Army schools, badges & promotion boards

Expert skill badges

Tested badges: a written or hands-on standard you either meet or you don’t.

• Expert Field Medical Badge

  Open now

  (EFMB) Test

  Also known as EFMB

  Drill the EFMB written test and all three lanes (TCCC, evacuation, and warrior skills), graded against the standard (MEDCoE PAM 350-10).

• Expert Infantryman Badge

  On the roadmap

  EIB Test

• Expert Soldier Badge

  On the roadmap

  ESB Test

Schools

Course-based qualifications with a published program of instruction.

• Army Pathfinder

  In build

  Army Pathfinder School

  Also known as Pathfinder School · Pathfinder badge · TC 3-21.220

  Master the knowledge, equipment, and air operations that Pathfinder School demands.

• Air Assault

  On the roadmap

  The Sabalauski Air Assault School

  Also known as TSAAS · Sabalauski Air Assault School

• Jumpmaster

  On the roadmap

  U.S. Army Jumpmaster School

  Also known as JMPI · Master Parachutist

• Ranger

  On the roadmap

  Ranger School

  Also known as Ranger Tab

Promotion boards

The semi-centralized boards. What’s asked is set by your convening command’s MOI.

• Army Boards

  In build

  Army Promotion & Competitive Boards

  Also known as SGT board · SSG board · E-5 promotion board · E-6 promotion board · Soldier of the Month · Soldier of the Year · NCO of the Month · Sergeant Audie Murphy Club · SAMC board · Best Warrior Competition · Best Squad Competition · AR 600-8-19

  Prepare for the questions your board will ask, whether that is promotion, Soldier of the Month, or Audie Murphy.

Common questions

Which Army schools and badges does Earnit Learning cover?

EFMB is open now. The SGT/SSG promotion board and Pathfinder are in build. Air Assault, Jumpmaster, Ranger, EIB, and ESB are on the roadmap. Every program has a page listing what it will be written against.

Do you cover Airborne School?

No, and we are not planning to. Airborne School has no written test you have to pass. Students wash out for injuries, for physical limits, and for not following instructions exactly. A question bank does nothing for any of that, and selling you one anyway would be dishonest.

Where do the questions come from?

Each question is original work written against that program’s official publications and carries the citation it came from, so you can check it against the publication yourself. Nothing is written from memory. If a claim can’t be grounded in the source, it doesn’t ship.

Is Earnit Learning affiliated with the U.S. Army?

Earnit Learning is an independent study platform, not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense, or any school or certifying body named here. School names, badges, and insignia identify the program only.

Is it free?

Yes. Every question on the site is free today. After 5 of them you’ll be asked to create a free account, which saves your progress and tracks mastery by section. Paid lifetime access per program is coming.

Does it use the current edition of the doctrine?

Each program page lists the publications and editions its questions are written against. Doctrine changes, so always confirm the current edition on armypubs before you test.