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.
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
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.

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.

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. [4]