Special Forces Medical Sergeant (18D)

Special Forces Medical Sergeants are considered to be the finest first-response/trauma medical technicians in the world.

Though they’re primarily trained with an emphasis on trauma medicine, they also have a working knowledge of dentistry, veterinary care, public sanitation, water quality and optometry.

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Job Duties:

• Provide initial medical screening and evaluation of allied and indigenous personnel
• Provide examination and care to detachment members
• Supervise medical care and treatment during missions
• Operate a combat laboratory and treat emergency and trauma patients
• Develop and provide medical intelligence as required
• Facilitate Medical evacuations

Requirements:

• Special Forces Medical Sergeants have very demanding physical requirements. Good eyesight, night vision and physical conditioning are required to reach mission objectives via parachute, land or water. Also required is excellent hand-eye coordination to detonate or deactivate explosives.
• Special Forces Medical Sergeants are required to maintain their medical licenses and skills annually. They also have the opportunity to earn the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification.
• Those who want to serve must first take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a series of tests that helps you better understand your strengths and identify which Army jobs are best for you.

Training:Due to the wide variety of missions, Special Forces Medical Sergeants are trained tacticians, paratroopers and survival experts, as well as trained in many forms of combat. Training consists of 42 weeks of formal classroom training and practice exercises.

Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

• Physical conditioning
• Parachuting
• Using land warfare weapons and communications devices
• Handling and using explosives
• Prolonged medical care in austere environments