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1 AMEDDC&S Pamphlet No. 350-10 TRAINING The Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) Test 1 November 2011 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Headquarters, Army Medical Department Center and School Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-6100 EXPERT FIELD MEDICAL BADGE A Portrait of Excellence The Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) was designed as a special skill award for recognition of exceptional competence and outstanding performance by field medical personnel and approved by the Department of the Army on 18 June 1965. The Expert Field Medical Badge may be awarded to all officers assigned or detailed to an Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Corps; Army officers in TRAINING at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Army officers enrolled in the Health Professions Scholarship Program; warrant officers who have an AMEDD primary military occupational specialty (MOS) controlled by The Surgeon General; warrant officer pilots that have a special qualification identifier "D" (Aeromedical Evacuation Pilot) and are assigned to an air ambulance unit; and enlisted personnel who have an MOS in the Career Management Field (CMF) 68, MOS18D, or AMEDD area of concentration.

2 *AMEDDC&S Pam 350-10 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS, US ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-6100 AMEDDC&S Pamphlet 1 November 2011 No. 350-10 TRAINING THE EXPERT FIELD MEDICAL BADGE (EFMB) TEST TABLE OF CONTENTS PARA PAGE CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION SUMMARY OF HISTORY .. 1-1 1-1 PURPOSE .. 1-2 1-1 APPLICABILITY .. 1-3 1-1 REFERENCES .. 1-4 1-1 EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS .. 1-5 1-1 CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS THE EFMB .. 2-1 2-1 ELIGIBILITY.

3 2-2 2-1 PROVISIONS AND AUTHORITIES .. 2-3 2-2 FREQUENCY OF EFMB TEST .. 2-4 2-3 REQUEST TO CONDUCT THE EFMB TEST .. 2-5 2-3 SEQUENCE OF EVENTS .. 2-6 2-8 EXCEPTION TO POLICY .. 2-7 2-8 DUTIES .. 2-8 2-10 EFMB TEST CONTROL OFFICE (TCO) SITE REVIEWS .. 2-9 2-18 PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS .. 2-10 2-19 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES REQUIREMENTS .. 2-11 2-19 PYROTECHNICS, SMOKE, & AMMUNITION REQUIREMENTS .. 2-12 2-20 SITE REQUIREMENTS .. 2-13 2-21 TRAINING .. 2-14 2-23 REFERENCES .. 2-15 2-23 POST TESTING REQUIREMENTS .. 2-16 2-24 WRITTEN TEST MATERIALS AND SECURITY .. 2-17 2-24 EXPERT MEDICAL STREAMER.

4 2-18 2-26 EXPERT FIELD MEDICAL BADGE COIN .. 2-19 2-26 AWARDING THE EFMB .. 2-20 2-27 EFMB TCO CONTACT INFORMATION .. 2-21 2-27 _____ *This pamphlet supersedes AMEDDC&S Pamphlet 350-10, 1 Apr 08. AMEDDC&S Pam 350-10 ii CHAPTER 3. SITE ESTABLISHMENT, VALIDATION, AND STANDARDIZATION SITE ESTABLISHMENT .. 3-1 3-1 EVALUATOR AND CADRE PREPARATION .. 3-2 3-2 CONDUCT VALIDATION .. 3-3 3-2 CONDUCT STANDARDIZATION .. 3-4 3-6 CHAPTER 4. CONDUCTING EFMB TESTING REQUIREMENTS .. 4-1 4-1 CLARIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE STEPS/MEASURES .. 4-2 4-1 TEST PERIOD .. 4-3 4-1 TRAINING .. 4-4 4-1 CANDIDATE EQUIPMENT .. 4-5 4-2 BATTLEFIELD SCENARIO AND COMBAT LANE CONCEPTS.

5 4-6 4-2 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS .. 4-7 4-4 CHANGES .. 4-8 4-4 REBUTTALS AND APPEALS .. 4-9 4-4 SCORE SHEETS .. 4-10 4-7 WRITTEN TEST .. 4-11 4-9 LAND NAVIGATION TASKS .. 4-12 4-15 TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE TASKS .. 4-13 4-17 MEDICAL AND CASUALTY EVACUATION TASKS .. 4-14 4-20 COMMUNICATION TASKS .. 4-15 4-23 WARRIOR SKILLS TASKS .. 4-16 4-26 FOOT MARCH .. 4-17 4-28 APPENDIX A: REFERENCES .. A-1 APPENDIX B: REPRODUCIBLE SCORE SHEETS AND REBUTTAL SHEETS .. B-1 LAND NAVIGATION TASKS SCORE SHEETS .. B-1-1 TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE TASKS SCORE SHEETS .. B-2-1 MEDICAL AND CASUALTY EVACUATION TASKS SCORE SHEETS.

6 B-3-1 COMMUNICATION TASKS SCORE SHEETS .. B-4-1 WARRIOR SKILLS TASKS SCORE SHEETS .. B-5-1 HANDS-ON TASK REBUTTAL SHEET .. B-6-1 WRITTEN TEST REBUTTAL SHEET .. B-6-2 APPENDIX C: GRAPHIC TRAINING AIDS .. C-1 GTA 08-01-004 (MEDEVAC REQUEST FORM) .. C-1-1 GTA 03-06-008 (CBRN WARNING AND REPORTING SYSTEM) .. C-2-1 GTA 09-12-001 (UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE PROCEDURES) .. C-3-1 APPENDIX D: REPRODUCIBLE FORMS AND CERTIFICATES .. D-1 AMEDDC&S FORM 1200 (EFMB TESTING STATISTICS) .. D-1-1 AMEDDC&S FORM 1232 (EFMB QUALIFICATION RECORD) .. D-2-1 AMEDDC&S FORM 1243-1 (CERTIFICATE OF VERIFICATION-EFMB TEST REQUIREMENTS-WRITTEN TEST) .. D-3-1 AMEDDC&S Pam 350-10 iii AMEDDC&S FORM 1243-2 (CERTIFICATE OF VERIFICATION-EFMB TEST REQUIREMENTS-EVALUATORS) .. D-3-1 AMEDDC&S FORM 1243-3 (CERTIFICATE OF VERIFICATION-EFMB TEST REQUIREMENTS-LANES AND EQUIPMENT).

7 D-3-1 AMEDDC&S FORM 1243-4 (CERTIFICATE OF VERIFICATION-EFMB TEST REQUIREMENTS-LAND NAVIGATION) .. D-3-2 AMEDDC&S FORM 1243-5 (CERTIFICATE OF VERIFICATION-EFMB TEST REQUIREMENTS-12-MILE FOOT MARCH) .. D-3-2 AMEDDC&S FORM 1243-6 (CERTIFICATE OF DESTRUCTION-EFMB WRITTEN TEST MATERIALS) .. D-3-2 APPENDIX E: EFMB PLANNING MATERIAL .. E-1 EFMB SCHEDULE EXAMPLES .. E-1-1 EFMB COMBAT TESTING LANE EXAMPLES .. E-2-1 EFMB TASK TIME LIMITS AND ESTIMATES .. E-3-1 EFMB PERSONNEL (NONCANDIDATE) PLANNING .. E-4-1 EFMB PERSONNEL (CADRE) PLANNING .. E-5-1 EFMB PERSONNEL AND TIME PLANNING MATRICES .. E-6-1 EFMB CLASS VIII PLANNING MATRIX .. E-7-1 EFMB SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT PLANNING MATRIX .. E-8-1 EFMB VEHICLE, TRAILER, AND GENERATOR PLANNING .. E-9-1 EFMB PLANNING CHECKLISTS.

8 E-10-1 EFMB TRAINING .. E-11-1 APPENDIX F: GLOSSARY .. F-1 AMEDDC&S Pam 350-10 iv THIS PAGE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY AMEDDC&S Pam 350-10 SUMMARY OF CHANGE o Elimination of load UH-60 as MANDATORY evacuation task o Update to reflect changes in Soldier TRAINING Publication 68W Soldier s Manual o Delegates authority to determine physical fitness and weapons qualification prerequisites for other services and allied candidates o Clarify flashlight use during night land navigation o Update Graphic TRAINING Aides (GTA) to reflect changes to CBRN o Incorporates use of Department of the Army Form 7656, Tactical Casualty Combat Care (TCCC) Card, replacing Department of Defense Form 1380, US Field Medical Card o Incorporates use of reactive skin decontaminating lotion (RSDL)

9 O Incorporates safety measures during the foot march requiring removal of candidates exceeding a predetermined elapsed time. AMEDDC&S Pam 350-10 1-1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1. HISTORY. This issue provides updates to the previous version of Army Medical Department Center and School Pamphlet 350-10 dated 1 April 2008. Updates can be found in the SUMMARY of CHANGE preceding this chapter. 1-2. PURPOSE. This publication establishes policies, procedures, and standards for awarding the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB). The EFMB was established in June 1965 as a Department of the Army (DA) special skill award for the recognition of exceptional competence and outstanding performance by field medical personnel. Army Regulation (AR) 600-8-22, Military Awards, authorizes the EFMB as a special skill badge.

10 1-3. REFERENCES. References are listed in Appendix A. 1-4. EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS. Abbreviations and special terms used in this publication are explained in the glossary. 1-5. APPLICABILITY. This publication applies to all military personnel Army-wide with an Army Medical Department (AMEDD) area of concentration (AOC) or military occupational specialty (MOS). AMEDDC&S Pam 350-10 2-1 CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS 2-1 THE EFMB. a. The EFMB is a special skill badge authorized by AR 600-8-22. Made of oxidized silver, the badge consists of a litter, placed horizontally, behind a caduceus with the cross of the Geneva Convention at the junction of the wings. b. The EFMB test measures the individual medical Soldier's physical fitness, mental toughness, and ability to perform to standards of excellence in a broad spectrum of critical medical and Soldier skills.