Medical System

[Pollard]

Hello,

I am still a recruit here, but am going to be going through OSUT on Sunday most likely. I am curious to know what medical system the 506th uses, because I may want to be a medic. I don't mean to be "that guy" but on Captain's videos I see that it seems to be basic medical. However, I am not 100% sure. So if any medics or anyone at all knows what system we use. That would be great to know.

See you on the battlefield,

-RCT Pollard.

[SSG Salvatore]

To answer your question on the short note: The company commander - CPT Drumheller decided that the 506th IR RU uses Basic Medical

[Pollard]

Ok that helps a lot. Are medics considered specialists right off of the bat or how does one become a full fledged medic?

[SSG Salvatore]

All new 68W come in as a private, and then go further in ranks due to TIG and PP.
Once completed OSUT you have to sign up for CMS
 Combat medical school.
This is all I know this far. For more questions you'll have to wait for a Medic who can help you with that in this thread.

Ok that helps a lot. Are medics considered specialists right off of the bat or how does one become a full fledged medic?

[Pollard]

Ok thank you for the help!

Also correction, I am going to Recruit training on sunday. Not OSUT. I get them confused for some reason.

[SFC (Ret) M. Brewer]

RCT Pollard.

The 506th uses the ACE3 basic medical system.  When you graduate from OSUT, if you want to become a medic you can declare a 68W (Medic) billet if there is one available.  As of this moment, there are no Medic spots available in the unit.  You will then need to take Combat Medical School where you will taught more in-depth about the medical system, proper tactics for casualty recovery and other skills you will use as a Medic.  After that you will be assigned to a squad as their Medic for training and operations.

If there are not any 68W billets available when you graduate OSUT, you can take any other billet that is available and when a Medic billet opens you can request a transfer into a Medic billet.  I'm not sure what you mean when you ask if Medics are, "specialists".  If you're referring to rank in the unit, as SPC Salvatore said you start off as a private and work your way through the ranks with time.  Squad Medics are rank capped at the Specialist (Corporal) rank and Platoon Medics are rank capped at the rank of Sargent. 

Hopefully this answers your questions.

SSG M. Brewer
Company Senior Medic
Combat Medical School Chief Instructor

[Pollard]

SSG. Brewer,

This answers all of my questions I have about being a medic in the 506th.

Thank you for your time.

-RCT Pollard

[1st Lt (Ret) Hardman]

RCT Pollard,

I just wanted to supply a little extra information here which may be helpful to you or any other future recruits who stumble across this information.

Although there are not currently any open medical billets, you could always consider a role which included CLS for the interim until billets open up.

CLS (Combat Life Saver) equipment includes morphine and epinephrine in order to revive downed leadership, medics or other personnel at Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI)

CLS is carried by:
1. 1 man in every fireteam in every rifle squad
2. 2 assistants in every weapons squad
3. Assistant gunners in every mortar section

You are also able to complete CMS (Combat Medical School) and transfer to reserves until a billet opens. This would enable you to fill-in at official events as a medic if the billeted medic is unavailable for that event. This includes training, operations and FTX. However, if all medical personnel are in attendance, you would only be able to fill in as some other member of the team (e.g. a rifle squad can't have 2 medics just because you want to fill-in).

There are plenty of advantages for you to assist medically while you await a permanent medic billet opening.

Hope this helps.