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Light infantry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (825 words) |
 | Light infantry often fought in close co-ordination with heavy infantry, where they could screen the heavy infantry from harassing fire, and the heavy infantry could intervene to protect the light infantry from attacks of enemy heavy infantry or cavalry. |
| Unusually, light infantry officers often carried muskets as well and their swords were lighter and curved, as opposed to the heavy, straighter swords of other infantry officers. |
| U.S. Army light infantry are highly "encouraged" to test for and obtain the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB), which requires around 35 individual tests (each quite complex) and expert qualification with the rifle, and to meet the EIB standard on the physical training test. |
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