How Army Medics Are Trained To Save Lives In Combat | Boot Camp | Insider Business
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- We got an inside look at how Army combat medics are trained at Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis in San Antonio, Texas. About 5,000 soldiers graduate every year from the 16-week training program, which teaches soldiers to control bleeding, manage airways, and perform blood transfusions.
After 15 weeks of classroom instruction and hands-on training, trainees spend the final eight days treating patients in a simulated combat environment known as the field training exercise. Insider spent five days immersed in the course, where we observed different classes at various stages of training.
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How Army Medics Are Trained To Save Lives In Combat | Boot Camp | Insider Business
Insider cameraman is the most decorated trainee ever
Honestly
Brody has skills from every aspect of the military 🤣 good comment
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Honestly by this point he’s the worlds most tactical camera man
They definitely know a thing or two
My daughter is there now, set to graduate next month. She says they filmed this with another company of trainees. Very proud of her.
As you should. She is doing God’s work. You did good 🫡 sir.
All military personnel LOVE AND APPRECIATE their medics
@@RJzk2yg Medics?
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Can't imagine how proud you are of her, God bless her and your family!!
My partner was a medic in Vietnam at the age of 21. After his time there he became a doctor, (a family practitioner). He became a fantastic doctor and recently retired.
These insider videos are great! Tons of respect for the army medics.
Thanks can I get the monthly check and Healthcare I am supposed to get for 2 tours in a foreign war zone?
@@andrewweaver2517why are you asking here wth
@@andrewweaver2517 tf
@@Cranium10000 bro, you're a fool if you think this is where I go to ask for justice. My statement is one of objection to an organization that preys on the young and disenfranchised. That's the hell you're whating about.
Thanks
I recognize a bunch of these trainees since I went to Basic Combat Training with them at Ft. Sill. For 68W training, I graduated 02AUG2022, and this was the class that graduated right after us. Congrats battle buddies. I’m also deploying overseas with my unit later this year.
Also, this video mostly only covers the 8 day FTX (Field Training Exercise) right before you graduate. The entire 16 weeks is DEFINITELY not like this. If anyone has any questions, I’m happy to answer since I just went through it a few months ago. Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard all receive this same training.
Yo that’s cool! I graduated from Fort Sill A1-22 16SEP2022. I’m about to head to the FTEX in a week so I can get out of here lmao
@@yaysilversECHO!!! , lmao but I graduated from sill 08OCT2022 and go in February so
Your parents are proud, I guarantee it.
Im actually intrested in becoming a 68w I know this question is super general but how has been your experience so far? Do you find it to be an enjoyable mos?
That's awesome! Thank you for your service and stay safe overseas!
“Pain is the patient’s problem” - SSGT Archer
i have him right now in whiskey phase lmao
Lol hey Abney it's chapa
Lol
the most stressful part about medic training is not falling asleep in class.
Why you gotta call them out like that😂
I like the part where the lead instructor says that so much of this job is muscle memory strikes a chord with me. I'm a new EMT, thinking about joining the Army as a Combat Medic reservist, and he's right that in stressful situations, you can't always remember the classroom information you were taught, but if you've practiced a certain skill so many times, like applying a tourniquet when you see bright red spurting blood, it's just muscle memory, and you can get through the moment.
Super cool stuff!!! I look forward to doing this someday!
Never realized how much I'd be missing this training and those long days once I graduated.
Same here
So much has changed for the better since I graduated from Medic school in 2013. The evolution of this school over time is awesome to see. Many of the skills these new medics are learning were typically taught throughout a Soldier’s Army career over the course of years. The emphasis on prolonged field care is great to see and wasn’t a part of the training back when I went through. Blood products were barely taught or emphasized. The Army really cares about ways they can improve this course consistently and it shows.
Indeed it is.
YourExGranPappi, i graduated in 1969, we had 8 weeks of training, nowhere near this intensive
The sad part is~ they are 40 years ahead of what we actually know. They just don’t care because of expense. It’s evil!
As a 32 year veteran and administrative position in civilian EMS. I applaud all those in the military as medics, they are awesome. Even in civilian life we train just as hard. It’s totally mind blowing what medics and EMTS can do of outside of a hospital setting to save countless lives. We save lives every day. No news coverage, hero or recognition. It’s a calling to only a few accept. It’s what we do. God bless
Wow..the training has definitely improved from when I was going thru combat medic training (AUG 2001). Great to see the improvements and that simulated casualty WOW.
Camp bolus sucked so bad 💀
I failed EMT phase once, started as a Tusker medic in Echo but was moved onto Alpha as a gator. Loved all my drill sergeants and instructors during Whiskey phase. I still remember being so excited being able to eat anywhere but the Slagel DFAC so when I got my Phase V patch, it was nonstop Subway 😂😭
I’ll never forget my time in Sam Houston 100%
*River Walk so nice too* ❤️🔥
Chomp chomp
Best job I've ever had in my life. I miss being a medic and miss the soldiers I served with even more.
The job is tough, no lie there, but it's also the most rewarding MOS in the military (I might be a bit bias though:).
I would give it all up to relive my time as a medic. It's not the job itself that's the reward, although it is pretty damn awesome, it's the men and women with whom you serve alongs side of that make the job the best in the world.
With these new medics and CLS-trained 11Bs coming up, I know the US will continue to field the best fighting force in the world.
Hell yeah, a nurse now but that time as a medic with my buddies...Amazing time to say the leat
Not the best according to the generals
Thank you for your service Sir. Military Medic ❤ amazing.
No 68S is better
Is this basic trading different then the combat basic training?
Bless every one of you in the Medics... Remember watching old movies (especially D-Day landing) where everyone is yelling "MEDIC". Again, Bless everyone one of you in the Medics.
I was here a lil over 20 yrs ago when we were 91Bs. It's great to see the updates & training upgrades these kids are getting!
indeed! I was there in 1991 and most of this stuff we learned afterwards OJT lol
Good luck future medics. I was a 68w from 2002 - 2010. I luved it
For the people that do this kind of work. I applaud you. Thank you for your service Sir & Mam. ❤
6:50 that instructor though 🥹🥹🥹
Agreed! ❤❤❤
Bruh he was one our instructors 😂😂😂😂😂
YESS!! Thank you! For uploading what it like being a army combat medic I had dream of being a 68W and this just motivated me to join.
I am about to enlist after MEPS in 2 days. Going for 68w. Pray i get a spot
When I graduated from 68W AIT , downrange wasn't terrible. Training for deployment was hellahard. I'm lucky to get 2 hrs of sleep in the box during FTX as line medic with sapper unit. Same with working with Role 1 BAS for infantry unit probably 3 hrs of sleep at most. The only time I enjoyed my time working was being attached with ODA and just translating for them and helping out the SF Medic, 18D, with whatever he needs to win the "hearts and minds." Got a lot of sleep working with them and learning from the SF medic whenever we do medical treatment for locals and their animals. I never knew how well an SF medic trained until I saw them doing dentist and vet works for the locals I was at. He literally delivered a baby horse and removed wisdom teeth several times and I assisted him.. lol
This is an insightful video. We hope to see more content like this.
Nice to see they added prolonged casualty care, something I had to learn from my Brigade nurse when I got to my unit.
Huge respect to these guys. Tried something like it though much easier, and I still could not follow up on what I've learned - or should have learned
My son went thru this school in 2012. Then to Afghanistan with C -3- 7th inf. He had to save his buddy's life after an ied hit the vehicle he was in.
Cool story bro
I love how Battlefield Medics are the most honest/sincere ppl. They learn to be very good at VERY difficult work … but it’s still apolitical / just saving people. 💜😇 Not planning to shoot anyone. Just a Medic! 😊
I went through this course 3 years ago. And AIT was the most fun I ever had especially whiskey phase.
Amazing video my Dad was a Army Medic in WWII. Thanks for posting.
DREAM JOB. At 44 yrs, I don’t think i’d still be drafted for this heroic job.. in another lifetime I guess. Props to all these trainees and instructors
I am so proud of these soldiers!
love the military videos keep it up guys
To all the medics that got me out of the field or out of PT you are the best especially the E-4s
Thanks for this video. I’m in 9th grade and I’m thinking about being a combat medic so this was the info I needed about training.
@nolanmann, you will do good. im a former Army Combat Medic
Business Insider should do a video on the Marine Corps School of Infantry one day!
What. Just to show what color crayons they eat?
Been waiting for this one!
Emergency medicine is the coolest thing ever in my opinion!
I am working towards being an emergency doctor.
Brings back some good memories.
Very interesting video! I'm amazed that 16 weeks of training adequately prepares an army combat medic. I understand it is mostly emergency medicine and trauma care. Such a contrast that some of us spend anywhere from 3-10 years of study to become a nurse, paramedic or doctor
They are focussed on a very small subsection of possible injury and it only covers the first steps of the process, pretty much.
And combat medics are just the EMT techs, pretty much, the Army still very much has doctors on hand that have a civilians training and then some (specializations in to specific forms of trauma etc).
You leave out all the things you expect not to have time for, all the various injuries not caused by human violence, most if not all of the recovery.
Combat medics prolong life and lay the foundations for an actual medical professional (who thanks to them does not need to put themselves under fire) to do the best work they can.
From a UK paramedic perspective there's a big focus on other stuff apart from just the skills, legal aspects of medical care, anatomy and physiology, if you take just the practical stuff that I've learnt it would take about 16 weeks these guys just know how to fix problems not why they do these things
@Pepper Roni not true at all. All medics are certified to EMT level at least, which includes anatomy and physiology training. Its hard to say the actual level of training for medics but its somewhere in between AEMT and Paramedic levels, however all medics are trained to Paramedic levels when it comes to trauma care, just not as versed in things like cardiology, diabetic care, and other common civillian conditions. We have to know why we do what we do otherwise we would not be able to take care of soldiers. You have to understand as well the acceleration of these courses, those 16 weeks are spent studying all day nearly everyday, or else it would be impossible to earn an EMT cert in 6 weeks (which is the first phase of training) while civillians normally take months
@Pepper Roni should mention as well there are follow on paramedic courses for medics to take that last around 50ish weeks, but seeing as im not a paramedic i cant comment on that. For a little more persepctive, especially in recent years, a lot of the focus on our education now is prolonged casualty care seeing as in a near peer war we more than likely wont have a 1 hour evac window for most casualties anymore. For this we also learn basic nursing skills and more advanced things like chest tubes, intubations, fasciotomy's escarotomy's etc. Honestly what it boild down to is that combat medicine and civilian medicine are two pretty different things
hey! I’m actually a medic with a line unit, which means I work with infantry men, and not a bunch of other medics. 16 weeks of training only really trains us for combat and so I felt so unprepared dealing with every day injuries. Even though I became an EMT and a combat medic, I was so unprepared for every day things that I would see!
Wow this brings back some memories. Went through in 2018
Thank you for your service.
They are given lots of resources this is pretty awesome training.
a new boot camp video for 2023 awesome
Love these videos fire 🔥
i graduated August 2018. man bullis brings back memories lol
This video was awesome, keep up the good work! Next up though we should see an inside look on Air Force Pararescue
Definetly
Funny seeing my instructors from when I went through. SSG Munnelley at 9:10 made me “hold pressure” more than a couple times 😂😂
Been...Five years since I graduated this, time flies
I appreciate you
I joined the U.S. Army as a stepping stone to get into the French foreign legion. With my experience in the greatest military in history in the U.S. military I’m sure I will become a legionnaire. My third grade teacher always used to tell us if we’re ever in a situation where we have absolutely nothing, no friends, no family, no sex, completely butt naked eating tree bark in the woods; just join the French foreign legion. They will take care of you.
As an 11b i love that they get taught how to bound
Best way to be prepared for this mos (talking from experience) do a EMT course..in LA if i can recall its a 5-6month course, best way to have knowledge so you don’t panic and have a hard time
Fort Sam Houston is the U.S Army's premier school for military medicine. A subset of BAMC The Brook Army Medical Center, The schools train both officers as well as enlisted both in basic and advanced life saving tactics.
Just left from there now at fort drum had a blast
Good. US FLC Vest Gen2 is durable to carry multiple molle pouches since year 2003 to cope with the needs for exercise and real combat.
Ahhhhh, Camp Bullis. Memories
Was looking for a B-Roll with a company screaming to "Airborne Ranger". Navy Corpsman here who was at Ft.Sam all of 2021 - those soldier medics built different (and made it impossible to eat at the DFAC)
Awesome view of simulation
I was so bored this is just what I needed right now!
Amazing
Tusker Medic, Warrior Spirit!
I’m a corpsman in training at Ft Sam with all the 68W, this is a good look into their final few weeks of training, but this neglects to show the first many weeks of classroom training, basic A&P, mostly death by PowerPoint. Still, much respect for all medics everywhere, hooah army
How would u compare the 19 week Corpsman training (A school) to the 16 week Medic training?
12:50 they went back to week 2 to show what we did in EMT phase.
@dallasyap3064 I asked some of the corpsman and it seems they still hadn't been assigned a specific job. I think they said they went on to another C school for that. Meanwhile we knew we would be in a hospital or a line unit. And what we would do is what we trained for. From sick call to prolonged casualty care. The main difference I saw was that we 68w walked around with 60lb or more of body armor, helmet and medical bag and our counterparts in the navy did not. Got questions about it from many a sailor.
The memories man
18:01 Sgt Miracle - you know you'll make it when you see him managing your injury
He is a great Sgt
0:37
LMAO. This is the room where an ex marine who reenlisted into the army gave me an IV and didn't occlude the vein so I started bleeding out on the dirt. My blood stain was still there when we left.
Bullis was the most fun you’ll have in AIT! Stay strong soldier medics you’re almost done. 232 Med BN Bco 2PLT Bulldogs Woof! I wish I could do bullis again.
I train soldiers on this all the time and its fun
Best 16 weeks I’ve had in the army
These medics love their job because instead of taking human life, they are saving them, which is in our human nature to help.
Soldier medic, warrior spirit!!!
My paramedic teacher used to be an Army medic. She is badass.
can you do a video on where uniforms are made? i.e showcasing how prison labor plays a role in military uniform production
Class 0106 at Charlie Company, 232nd! Cobra Strong! Back in '06 we were barely learning Hextend and other blood volume expanders. TCCC was literally brand new to the 68W curriculum as I enlisted as a 91W and at Fort Benning during Basic they changed me to a 68W. Remember to preserve the fighting strength!
The thumb nail was my old paratrooper Company. C CO, 2/508 PIR. Every single casualty was all
Hands on deck.
The Bullis clip in the beginning brought back memories of Fort Sam lmao
I remember all of these instructors
Would be lucky to go to a battalion aid station. In my experience, you're either taken care of in the field, or medevaced/casevaced to a regional command aid station with a surgical unit on the way out of country after losing a limb or something.
Don't mess with Doc!
Ahh Sam Houston and Bullis. Fun times
Miss Fort Sam Houston from last May
Every soldier is trained to be CLS certified to prevent as much deaths as possible. Medics will get into more depth to the wounds of the casualty.
In a combat scenario, a soldier will assess the casualty and stop any amount of bleeding and pain, and will also focus on seeing if the casualty is still breathing. Casualty will be given to the medics for further care before sending the casualty to a civilian hospital.
9 lines (helicopter transportation), med-evacs (desiganed medical transportation), or CAS--evacs (non-designated medical transport) are always taught to us to know what kind of transportation is being received.
Everything must be documented on papers we tend to be given. Locations of the wound, what we did to prevent anything from going further south, the time which we applied aid, what kind of damage the casualty has (gun shot wounds, IED, grenade, burns, ect.), the status of the casualty's comprehension, allergies and so on.
We are taught repeatedly so that even if we ever come under fire, that we would know what to do even under a fire fight.
This is awesome. I just graduated whiskey school yesterday. Bullis was the most fun I had in training by far! I loved it, truly.
Had a brief stint at bullis a bit ago as an airman doing aeromed stuff and buncha army guys passed us at 0430 yellin “sup nerds” 😂 is this army’s med school at bullis?
Best job in the Army!
I was literally looking into contacting a recruiter for a any 68w with option 4 contracts this morning and just so happens yall post this. My cia agent is working ot to change my life.
I’d recommend it, the combat medics that I worked with in airborne school were some great guys. Not a medic myself but they were some of the most knowledgeable people there, some of them anyways lol
Do it
Do it i graduated with alpha company oct 26 best thing that ever happened the course goes more in depth then people think just remember we jam emt school into like 6 weeks or so that a whole lot or stuff from trauma to medical emergencies i recommended getting emt certified in the civilain side it lets you jump over emt phase !
Don't join the Army. I am a Combat Medic with 2 tours to Iraq. DO NOT JOIN. Hit me up if you want to chat about why you shouldnt.
@@andrewweaver2517 political reasons or is it because medics are treated like crap?
Please do a show on army firefighter
68W is a very cool and respectable occupation. Perhaps Insider Business could do a video comparing the training and skills of both Army combat medic and Navy hospital corpsman (particularly greenside corpsman).
Not necessarily, the Army is very unit dependent as far as advanced skills - but an Army line medic has the same scope and capabilities as a fmf corpsman
@@malikbibby8775 I remember Corpsman A school is few weeks longer than 68W training and a little different too.
Do FMTB training In Camp Pendleton for FMF Corpsman
Just finished MEPS today and sworn in as a 68 W
it ain't worth it dawg 😭😭😭
Be strong during basic, and don’t let the drill sergeants get into your head. Keep with the mind set that AIT will be a much better place when you get there
@@thylacinepunic5582 never that, used to do drumline and stuff so my mental fortitude is good
@@madlad2819 Im doing reserves for 8 years. It’s worth it when you know why you wanna do in life
As a current 68W trainee get ready for a bunch of stupid Sh*t, and for death by power point
Can you do a similar video on Navy Hospital Corpsmen? I hear their skills are even more diverse than Army Combat Medics.
Not necessarily, the Army is very unit dependent as far as advanced skills - but an Army line medic has the same scope and capabilities as a fmf corpsman
@@malikbibby8775 But don't Navy Hospital Corpsmen also have the skills to work in base hospitals as nurses, physician's assistants, etc. whereas Army Combat Medics don't? There are other enlisted MOS that work in hospitals and not in the field.
Great vid! I’m in 8th grade and I’ve wanted to be an Army Ranger for 3 years already, so a video on Ranger School or RASP would be amazing.
Ok lil bro
lil bro is high speed already
Great choice man! I'd recommend going SF as well if you get the chance. If not that definitely look into the Airforce Combat Controllers, a lot of SEALs and SF guys I've talked to said they'd go CCT if they did everything over again.
Good luck, stay fit and study in school. You have to be strong and smart in Speacial Operations unit.
Lil bro be careful out there regardless what direction you walk in
The thought process is two-fold: 1) that when you are performing these procedures on your instructors, there is anxiety involved that can mimick the anxiety felt when having to perform medical procedures in active aggression scenarios.
2) while they do use practice dummies, they are inferior to the real deal even with all the high tech sensors and anatomy (like being able to bleed). Medics are trained on field during battlefield recreations. The injured are a mix of dummies and fellow soldiers. The military has 16 weeks to produce a soldier who is ready to be a high performance battlefield medic immediately. Instructors want to make sure their recruits are highly trained and often the only way to assess this accurately is to have the students perform certain procedures on them.
Please continue making these!!! (And y’all should do army musicians next 💪)
Nah Army musicians would be too interesting
Holy shit this video was tailor made for me! I'm in the process of joining right now and have been obsessed with everything 68W related.
Best job in the world. I graduated in the class after most of the people in this video. If you have any questions, lmk.
Can you guys do Army Military Police next 🙏
that medi war film was tight
I just signed 4 year contract as medic combact specialist.. 68w i need to go on april 23 at bootcamp
Good luck hope you love it. God bless and thankyou for your service
Where do I sign up?
SSG Saunders is my hero/ A lazy medic is a rusty medic
Graduated from AIT 2 years ago back in March 2021. Great to see the people after you continuing to learn and pushing hard. EMT and Whiskey phase was definitely hard but very rewarding. I could say that there was definitely a lot of lows but there were a lot more highs. It really helped knowing that you could count on anyone there to help you out with anything. Learned a lot about the medical field and a lot about myself and what I was capable of, Still a proud 68W and I’m set to recertify next month! Hoping to become a drill sergeant to teach the next generation at Fort Sam Houston some day too!! Delta Dragons for life hooahh!! 🐉🫡
Sixteen weeks my ass.
I remember when fort Sam introduced NREMT & it was a hell of a lot longer than that.
16 weeks. Trying to make it longer to really nail PCC.
About to go through camp Bullis yet this is the first time I’ve ever heard of us being taught a pig cric.
You get taught with the pig cric at bullis. I was in this video at bullis. It’s fun. Enjoy it!
"Man Down! Man Down! Where's the medic? Where's the medic?" - Us Delta Force, 1993