Fort Campbell, KY – Two noncommissioned officers assigned to the 101st Sustainment Brigade received the Expert Field Medical Badge during a ceremony at the Division Parade Field, May 11th.
Sgt. Joshua Reichlin, a health care specialist with the 326th Engineer Battalion and a native of Elyria, Ohio, and Sgt. Rachel Barrett, a health care specialist with the 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment and a native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, both received their Expert Field Medical Badges.
The EFMB was created in the mid 1960’s as a complement badge to the Expert Infantry Badge. It’s designed to showcase the combat medic’s level of expertise in Mission Occupational Specialty (MOS) and combat events.
The participants have conducted hands-on training, including a study hall to go over the Soldier skills task, and even run through the land navigation course. The actual testing week began May 6th and included a 100-question written exam and a 12-mile ruck march, which had to be completed in less than three hours.
The May 11th ceremony occurred after 14 consecutive days of training and testing.
