Even though the Centurion looks great, and a lot of members go for that, I think the EIB is still necessary for new members that want an awesome kit but can't afford to go Centurion right away. I also think that the EIB program should be an important step everybody needs to do before they try Centurion. That way if they want to be Centurion and for some reason can't finish they can still advance their upgrade as an EIB.