Where can I get NREMT certified on the civilian side so that I can skip phase one of 68W? What are some good websites to help me prepare?

2019-05-13T16:34:39-04:00

I just re-enlisted to reclass to 68W. HRC gave me a class date of 10/2019. The course is going to be given at Fort Indiantown Gap, which means it will be a 7 week course.

Do anyone know where I can get "NREMT certified" on the civilian side so I can skip phase one? Or any great study sites that will aid in learning and taking the exam on my own?

I have already complete ALC for this MOS, granted, this MOS is dying and will be merged with 25S. In result of that, in ALC we strictly whenever Leadership Development criteria, nothing technical. I haven't got clear answers for my senior NCOs, so will i have to redo ALC for 68W?

What are some other additional medic certifications should I be striving to achieve to make the most out of this MOS?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 13 at 2019 4:41 PM

2019-05-13T16:41:06-04:00

Start here. Should be some helpful info for you

https://www.nremt.org/rwd/public/document/emt

emt

Response by SPC Brionna V. made May 13 at 2019 4:43 PM

2019-05-13T16:43:15-04:00

You cannot take the NREMT on your own due to the necessity of a psychomotor skills evaluation and accredited clinical hours. Look into community colleges that may offer an EMT course as a head start, but know that you’ll be using AEMT and paramedic skills in 68W. Study well in class and work hard in clinicals, any knowledge is a boon.

Response by SPC Brian Mason made May 13 at 2019 7:45 PM

2019-05-13T19:45:22-04:00

You cannot 'skip' it. The way the Army does Medicine while very much the same, we do things which a lot of civilian medical personnel would be horrified at.
Licensed only as an EMT-B in the civ world, I can only do what is in my scope of practice. I can get sued if I don't do it well or over my SoP. In the military, you get through AIT and learn the basics. After that, is it up to your unit to train you on advanced techniques asap. I'm not going to stand there and do nothing when I DO have the skills all b/c of some idiotic red tape and people in suits who have zero experience dictating whether someone lives or dies.
As a EMT-B, you can give IVs, administer meds, and put on a tourniquet. Civ EMT-Bs cannot do venous cutdowns, clamp off an artery, plug a bullet wound effectively with a tampon after making sure where all the holes are, or many other things. I'm not sure 100% of the standard but I know I wasn't tested nor trained on those examples until I got to my first unit.
After my 1st deployment, we got a guy who was a Paramedic and a good one. He could not skip ANY of AIT but I don't think he had to take the NR-EMT test b/c he had an active license.
Your instructors will first give you classroom and hands-on instruction as per NR-EMT standards for the civilian world. That will 'appease' that org and then you go on to learn how the Army does it. Upon graduation, you should get your EMT-B cert with license number(Civilian equivalent) and a "Healthcare Specialist cert(Army equivalent. It is your PL's responsibility to make sure you do things to turn in to stay certified since it lasts only 2 or 3 years. If you have a high-speed PL he/she will make sure you get recert or at least enough CEU credits to recert after you leave if that is your plan.

Response by SGT Victoria Belbusti made May 13 at 2019 10:13 PM

2019-05-13T22:13:59-04:00

Just go through it. 68w is 16 weeks total. Emt school can be 6 months. ALC is series specific as far I recall. Check with the schools to see.

Response by SGT Jeffrey Dennis made May 14 at 2019 4:33 PM

2019-05-14T16:33:43-04:00

I recommend going to 68w school, especially because you are prior service. The EMT portion is easy enough, and you'll be in a prior service platoon, and generally immune from 80% of the bullshit that the IET trainees go through. The Army doesn't require psychomotor testing, and if they do, they provide it.

Response by Private RallyPoint Member made May 16 at 2019 5:28 PM

2019-05-16T17:28:52-04:00

I am enlisted as 68w and I ship out to basic in August. I graduate my civilian NREMT class next week and so I will be pushed straight to whiskey phase.

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2019 5:59 PM

2019-05-22T17:59:52-04:00

You would not have time to get your EMT-B prior to October. Just go through the 7 week course which is faster than going to FT Sam