Badge-earners have built a solid understanding of 5G, including the design goals and development schedule for 5G, the principles, design and implementation of the 5G air interface, radio access network and core network, the protocols, and the end-to-end operation of the 5G system. They understand how the control plane is deployed and operates as the Service Based Architecture, and the key mechanisms and operation of the user plane. They have covered SA and NSA operation, as well as security.