Expert Field Medical Badge - Previous Requirements (before 2008)

Previous Requirements (before 2008)

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.

• Communications: Competency with field radios and radio techniques. "Prepare and transmit a MEDEVAC request" must be one of the three of four tasks passed in order to receive an overall "GO" for the lane.
• Survival: Demonstrate knowledge of survival skills in an NBC environment and combat situations including use of the M16 series rifle.
• Emergency Medical Treatment: Demonstrate treatment of various wounds similar to those in a combat situation.
• Evacuation of Sick and Wounded: Demonstrate evacuation techniques utilizing vehicles and manual carries.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): Demonstrate proficiency in CPR using the one-person method.

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.