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Hey Simon, welcome and thank you for applying for EIB. Let's take a look your armor. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All the required submission photos have been posted. Without further delay, your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for Expert Infantry. Ukswrath and myself would like to welcome you to Expert Infantry. Congratulations trooper . Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers and ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. If any suggestions may affect the application process, it will be listed separately in either the above EIB or below Centurion requirement sections. You look great, but we do have a few suggestions to get you looking even closer to screen accurate. We shall start with your shoulder bells. These can still come in closer to the chest plate and the top of the Bells should virtually touch the plastic shoulder bridges. Also on this same image, I'm not sure if its just the camera angle but the Bicep cover strips look like they go past the bottom of the biceps themselves. If this is the case maybe sand them down o touch. Your Thermal det looks great, but if you want to take it that little bit further you can use Pan head screws as opposed to the dome head, for the ultimate screen accuracy. Centurion Suggestions or Requirements: In this section we prepare you for Centurion. If there were any areas of concern they would be discussed here. We are please to say we can't see anything that stands out here. Make sure you add photos of your belt laid out flat, both front and rear so we can see the drop boxes have backs and also the way everything is mounted to it. also make sure those drop boxes are in line with the ends of the plastic ammo belt. Congratulations once again trooper.

Thank you brother.

All good Rob, taking a look now, thank you for your patience brother.

Working on your application now Simon, can you please add an image of the rear of your blaster showing the D ring.

Hi Rowan, welcome and thank you for your EIB application. Let's take a look. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All the required submission photos have been posted., your armour displays all necessary element as set out in the level 2 CRL, Congratulations. Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers and ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. If any suggestion affects any application, it will be listed separately in the above or below sections. Wonderful job on your armour mate, and considering you have trooped in it for 2 years, it is in tip top condition Centurion Suggestions: In this section we prepare you the best we can for Centurion. If there are any areas of concern they will be discussed here. Looks like you have most things under control for Centurion in the supplied images. Just make sure you cover off the few upgrades required in the level 3 CRL, like rubber gaskets, torch for the blaster, and the required photos and you should be good to go. Thank you for a perfect application, and congratulations once again.

Thank you

Hi again Rowan, please post up your action shot.

Hi Simon, nice work my friend, but it looks like you have your neck seal on backwards in the bucket off photo. Any chance I can get you to kit up again and re take that photo so we know you do wear it correctly please. Thanks for your patience and we will be with you as soon as possible.

Hi Sean, thank you for your application and welcome to your EI review CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All submission photos have been posted. Your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for Expert Infantry. Welcome trooper! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers and ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. Wow what a clean build, you must be very proud Sean, I dont actually have anything to add here, which is a credit to you. Centurion Suggestions: Because Centurion photos show much more detail than EIB, items pertaining to Centurion might be seen there and not here. We try to point out all we can from what is seen but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper. This is also where we try and get you in the best possible position for a successful Centurion application. The only thing that we can find out of place is the fact that your drop boxes do look like they have slid in from the ends in some of your photos. Perhaps a dab of glue or adhesive Velcro will secure them in place. As per the CRL for level 3 Drop boxes are vertically aligned with the end of the ammo belt with minimal gap between belt and box. reference images Congratulations Sean you are now officially an Expert Infantry We look forward to your Centurion application

Hi Rowan, we will be with you shortly, thank you for your patience

We will be with you shortly Sean, thanks for your patience

Hi Tony, thank you for your application and welcome to your Centurion review!! CRL and Centurion Application Requirements: All submission photos are present. Your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for Centurion, Congratulations!! and welcome to the rank., again lol Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: Excellent job overall on this armour, and an outstanding example for all budding FO TK 's to follow. Nothing more to add. Congratulations brother, continue to make the FISD and Golden Gate Garrison proud!!

Welcome Nino and thank you for your EIB application. Let's get to it. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All the required submission photos have been posted, and your armour meets all the necessary requirements for level 2. With that Tony and myself would like to welcome you to Expert Infantry, congratulations Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers and ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. If any suggestion affects any application, it will be listed separately in the above or below sections. Great build over all but we do have a few suggestions to get you looking the best you can Thanks for extending the cover strip on your shin, we will discuss it further on in the review Starting from the top, we noticed one of your ear screws is incorrect all the others look fine so should be easy enough for you to take one out and take it with you when you go looking for a replacement. Reference image Also, overall there is far too much material left on the ears and they are quite different in thickness This is also preventing this one in particular from sitting properly at the bottom We think these need to be re trimmed as you have loads of material to work with, and it will give a much cleaner look to the helmet. Moving down to the shoulder bells, these need some realignment to tidy you up. The top of the Bell should be level with and virtually touching the plastic shoulder bridge. This will bring the bells closer to your chest plate closing down the gap a bit more. reference image We also believe your Biceps are too large, maybe you have huge guns but from the images it looks like you could remove a good inch from the diameter of them This will also help your shoulder bells sit closer to the cheat plate There is plenty of ridge visible from the sides of the cover strips so you have some material to play with and still have the cover strips sit nice and flat. Centurion Suggestions: In this section we prepare you for Centurion as best we can. This is your time to shine, we love accuracy and we push everyone to meet and exceed the CRL where possible, you are close, can you feel it! Only a couple of items here to meet CRL requirements and its all to do with alignment of your Ab and kidney plates As per the CRL for level 3 For level three certification (if applicable): Ideally there no gap between the abdomen and kidney armor. Shin cover strip. Thanks again for quickly remedying the length of the strip, but we are going to ask you to replace it with a full length single strip for Centurion You have done a great job so far making armour designed for a 6 foot tall trooper fit you, and at 5'3" that is a big task. Here we are at the end, congratulations trooper, make your corrections, we know you can do this as you have a very nice build. Head on out and hope to see you in Centurion review next year

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This will do fine for EIB, will be with you soon and thank you for your patience.

OK, OK enough fun with the DO's application lol, it's time to get on with it. Tony, thank you for your TFA EI application. Its not often we are privileged with applications from members of staff, let alone one of the deployment officers. I think we all know Tony has quite the reputation for his build threads, level of detail and quest for ultimate accuracy, so I looked at his application several times to make sure all the boxes were ticked. Did I expect to find anything out of place! no, nor did I, but as you all would expect from either of us in this unusual position, I had to make sure and looked over it for a couple of days. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: Now that he has added the action shot , all images are present and exhibit the attributes required as set out in the level 2 CRL congratulations on a beautiful build Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers and ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. If any suggestion affects any application, it will be listed separately in the above or below sections. I have nothing to add here, and thankfully, as ultimately we ask for high standards from the general membership so it is our job to make sure we also meet and exceed that expectation. Centurion Suggestions: In this section we prepare you for Centurion. If there are any areas of concern this is where they are discussed. Nothing to add Get that Centurion application in Tony it should be another easy pass.

Hey Rob thank you for your application and welcome to your EI review CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All the required submission photos have been posted, and your armour meets all the necessary requirements for level 2. With that Tony and myself would like to welcome you to Expert Infantry, congratulations Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers and ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. If any suggestion affects any application, it will be listed separately in the above or below sections. Nothing major to fix just a dressing issues and an accuracy item to note. Keep an eye on the thick white elastic straps under your shoulder bridges. They are pulling out from under and make your shoulder bells sit further away than they should from the bridges. Reference image Although the screws you have used in the Thermal Det are close, the screen used type were Pan head slotted, where you have used domed head slotted. This will not have a bearing on any approval, it's just a further step towards accuracy. This item also has no bearing on an application but again is a finer detail of accuracy The small vertical Ab button plate looks like it has a slight overhang on the section it mounts too. I'm not sure how yours is glued, but if it can be removed there is still a little bit of material that can be trimmed so it sits like the below reference image Reference image Centurion Suggestions: In this section we prepare you for Centurion. More photos are requested that allow us to make better decisions on possible adjustment etc. If there are any areas of concern they will be discussed here. Drop box alignment. As per level 3 CRL For level three certification (if applicable): Drop boxes are vertically aligned with the end of the ammo belt with minimal gap between belt and box. It appears your Drop boxes slide in from the ends a little, these can be secured using a dab of glue or even adhesive Velcro to keep them in the correct position. reference image Here we are at the end of another successful EI approval, congratulations Rob, you deserve it. Hope to see a Centurion application from you soon.

Yep that's all good, please stand by.

Thanks Nino, we will be with you shortly, but i would like to give you an opportunity to fix something and submit a replacement photo, while you wait for us to get to your full review. The cover strip on your non sniper plate shin, should go all the way to the top and not finish at the ridge. Please see the below reference images. Any questions, please feel free to send Tony or myself a PM.

Hi Tony, looking good, but you are miss the action shot from your application. Could you please add at your earliest convenience.

Hey Dan welcome to the moment you've been waiting for.... Centurion review CRL and Centurion Application Requirements: All required submission photos are present and your armour meets all benchmarks as set out in the level 3 CRL. Thank you for making the suggested mods from your EI review, so without further delay, congratulations on a beautiful armour build and reaching Centurion rank Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: Nothing to add except head on out and make us all proud

Nice work Dan, will be with you shortly.

Hey Sean, keep up the good work

I think a level 2 is perfect, basic level we can over look it as it will take time for many to actually acquire the correct cod, paint it etc etc

Hi Dan I will elaborate a little on why Tony requested a photo of your internal strapping. As we offer advise on how to make many corrections, it is always in the best interest of the applicants that we make an educated decision on how something may need to be fixed or readjusted. Internal strapping will never have a bearing on your approval, but can help us to help you guys when it comes to solid advice. I have used images of members internal strapping to help explain fixes so the armour sits better on them, and without those photos it becomes guess work. We are working on the photo check list and new visual guides for FO TK's which will help everyone, just like they have for all our OT TK's over the years. Hope this sheds a little light on the life of a DO in the FISD You look fantastic by the way.