Expert Field Medical Badge

Expert Field Medical Badge

U.S. Army Expert Field Medical Badge
Awarded by United States Army
Type Badge
Eligibility U.S. Military personnel and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military personal.[1]
Awarded for Completion of all Expert Field Medical Badge requirements.
Status Currently awarded
Statistics
Established June 18, 1965
Last awarded Currently awarded
Precedence
Next (higher) Expert Infantryman Badge
Equivalent Expert Infantryman Badge
Next (lower) Parachutist Badges[2]
Related The Army Combat Infantryman Badge and Combat Medical Badge

The Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) is a United States Army special skills badge first created on June 18, 1965. This badge is the non-combat equivalent of the Combat Medical Badge (CMB) and is awarded to U.S. military personnel and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military personnel who successfully complete a set of qualification tests including both written and performance portions.[3][4]

U.S. Army regulations prohibit the wearing of both the Expert Field Medical Badge and Combat Medical Badge simultaneously. In such cases, the CMB if authorized, is worn on the uniform. The infantry equivalent of the Expert Field Medical Badge is the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB).

The pass rate for FY 2013 was 19%, making the EFMB one of the most difficult and prestigious Army special skill badges to earn.[5]

Current test requirements (as of 2013)

Comprehensive Written Test
60 multiple choice questions; 75% to pass.
Army Physical Fitness Test
Pass to standard.
M16 or M4 Weapons Qualification
Pass to standard within last 12 months.
Land Navigation
Day and night land navigation courses.
Forced Road March
12-mile road march with a standard fighting load to be completed in under three hours.
Current CPR certification
Tactical Combat Casualty Care Tasks
Medical and Casualty Evacuation Tasks
Warrior Skills Tasks
Communications Tasks (5 Tasks)

Previous test requirements (before 2008)

Part "Evacuation of Sick and Wounded"
Comprehensive Written Test
100 multiple choice questions; 75% to pass.
Army Physical Fitness Test
Pass to standard.
M16 Weapons Qualification
Pass to standard within last 12 months.
Land Navigation
Day and night land navigation courses.
Forced Road March
12-mile road march with a standard fighting load to be completed in three hours.
Litter Obstacle Course
Done as a 4-man team with candidates graded individually.
Lane testing
Tasks graded individually but lanes are pass/fail.

In summary, current requirements differ from previous requirements with the addition of the M9 Pistol for survival tasks, CPR card certification in lieu of demonstrating CPR proficiency, and the reorganization of the lanes into a combat scenario.

References

  1. United States Euopean Command, August 11, 2011
  2. Army Regulation 600-8-22 Military Awards (24 June 2013). Table 8-1, U.S. Army Badges and Tabs: Orders of precedence. p. 120
  3. United States European Command, August 11, 2011
  4. U.S. Army site, "Navy Corpsmen in Europe Test for Prestigious U.S. Army Badge", August 5, 2011
  5. CS.amedd.army.mil

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