Training is the key you are all right, no matter what era you are from. Two points I would like to make are that TO&E -vs- TDA have nothing to do with who earns the badge. The actual earning of the badge is the individual who can meet the stringent standards and attention to detail of the EFMB test. The individuals with the greatest success rate are the soldiers who pick the manual up a month prior to training and study the standards in depth for preparation. I have a philosphy that if soldiers know that there is such high failure rate for this coveted badge than they will not put effort forth to train for it out of fear of failure. In concurrence with a good company training program for hands on experience, the pass rate would increase across the board. Lastly, pass or fail this is a good opportunity for soldiers to practice their respective skills, each and every soldier should be mandated to stay until the test is complete, pass or fail.