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How long is flight medic training? I'll be starting 68W training on 9/11 after graduation from Benning when I leave on June 26th and was wondering how long flight medic training was, thanks in advance.
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68W: Healthcare Specialist (Combat Medic)
68W: Healthcare Specialist (Combat Medic)
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Approximately 9 Months long. Nationally Registered Paramedic, Critical Care Certification, both at Ft. Sam, then Aeromedical Crewmember training at Ft. Rucker for 4 weeks. Optionally later is the Joint EnRoute Care Course.
This does not include your progression as a crewmember at your unit, which can vary some in length.
This does not include your progression as a crewmember at your unit, which can vary some in length.
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Louisiana, I'm already first responder certified and will come back and hopefully work as a EMT on a ambulance maybe, don't know yet, only thing I'm for sure about is that I'll be attending LSU-S and do ROTC while attending college, not sure if I want to do the fire department or what yet.
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It's a big commitment to go to the course at Ft. Sam, but if your assigned to the air ambulance unit, it is by far the best rout to quickly gain NRP and CC certification.
That long away from school is a bit of a big deal, make sure to communicate well with both your Readiness NCO and the ROTC Cadre, it can be a big balance. I am just wrapping up 3 years of Cadre time along with being a 1SG of a MEDEVAC unit; it is possible to do both, but it will take a lot of planning and deliberate deconfliction of schedules.
Good Luck, feel free to send over questions when you need.
That long away from school is a bit of a big deal, make sure to communicate well with both your Readiness NCO and the ROTC Cadre, it can be a big balance. I am just wrapping up 3 years of Cadre time along with being a 1SG of a MEDEVAC unit; it is possible to do both, but it will take a lot of planning and deliberate deconfliction of schedules.
Good Luck, feel free to send over questions when you need.
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Is it more relaxed with flightmedic training then it would be after completing 68W training? Such as weekend passes or anything?
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Yes, most training after AIT is much more relaxed in nature. It takes a lot more real effort and study, but overall most things in the Army gets to be more gentlemanly in course structure after initial training.
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When I went to the FM course it was almost four weeks at USASAM-Ft Rucker. Upon successful completion You were awarded the SQI "F". It denoted that you had attended the course and Human Resources was supposed to assign you to air ambulance units. Sometimes they did, and other times they didn't. Depending on you're unit, you needed to attend an EMT course and pass the test from the NREMT as a basic EMT. Nowadays, Army FMs attend a full blown paramedic course. If not already a certified paramedic you will be upon completion. I think the new course is just under a year in length at Ft Sam. You also have to pass a flight physical and volunteer for flight duty. Once your done with all the book learning, you're assigned to a unit and you will undergo more training to bring you to readiness level 1 status. Either way, the Army wants you to cut your teeth as a Medic in an ER or a line unit before sending you to the new Flight Paramedic Course. Pay attention at AIT and soak up all the knowledge. It will come in handy when you're ready to put in your FM packet.
Good Luck.
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Good Luck.
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Thanks SSG, I'd be doing the guard reserve so I already know my unit which would be the 2-108th Cav, so if I wanted to be a flight medic I'd have to transfer to a flight aviation unit I'm pretty sure
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Yes you would. I believe the Medevac unit in your state is the 2/244th Aviation if, I'm not mistaken. Give them a call and sound them out. I believe they are at the Army Aviation Facility in Pineville.
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To begin in order to go straight to flight paramedic from AIT you will need to be honor grad or distinguished honor grad in AIT and they will have to have a slot available. If the above does not happen you will need to be at your unit as a 68W for at least a year and be a specialist before dropping your packet for it.
Now for the courss as First Sergeant Short put it the full course is 9 months at Fort Sam Houston the first of which is 6 months to become a nationally registered paramedic followed by 3 months of critical care. Then you will be given the additional identifier of F2. After that you will be sent to the Army Aviationg Crewmember Course at Fort Rucker Alabama which is your initial introduction to Army Aviation. Then you will be sent to a MEDEVAC unit where you will continue learning and be progressed to be a RL1 medic.
IF you have any questions I myself am an Army flight paramedic so feel free to reach out.
Now for the courss as First Sergeant Short put it the full course is 9 months at Fort Sam Houston the first of which is 6 months to become a nationally registered paramedic followed by 3 months of critical care. Then you will be given the additional identifier of F2. After that you will be sent to the Army Aviationg Crewmember Course at Fort Rucker Alabama which is your initial introduction to Army Aviation. Then you will be sent to a MEDEVAC unit where you will continue learning and be progressed to be a RL1 medic.
IF you have any questions I myself am an Army flight paramedic so feel free to reach out.
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Ben Cruz
Hey You probably wont see this but, Im 19 and have my emtb already. I want to become a flight medic. I would like to get some more insight on this.
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