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All that is required is a high school education and a high enough score on the test given when you enlist. The military will train you how to perform the task, you must pass the school to become a medic (Army) or corpsman (Navy). You need either a high school diploma, or GED. When you take the ASVAB you will need a 110 or higher on the "GT Score".
If you meet these requirements you will attend 9 weeks of basic training, and then 16 weeks of Advanced Individual Training or "AIT"
In AIT you will spend the first 6-8 weeks obtaining a nationally recognized EMT-B certification.
After the EMT-B certification you will go through the "Whiskey" phase of training where they provide a more extensive degree of training, similar to the scope of practice of a paramedic.
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∙ 13y agoJoin the Army as a 68W (health care specialist). After basic training you'll go to Advanced Individual Training at Ft. Sam Houston. It was an 18 week course when i went 2 years ago, but i think it's shorter now. A medic can go to either a hospital or a line unit. Typically, line medics are considered combat medics.
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Combat medic vs corpsman?
A Corpsman is a navy medic. Typically when somebody is talking about a combat medic, they mean a line medic, or a medic who actually goes into combat with a unit vs a medic who works in a hospital.
How do you become a combat medic?
Same as any other job in the military. Go to a recruiter, score well enough on the ASVAB to qualify and tell your recruiter that you want to be a medic. Make sure it says medic (68W in the US army) on your contract.
Can a combat medic issue muscle relax?
Yes.
Can an army medic start an iv?
Yes the can, some non medic soldiers also get training on starting iv's by going through the combat life savers course. Since the reorganisation of Army MOS structure circa 2001 - 2002, the MOS of Combat Medic has been greatly expanded, and also covers a lot of personnel who previously wouldn't have been classed as combat medics under the old structure (91B was the MOS for a Combat Medic previously - now it's 68W). With the reorganisation, new requirements were put in place for Combat Medics, one of which was that a Combat Medic should hold a basic EMT licence (national registry).
How many combat medic badge were given out during Vietnam war?
ONE
What is a combat medics work environment?
Typically, when someone is talking about a combat medic, they are talking about a line medic. A line medic is attached to a unit both in combat and in a garrison environment. A line medic does many of the same things in garrison that he would do during a deployment. This could be running daily sick call or acting as a lifeguard during water PT. When that same unit deploys, the medic would still run sick call, but when the platoon goes out on a mission, the medic goes with them. If the unit is hit while on mission, the medic is in charge of everything from casualty triage (determining the order in which casualties should be treated) to the actual treatment of everything from amputations to breathing problems to bloody noses or twisted ankles. The combat medic is one of the most important people in the unit. It is important that he take his job very seriously so that the men in his unit know they can depend on him.
What are pararescuemen certified to do?
Combat medics
What is 91B20 Med Spec?
91B20 is a US Army Medical Specialist (Combat Medic)
Does the USAF have combat medics?
Yes, they're known as Para Rescue, although the context is a bit different from what an Army combat medic would be.
What is the average salary for a combat medic in a service year?
there is not a set salary for a combat medic... It all depends on your ranking within the military. You can pull up pay charts for time in service/rank, etc... To see exactly what the monetary reward is.
Should women be banned from Combat?
Women should be in combat/army but maybe more like a medic's or not on the front line or first in too battle!
What army regulation state that the combat medic authorized to received a combat action badge?
Medics cannot receive CABs (Combat Action Badge). Instead, they receive the CMB (Combat Medical Badge) for treating wounded soldiers in a combat situation.
