Expert Field Medical Badge

Expert Field Medical Badge
U.S. Army Expert Field Medical Badge
TypeBadge
Awarded forCompletion of all Expert Field Medical Badge requirements.
Presented byUnited States Army
EligibilityU.S. Military Medical personnel and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military medical personal.[1]
StatusCurrently awarded
EstablishedJune 18, 1965
Last awardedCurrently awarded
Precedence
Next (higher)Combat Medical Badge
EquivalentExpert Infantryman Badge
Expert Soldier Badge
Next (lower)Parachutist Badges[2]
RelatedCombat 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] The EFMB is known for its adherence to its testing standards and, as such, requires strict attention to detail from candidates in order to receive a "GO" on its combat testing lanes. The pass rate for FY 2017 was 7%, making the EFMB one of the most difficult and prestigious Army special skill badges to earn.[5]

Any Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) may attempt to earn the badge. However, the wear of the badge is only authorized when a service member is currently serving or has served in a medical-series MOS during the time that the service member earned it. The infantry equivalent of the Expert Field Medical Badge is the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB). The MOS 18D Special Forces Medical Sergeant, are only authorized to earn the EFMB as an expert skill badge, and they are not authorized to earn the EIB, but are authorized to wear the CIB if awarded.

  1. ^ United States European Command, August 11, 2011 [1]
  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 Archived October 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ United States European Command, August 11, 2011 [2]
  4. ^ U.S. Army site, "Navy Corpsmen in Europe Test for Prestigious U.S. Army Badge", August 5, 2011 [3]
  5. ^ CS.amedd.army.mil