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Hi i am currently enrolled in paramedic school in michigan. I am interested in possibly becoming a medic in the military. I am wondering if you could tell me about them in any or all of the branches. can you enlist and be guaranteed a job as a medic? what all do you do combat wise? etc. I'd like to get some information from someone with military knowledge. I am not comfortable at this time going and talking to a local recruiter, thanks
Hi Arron,
Only four of the five active duty branches have active duty enlisted medics. The Marine Corps does not (The Marines use Navy Medics).
You may wish to read the following military medic job descriptions:
Army: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlistedjobs/a/68.-uL-.htm
Air Force: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforceenlistedjobs/a/afjobmedical.htm
Navy: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlistedjob1/a/hm.htm
Coast Guard: http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/cgjobs/blhs.htm
Only the Army and the Navy have "combat medics." In the Army, those in MOS 68W can be selected to be assigned to Army ground combat units (such as Infantry units) to perform battlefield first aid. In the Navy, selected HMs can be assigned to Marine Corps ground combat units for the same purpose.
The Air Force also has pararescue. See: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforceenlistedjobs/a/afjob1t2x1.htm medical specialists who are trained for combat operations.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my US Military information site at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
About.com US Military Guide
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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