try for the EIB coming up in a few months.

Curious if anyone has recently gone through the course.

any tips/hints/flames would be appreciated.

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Ricochet
Level 0

Join date: May 2009
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Posts: 311

A good overview of each EIB station... from what I have heard "Call for and Adjust In-Direct Fire" is one of the toughest stations. Check out the feedback at the bottom...

http://reocities.com/.../pentagon/9063/

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HolyMacaroni
Level 2

Join date: Sep 2008
Location: Alabama, USA
Posts: 3650

goddammit.

see this is why it's so hard for me to want to make fun of you.

fuck you're cool.

thanks man.

yeah i hear call for fire and the grenade course are the toughest

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sjoconn
Level 4

Join date: Mar 2005
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Posts: 507

I have never done the EIB, but if you have AKO here is the EIB website: https://www.us.army.mil/...ortal/index.jsp (if that doesnt work just do a search for EIB and it will take you there)

Best of luck

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DirtyM
Level 0

Join date: Dec 2008
Location: Kansas, USA
Posts: 112

Ricochet wrote:
A good overview of each EIB station... from what I have heard "Call for and Adjust In-Direct Fire" is one of the toughest stations. Check out the feedback at the bottom...

http://reocities.com/.../pentagon/9063/

Referred to as "Call for Failure" on many EIB testing sites...

For what it's worth- every time a Battalion/Brigade runs EIB testing, there is always one (maybe two) station(s) that just annihilate candidates. During train-up and practice testing go through the lanes, and then go through again, and again, and then go through until you don't just have it right- do it until you can't get it wrong. Ask A LOT of questions and take notes (yup. be a dork with a notebook). Refer to it while in the holding area before each station- what is the grader ding-ing people for? Its always better to go through with dudes you know (guys from your platoon or squad) and watch eachother closely; coach eachother (eg- "you're not lowering your head/turning your face away when opening the feed-tray cover on the M240..")

Some units have gone completely away from 'admin' type testing; meaning no holding areas/butcher boards and the like- and no pre-train up. The entire event is lane training in a tactical field environment with your squad. Lanes are broken down with logical tasks grouped together for testing (call for fire with communications, for example). OPFOR are used to induce stress, and you may be doing First Aid tasks under fire. Obviously it'd be critical to find out if your going to be testing under these conditions. Good luck.

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armygrunt82
Level 1

Join date: May 2009
Location: Florida, USA
Posts: 82

I was true blue after day one, almost through day 2 and I got a fuckin no-go on the AT4 because I forgot to take the damn safety pin out of the back. Total fuckin brain fart. My best advice when doing the actual testing is the old adage "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" Some event s you will have more than enough time, others like the NBC lane you are going to have to move with a purpose.

Grenades always get people because they try to land the bith in the pit instead of hitting short and letting it roll in. You just have to practice, practice, practice, and then practice some more. Good luck and let us know if you have any specific event questions.

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