What additional skill identifiers are available to 68W's?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:00:49 -0500

As a 68W who doesn't practice any medical skills in my civilian employment, it's always a goal to expand my skills and knowledge base. Are there additional specialized schools that are available to lower enlisted that would add to my skills pool? I once had an NCO who had an immunizations skill identifier but that's the only one I know of.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 18 at 2022 1:59 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:59:36 -0500

Contact @Sfc Thomas Livingston... He is knowledgeable in Military related questions.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 18 at 2022 2:12 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:12:07 -0500

This is what I found via Google. I would recommend you speak with your Training NCO to confirm

F2 is an Army Critical Care Flight Paramedic (Awarded after completion of the Flight Paramedic Course 300-F1/F2)
F3 is an Army Flight Medic
M6 is the Army's Licensed Practical Nurse
P1 is an orthopedics specialist (clinical)
Y8 is an immunization-allergy specialist (clinical, lab)
N3 is the Army's Occupational Therapy Assistant (clinical)
N9 is a physical therapy technician (clinical)
Y2 is the code used to identify those who have not finished the upgrade classes
W1 is a special operations combat medic (SOCM)
W2 is a Regular Army Civil Affairs medical specialist
W4 is an Army Special Operations Forces Civil Affairs medical sergeant
P3 is an optometry specialist (clinical)
Y6 is a cardiovascular specialist (Cardiac Catheterization Technologist and Echocardiographer)
P2 is an Ear Nose and Throat specialist (ENT)

Response by 1LT Caden Love made Jan 18 at 2022 10:55 PM

1LT Caden Love — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:55:52 -0500

Unrelated to 68W, but the army offers lean six sigma training to be a greenbelt for free. Regardless of duty status. It is also an ASI once you get the cert.

Response by SPC Ed Logan made Jan 21 at 2022 1:15 AM

SPC Ed Logan — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 01:15:17 -0500

I'm a 91B and 91D and was discharged in 1984. That was a combat medic and a surgical technician, I went to RN school after I got out and I was so disappointed with how little respect nurses got compared to the commissioned officers in the Army, the pay wasn't much then for nurses and in civilian life they were almost the handmaids of physicians. I dropped out with only a semester to go. I bounced around selling this and that became a stockbroker for a year, finished a BS in Chemistry and worked at that for a few years and hated it. Oil refinery and a drug company. I applied to law school in 1990 and have been practicing law for almost 30 years. My youngest son was a 68W and he is on his way to being a physician.

Response by CPL Chris Palmberg made Jan 24 at 2022 8:31 AM

CPL Chris Palmberg — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:31:27 -0500

FWIW, a half million years ago, when medic was 91B, and 91C was LPN, there was a program in the USAR that permitted aspiring nurses to receive ADSW and a full scholarship to obtain their LPN. I can't tell you whether or not this still exists in some version or another, but I knew more than a few 91B who applied to the local junior college, dropped a packet at the unit, and were awarded 91C (now M6) after the successful completion of the school. A few then went ahead and completed their ASN and as a Registered Nuisance, we're eligible for commissioning with the caveat that they'd need to complete a Bachelor's degree before becoming eligible for field grade rank.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2022 12:34 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:34:41 -0500

Many of the 68W ASIs act more like SQIs, in the fact that they are used for assignment, rather than an "extra skill". W4, W1, F3 are the ones that will really change the career, but are probably the hardest to get without packets and tryouts

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 6 at 2022 11:07 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 23:07:19 -0500

The best thing about the medical field is there are many places to gain knowledge. Civilian certifications on your own time is great! Just ensure it benefits not only the patient but you in your civilian employment. But like the answer below. There are many schools available to lower enlisted. It just takes filling out the proper paperwork, supportive chain of command and you can do it.