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Originally Posted by stfesta
What you should do is pay very close attention during the train up week. The people who are going to train you are the same people who are going to test you. They will tell you exactly what they are looking for. They will tell you exactly what to say. Most people fail because they fail to pay attention to detail.
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Not 100% true. It's all about the 350-10. I went to the rebuttal board twice. The first one I said I did it exactly what the cadre during train up week told me. The broad pulled 350-10 and showed the discrepancy. NO GO. There are variance in what the cadres show/emphasize etc. during train up week. I'm not accusing badge protector. They are humans too. The second rebuttal was for ID-ing the wrong IED. I went to the board and showed I did A to Z exactly following 350-10 on that task. GO. I gladly admit that's an instant no-go in real world. So common sense, PALS, ACLS, ATLS, BLS, etc out of the window. Nothing, and nothing else but 350-10 (and the integrity/honor violation codes). The guy who aced the medical lane with perfect score was a field sanitation MOS! I lament the fact that my medical database suffered after 2 weeks of 350-10, but I really liked the camaraderie. We got from E1 to full bird Colonel. No one pulled rank. Officer and enlisted all studied and rehearsed together as students. I also enjoyed the CBRNE lane as I drew from marksmanship competition the skills and mindset (speed = economy of motion) to put the mask in <7s.
Thus, IMHO, it's Expert Field Memorization Badge, designed to test whether one can follow simple instruction, pay attention to detail, and do these under moderate stress. Don't get me wrong, I have full respect to those who get it. I myself was 10 feet away from the badge. It's just the badge has nothing to do of being an "expert" medic. If someone is about to help me down range and claim that he/she has no training but has the EFMB badge I would tell them to let me die in peace and less injury.
"....practice doing the right thing the wrong way. "
Stolen. Thanks! 
There's one coming at Ft Dix btw
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