WEBVTT 00:00.697 --> 00:02.795 - [Announcer] Last time on Earning the Badge. 00:02.795 --> 00:05.795 ^- With all these tasks, you're given 00:06.920 --> 00:09.170 ^a certain standard to meet. 00:10.202 --> 00:14.369 - Phonetically, RPK, like any weapons that they give you. 00:18.100 --> 00:19.540 ^- Our second week of pre-training. 00:19.540 --> 00:22.540 ^The previous week was just train up. 00:22.559 --> 00:23.969 ^This is the pre-test. 00:23.969 --> 00:24.802 ^- No pressuring. 00:24.802 --> 00:26.302 ^Just be confident. 00:26.781 --> 00:28.698 ^And just knock 'em out. 00:30.681 --> 00:34.181 (heavy metal-style music) 01:02.900 --> 01:04.522 - [Announcer] EIB Week starts. 01:04.522 --> 01:07.142 And day one of testing has begun. 01:07.142 --> 01:08.105 The nerves are in the air 01:08.105 --> 01:11.123 as soldiers line up and wait for instruction. 01:11.123 --> 01:13.562 Graders meticulously explain each event 01:13.562 --> 01:16.646 so that every soldier knows the rules of the test. 01:16.646 --> 01:18.919 Usually a fitness test will pass a soldier 01:18.919 --> 01:20.586 at a 60% score. 01:20.892 --> 01:24.103 In the Army infantry, physical fitness is important. 01:24.103 --> 01:25.770 And to get your EIB, 01:25.857 --> 01:27.940 you need to pass with 80. 01:28.028 --> 01:28.861 July 5th, 01:29.290 --> 01:30.123 1950. 01:30.951 --> 01:32.906 Soldiers of Task Force Smith, 01:32.906 --> 01:35.550 unprepared for the physical demands of war, 01:35.550 --> 01:37.217 were sent to battle. 01:37.313 --> 01:40.450 Task Force Smith was routed by poorly equipped 01:40.450 --> 01:43.700 but well trained North Korean soldiers. 01:43.811 --> 01:46.248 The lessons learned by Task Force Smith 01:46.248 --> 01:48.557 are as important today as ever. 01:48.557 --> 01:50.406 Physical training must prepare soldiers 01:50.406 --> 01:52.489 for the rigors of combat. 01:52.763 --> 01:55.425 The Army determines a soldier's physical readiness 01:55.425 --> 01:58.098 with the Army physical fitness test. 01:58.098 --> 02:02.265 The test consists of push-ups, sit-ups, and a two-mile run 02:02.550 --> 02:06.717 with scoring ranging from zero to 100 points in each event. 02:09.255 --> 02:11.098 When instruction is complete, 02:11.098 --> 02:13.441 each soldier lines up by a grader. 02:13.441 --> 02:16.206 This grader makes sure that every repetition 02:16.206 --> 02:17.706 is done correctly. 02:19.028 --> 02:21.778 (dramatic music) 02:36.176 --> 02:38.354 After push-ups and sit-ups, 02:38.354 --> 02:41.271 the harder challenge still remains. 02:44.490 --> 02:45.323 The run. 03:01.802 --> 03:02.970 For the next several minutes, 03:02.970 --> 03:04.896 soldiers give everything they've got 03:04.896 --> 03:08.813 in order to make two miles in the time allowed. 03:09.741 --> 03:10.908 If they don't, 03:11.635 --> 03:13.718 the graders cut them off, 03:14.061 --> 03:15.478 and they're done. 03:16.740 --> 03:17.573 Some pass. 03:18.734 --> 03:20.734 Others are not so lucky. 03:23.170 --> 03:24.484 ^- [Interviewer] So you're still in the game? 03:24.484 --> 03:25.317 ^- Yeah. 03:25.708 --> 03:26.541 ^Too easy. 03:26.541 --> 03:27.924 ^- [Interviewer] PT test down? 03:27.924 --> 03:30.091 - It's out of the way now. 03:30.873 --> 03:32.344 - [Interviewer] Tell me what's next. 03:32.344 --> 03:33.261 - Land Nav. 03:33.881 --> 03:35.131 Serious doubts. 03:44.129 --> 03:45.998 - [Announcer] After the physical fitness test, 03:45.998 --> 03:48.682 soldiers are taken to the Land Nav point, 03:48.682 --> 03:51.213 where they will use a map and other items 03:51.213 --> 03:53.903 to guide them along the course of certain points 03:53.903 --> 03:55.570 that they must find. 03:55.959 --> 03:57.436 If they don't find these, 03:57.436 --> 03:59.019 they don't advance. 04:02.363 --> 04:04.740 EIB is conducted at different Army installations 04:04.740 --> 04:06.055 throughout the year. 04:06.055 --> 04:07.683 ^Due to strict standards, 04:07.683 --> 04:10.887 ^only a small percentage will actually earn their badge. 04:10.887 --> 04:14.220 On average, 41% will fail the APFT. 04:14.875 --> 04:18.911 13% of candidates going through Day Land Nav will fail. 04:18.911 --> 04:22.637 Individual testing stations have a fail rate of 60%, 04:22.637 --> 04:26.804 ^which means only 18% of candidates earn their EIB. 04:26.977 --> 04:28.662 But the candidates do not stop. 04:28.662 --> 04:30.740 They must plot their points, 04:30.740 --> 04:32.907 find, and then plot again. 04:33.744 --> 04:37.911 Many dropped during the APFT, but some are still in it. 04:38.894 --> 04:42.227 These soldiers will continue their quest 04:43.343 --> 04:44.510 for their EIB. 04:45.431 --> 04:48.181 (dramatic music) 05:07.173 --> 05:08.499 - They are a lot of stress. 05:08.499 --> 05:11.559 All the testing, all the events, everything, 05:11.559 --> 05:14.135 the ruck march, having to do Objective Bull afterwards, 05:14.135 --> 05:16.703 it's just been kind of pilin' on, pilin' on. 05:16.703 --> 05:18.547 And it's just a really good relief, 05:18.547 --> 05:20.547 and it's a happy moment.