How to get into sniper school as a medic?

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:24:02 -0500

Im a 68w, and I know my career is non existent, if you could even call it a career yet. Ive always dreamt of being a medic and being sniper qualified. I always thought it was literally impossible, until I found out that some of my 68w NCOs have gone to sniper. Are there any medics on here that have completed sniper? How did you convince your command to send you? I am currently assigned to the 1-5th infantry in Alaska if that makes any difference whatsoever.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 9 at 2021 11:02 AM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:02:13 -0500

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Can medics go to sniper school or pathfinder school? | RallyPoint

Can medics go to sniper school or pathfinder school?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 9 at 2021 11:24 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:24:14 -0500

You're in a Stryker BDE and OCONUS, your unit is not going to send you to Sniper School. The price of travel alone makes that prohibitive.

There's about two or three ways of getting into sniper school as a medic, and they require the stars to align, because there are no positions that call for a Sniper qualified 68W.

1. The Infantry unit you are in his having Sniper tryouts AND your PSG is OK with losing a medic AND the Sniper section NCOIC is willing to accept you AND the BN and BDE schools and leadership is willing to pay to send you to school.
2. You work at Sniper school.
3. You work at Ranger School AND you ask the ARTB CSM to allow you to go, you'll need to be Ranger Qualified before you even ask.

Response by SGT Christopher Hayden made Feb 9 at 2021 12:54 PM

SGT Christopher Hayden — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:54:02 -0500

It's not easy, as it's seen as a pretty big waste of all the training you've already gotten for a unit to stick you in a Sniper position. And they aren't just going to send you to the school to get the qualification and then have you still just being a Line Medic, because that's a waste of a spot that could have gone to someone who would actually be a Sniper in a Recon Platoon. As SFC Boyd said, it's possible but very unlikely, but maybe you'd be able to swing it down the road.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Feb 9 at 2021 1:36 PM

SGM Bill Frazer — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:36:54 -0500

1. Your unit will have to pay for the slot- nothing is free. 2. I doubt you're unit has any slots in its MTOE for snipers. 3. You would have to show your unit the value of having a qualified sniper. 4. It's a bitch of a course ( personally thinks only the Scout/Sniper- USMC is harder) and graduation is low and there are very few slots for the school.

Response by CW3 Kevin Storm made Feb 9 at 2021 2:18 PM

CW3 Kevin Storm — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:18:52 -0500

Become a medic, by that learn your skills set. Do some ride time with the local EMS unit if possible. I am guessing you may have your EMT-Basic? Have you done anything to maintain that? It will expire, and to recert you need training. Have you taken trauma life support, worked on getting your Intermediate or Cardiac Cert? What you learn in school is nothing compared to real world. Become a good medic first, then worry about other things. Now do you know the Army has a PA school? Did you know their is also a way to go Med School? Why be a bullet pusher, when their is so much more out there.

Response by SFC Casey O'Mally made Feb 9 at 2021 5:13 PM

SFC Casey O'Mally — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:13:22 -0500

Step 1: Re-class to 11B
Step 2: Qualify Expert - multiple times
Step 3: Ask really nice.