Army Combat Medic Training (68W AIT) | Life of a Medic in Training (2024)
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Are you about to go to AIT to become a Combat Medic in the Army? If you are then this video is for you! In today's video we talk about things you should look forward to before getting to AIT and what to expect once you're actual there! We also throw some helpful tips your way on how to successfully pass all the tests you'll be taking at Fort Sam Houston! Hope you all are ready! Thank you so much for watching and supporting the channel! Give the video a thumbs up and subscribe if you haven't already for more!
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Ahhh 68W's ;)
ARCHIEzzle One of the Best MOS :D
Ben Allen THE best! Respect from Canada ~ 00334 MEDTECH
I swear in tomorrow as 68w I’m so excited to join
Bravo Bulldogs! Class of 2014.
Miss those days..
I call em 68 Winchesters they can be nice or one of the meanest mother fuckers you will meet. Even if you get gunned and your. Brother. Has to take fire also. I've heard of 68 Winchesters sacrificing a couple rounds to make sure there brother lives using the gun powder from live ammo. And pulling an old west. Patch up routine
The NREMT can be one of 3 things: 1) An easy test that you failed 2) A hard test that you failed 3) One of the hardest tests that makes you question your sanity and you passed
Lol no shit XD. I am a national and state EMTand the NREMT was one of the hardest things i did, but its more best on Best Answers not right answers.
I have never heard a more accurate description of the NREMT
Before every question, imagine it like a skills assessment. Ask yourself “ABCs in tact? If so, why is an emt needed here?” My civilian instructor told us that and the whole class smoked the nremt
As a current member of the 68W AIT if you are going to AIT anytime soon make sure to study study study all the mods especially mod 4!!!!
Could you send me pictures of pages in the book plz? I’m 14 and interested and I’ve been watching videos of met but I would love to check out this book. Sadly myself and my parents don’t really have the money for the book. Thanks
I'm going to Basic October 22nd as a 68W!!!! North Carolina National Guard!!! I'm so pumped!
Steven Mena That’s awesome bro! Have fun and stay focused!
Steven are you going to Ft. Sill, I am going to Ft. Sill for BT 10/23.
Alex Ginesta i go to fort sill 10/24 68w as well. We might see each other bro
Hey NC gaurd as well. 68G
I’m in Hawaii Army National Guard and I’ll be going to basic this October, my AIT is also 68W. The fear of the unknown is scaring me but then I found your channel. Thank you for the insights! It’s helping me prepare.🙂
How long will you be away? I’m from Hawaii too and I can’t decide between national guard or army lol
@@trapkoala8901 like 10 weeks for the basic plus additional 3 weeks since I fall into that winter break thing. 68w is like 16 weeks so overall, roughly 6 months or more
I’m enlisting as a 68w. 2020🇺🇸
Hell yeah!
Good luck..
How is it getting your security clearance?
How you doing now
It's wild this was 4 years ago and he was happy for 200 subs and now he has almost 500k. So happy for Ben!
Thank You!
I’m looking forward to when I’m old enough to enlist. I really want to become a combat medic!
To most of you reading this. You spend very little doing the MOS of combat medic. You never stop learning. Every unit you end up in will have you doing different things. I've been in for 2 years and already going on my second Afghanistan deployment as a combat medic.
Here i am, about to finish my first 6 year contract and have a whopping zero deployments.
Im about to hop on tour of duty and oushing it to chain of command to volunteer for a deployment. Everyone needs medics afterall.
c m can I ask why you have not been on a deployment? Did you not want to or where you not aloud ? Sorry to be nosey lol it’s just I’m really considering going to this in the future but I do want to deploy x
@@allieex776 Chances are, you WILL deploy. Medics are important as fuck, and youre needed literally everywhere. Ive been one going 5 1/2 years now and love it. But reclassing soon.
My unit is just garbage though. They deployed to iraq in 04, and afghanistan in 08 and 12. We were supposed to deploy in 16, but didnt. No idea, above my paygrade.
So now. If we miss a second. Our unit becomes undeployable for a ton of time, bout a decade i think. Funding is severely cut aswell. So theyre fitting in a deployment next year... To australia. Hooray.
You will deploy alot as a 68W for sure. If you dont, you can always volunteer.
Personally im tired of it in my unit. Im going 25B, and transferring to 20th group in mississippi where i can deploy a ton. Trust me, i want to deploy. And i hate hearing "thank you for your service" when all i did was sit around these years.
You will not regret being a medic though. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Its fucking awesome. And when you earn the title doc from your joes, you are golden. Life is paradise.
c m I have a question. Will I be exposed to battle or risk being killed? I love the medical field and this one seems just as nice. But I’m afraid of being deployed and/or being shot at.
@@naiman8870 If you have to ask that question then don't even bother considering the military. It doesn't matter if you go in looking for a non-combat role or not, you WILL be at risk if deployed. However, considering the state of affairs overseas you'll be more likely to have to request deployment than be sent over involuntarily.
Thankyou this helped a lot! My goal in my life is to be a 68w! I work in the medical field now I want a change for my daughters and wife my family is my dedication to becoming a 68w!
You guys have it easy! After our 6 week EMT phase we were sent straight to the emergency rooms of the Baragwanath and Keleafong hospitals which serve some of themost violent areas in South Africa where you have to learn on the spot how to deal with gun shot and stabbing wounds. Then we went onto infantry and specialist training. I did mine with air force guys and paratroopers from 44 parachute brigade. That was back in 1992 in the old SADF so I don't know what they do nowadays
Ben, I applaud you for the concise and informative presentations and your dedication to the field of combat medicine. As a retired 18D I went through some pretty comprehensive training myself. To me you have to be totally committed to this particular MOS to succeed. Good luck on your journey through the military and civilian endeavors
I was a combat medic (91-B) with an armored cav unit in Vietnam, 69-70. Bless you for smiling a whole lot more than we did. I was also a paramedic for 8 years after discharge in 71. Bayonet through the heart... H Troop, 17th Cav. ? Nope. East LA, (El Monte).RPG’s? Did my job and stuttered afterward. I’ll pray for you guys... lost my whole crew to a 1,000 lb. mine... I can only laugh occasionally through the grace of God.
Currently a hold under at Fort Sam Huston for 68W. We're told we will be picking up on December 9th.! Alpha 232 is our company.
Katelyn Grefsheim ahh okay! I had a few friends go to Alpha!
Im here at alpha now lmao
I’m so happy I came across this video. hopefully I’ll go to basic this summer. 😌
It takes 4-16weeks to get your NREMT (im an EMT in CA on a 911 ambulance). It takes a year for medic though, that’s prolly what he meant. If you have your NREMT, you don’t have to do EMT after basic (that’s what I’m doing now). It’s really nice. Lol.
What do they have you do instead of the EMT phase?
nonya biz you just skip it altogether and go to the “whiskey” phase since you already have your NREMT! :)
@@taraabbas9017 thanks for the info!
Tara Abbas Hey I'm a Offshore Rescue EMT (from a 16 week course at Ventura college) with specialized advanced training from ACLS/EKG-->HAZMAT and I'm currently working with a recruiter to get into the army as a combat medic. Have you already enlisted as a 68W and if so how was your experience and what was the hardest part for you. Also after the medic schooling is done can you or do you take the NREM-P
Tara Abbas do you recommend going that route? I have my emt worked for a private company for about 8 months but quit, havnt done anything for about 7 months since that. Do you think i would just be better off going through it all again as a refresher or would it be a waste of time?
My god that book is gigantic, hope I have someone to go over it and practice with because it’ll be harder alone
Awesome job guys! Our son just graduated BCT at Benning and arrived there at Ft. Sam yesterday. Great advice we’ll share with him when we talked. Thank you!
Just started whiskey phase!! After passing everything first time go! Then HAWAII!! So ready
Can I get any info from you. Going to boot camp 07/18/2020.
@@gyamfikwaku6274 can I get intro from you now 😂?
@@gyamfikwaku6274 info*
I'm enlisted as a combat medic in the Mississippi National Guard, and I leave for basic at fort jackson in south Carolina march 30th , and head to fort San Houston for AIT, thanks for the advice
Edit I know my wording is off its 4am
How did it go?
Got my EMT-Basic in 3 months with a crash course! Loved it! Them head to toes !! 🤘🏻
1 semester is how long it typically takes to get your NREMT-B
This made me SO much more excited and feeling ready for AIT! Thank you!!
It doesn’t take a year to get your NREMT EMT certification in civilian life.
In civilian you can get your EMT in about 5 months, but paramedic takes about 1-2 years. I am in a 17 month paramedic program at the moment.
So in civilian life if you hear there is a medic then they are referring to a paramedic. But in the military a “medic” can be an EMT(who is trained to give IV’s) or a paramedic. Although most are just EMT’s.
Depends where you go, there are plenty of slow-moving EMT classes in the civilian world that take time and have a higher pass rate
@@cheetozc1059 the NREMT-B really isn't that hard. There's no need for an EMT class to go beyond one normal, 15 week semester. Their scope of practice is sooo incredibly limited. And, for situations where their scope is expanded aka the military, those skills are learned in the field and with time on the job.
Just left AIT last week in A Co, now at Fort Riley and I'm going to Korea sometime next month... the NREMT is the hardest thing to prepare for besides CCAs at the end of Whiskey phase. I absolutely loved it and can't wait to "deploy" now lol. I had a 90% at the end, but I really pushed myself to stay awake... just make sure to get enough sleep.
I ship to BCT April 29th. Fort Sill of course for 68W. Very insightful info. Thank you!
Heading out for basic in a month and then on to 68w AIT. Lots of helpful advice here thanks for the tips!
The day this was posted i graduated from 68w training Bravo company at fort sam! Thats so wild.
68W training is a lot different than the 91A training we had in 1966. I spent the remainder of my time as an instructor at the Professional Sciences Branch at Ft. Sam Houston Medical Training Center. My area was anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology.
I was gonna go 19D,but damn I fell in love with this MOS.
Just swore in amd signed for 68w this video helped so much thanks alot!!
Good Luck!
Take the ASVAB Feb 4th for 68W ! Excited is an understatement... 😁
Pass it okay U got this
How'd it go!?
How’d it go? I got 68W I ship out on March 11th
Icee Vice I ship March 11th as well ft Leonard wood
Andreas Alestri I’m going to Fort Lwood too, guess I’ll see you there brother. what’s your IG? I’ll follow you.
As an Navy HM I love hearing about how much you guys hated the command lmao
Also you guys invaded the chow hall
TurtleRock the fun part is when you hear the army singing, then the HM’s start running towards the DFAC before the 68W’s get there.
Charlie company was nuts. "Most disciplined company" as they would say on a regular basis. In a lot of ways we were. It got easier as the cycle went on though. Only failed one mod in emt. Mod four was the worst. Best of luck to other medics coming through!
Amen to that, currently a cougar medic and gotta say it’s way more strict than all the other company’s , Mod 4 is a complete shit show
41 yr old LVN here, in process to enlist 68W, cant wait!
At Ft. Sam in '04.....Foxtrot company. Yeah....we set the standard! God, I miss those days!
Medic83 I in processed with Foxtrot. Accelerated to Echo, you know? I never understood what that motto was supposed to mean. Lol
Thank you for the great info. & taking the time to share! 68W I'm leaving for basic on October 23rd.@Ft. Sill. And AIT is at Ft.Sam Houston. Your video helped me with anxiety haha! I'm super pumped!😁💪
I’m glad to hear that Katy , hope you enjoy your Army experience! 🇺🇸🎉💪🏽
@@TheBenAllen. Thank you!
Another guy said he was leaving the 23rd to fort sill! I’m leaving on the 24th. All of us might see each other at AIT! Good luck!!
@@kevintran9941 That's awesome!!! Best of luck to you! 😊
Bro hacksaw ridge is life
That young man looks like a Jonas brother lol.
Kayla McDaniel right lol
Not just any Jonas brother. NICK Jonas
Just swore in for yesterday as a 68W! :D
Appreciate your videos. Really look forward to starting BCT at the end of July. I've been reading up all the combat medic books I can find. Thanks
Thanks for your guys experience appreciate it
Joseph Rodriguez of course brother! Thanks for watching the video!
Yo, I just graduated from Delta too. Alpha and Charlie the strictest.
I did it 🤟🏽 future 68w heading out for basic in a month and a half
Fort Sill too? I ship out march 17
68W!!! I ship to Fort Sill on 23Jan!!!! And then off to Fort Sam Houston after that
Thomas Gallino Hi I will ship feb 11 fort sill too!!68w!! Im so exciting😭
Graduated from ft sill and now at ft sam houston for ait! Good luck!
I’m going to be a 68W 😋 I ship out for basic soon too, so excited!
Rakiya Johnson where you going and when?
Damn you hot
91bravo20 1971 here. Todays training is in many magnitudes better than what we got. Happy to see this video.
First time ever seeing ur videos and thank you for your service
Thank you!
LoL nice f-bomb at 4:40 :D
Delta Company, Hooah! AIT was awesome! Miss it sometimes to be honest.
How much knowledge/experience did you have in medicine before joining the army to become a medic?
Nathan Camacho honestly almost none lol
Heading to basic 20200814.
68W, excited and nervous all at once
just enlisted with the navy as a HM-ATF shipping out in march!
Devzi dope!
Going to basic @ Fort Leonard Wood as a 68W on January 2nd 2019 ba-by 👍🏽
me too!
Ill see you there bro 👌🏽
@@marcobenitez8735 hell yeah, man! your a 68 whiskey too right? we'll be going to ait together too.
Me too! I'll see you too man!
@Macro Benitez , @Daniel Nunez , I'm calling out everyone who commented on this@basic xD
Hey Mr Ben I love your videos brother.
Brings a smile to my face.
Keep up the good work.
J Smith
they can also be merciful I was killed during the patrol I only weigh about 130.
Any studying tips or tricks for someone looking to score high on ST and GT line scores?? I'm taking the ASVAB next week and there's an opening for a 68W in a local unit here in Rhode Island and I'm praying to get the required scores! Love your content! Thanks!
Kendall Petersen so honestly the ASVAB isn’t hard if you were good in school you should do just fine! I took it as a joke and ended up getting the required scores, but overall just study like math, science, reading, and things like that, they also have websites online that help you study for it, very big help tbh!
Can't wait 6 years till iI an enlist!!
I’m an “old man” prior service Marine who is re-enlisting AD Army as a 68W. I’ll be contracted as an E-4 from my rank of E-5 in the Marines. At 38 years old, what do you think my experience may be like in contrast to first timer kids at almost half my age? I’ve got time in the sand back in ‘04-‘05 Iraq and saw my share of casualties and death but yet I was on the rifleman side of things and not a corpsman (medic) so I hope I bring a level of being a mentor if possible to my younger counterparts. Any advice?
You’ll be fine
This is Bad ass, Glad you. Tell People about "poggie Bags..
Heading to Camp Bullis tomorrow morning 😅 they're switching up the training and my company is the first one to start the switch to new Bullis training! Echo 232 👊🏻
Maddie Myers TUSKAR MEDICS DRILL SERGEANT
I’m 15 thinking of enlisting 68W when I turn 17 with my parents permission. I wanna tell them, but I think they’re gonna laugh at me. I’m basically a screw up, I don’t do well in classes(trying to fix it) and I mess up simple tasks. I don’t want them to laugh at me.
Well ur 15 so u got 2 years 3 If u want 2 be active duty get ur grades together and see if you can do good for a least a month if u cant do it now u probably won't be able 2 later on trust me those test are hard like they said and if u lack common sense and ur a natural screw up most likely ur not gonna make it but who knows u might mature .
Welp this was helpful I'll remember this after I survive basic monday
Signed up as 68W going to BCT at Fort Jackson March 18, who else?
Steve Maniatis dude I go March 11th, 68W. You’ll be right behind me.
Currently studying for the mod 3 exam! Echo 232, good ol tusker medics 😂
I ship out March 4th to become a 15F (aircraft electrician)
It doesn't take a year to get your EMT-B. Takes 6-8 weeks
I’m here rn
Same bro :0
I’m so interested in being a 68W... but I’m beyond scared of basic and I’m terrified of failing 😭
You’re gunna be fine!
Currently going through AIT with Delta two weeks till bullis and I cant wait to graduate and head out
PV2 Marcos Salas hell yeah! DELTA!
It's been a rough course and they love wasting our time but it's been a great experience and the instructors are great!!
We just finished EMT phase....starting whiskey next week! Im in Foxtrot company 232. It is so much different than BCT
Isaac Frazier congratulations on finishing EMT phase!
Falcon Medic
I dont know about a year but it took me 5 weeks to graduate EMT school and get my cert. However Paramedic school is about 2 years depending on the program. (I'm an EMT in SoCal)
Dont forget all the Run you have to do "Fun Run"
68 whiskey here going to fort benning GA February 19
i keep reading your name as avocado -_-
Great video BTW
Joachim Peiper it happens way more often than you think lol but thank you!
Lots of good info
Richard Davis thanks you!
hello ben allen nice alway's your video
Swore in yesterday and I ship out June 11th. Can't fuckin wait.
Man i'm a civilian EMT and i only had 3 months for my class and NREMT! I was thinking of joining the Navy or Army as a medic, but my math is shit
Thank you both for making this video. I am looking into 68w as to which I would love the experience and would love to work as a paramedic on the civilian side, meanwhile serving my country and state in the National Guard.
On a realistic note, how hard is the ASVAB test?
It’s not that hard if you study
Does someone still go through 68W (formerly 91B) AIT prior to immediately continuing through 68D (formerly 91D) AIT?
I did that when I went to Ft. Sam AIT IN 1977. Good training. I’m proud to have been in the Army Medical Corps.
Great vid guy! I just wanted to ask a few questions. For the module exams, was there a lot of questions? If you failed the module tests prior to the final, do you have to retake those module exams? I'm thinking about re-enlisting but this time as 68W. Prior service 92Y. Thanks for the help guys! And again great video!
Thanks! And the module tests were like 40ish questions, and if you failed you would have to retake it.
@@TheBenAllen. oh btw, after passing the NREMT, would it qualify you to work as an EMT on the civilian side?
Man we done a lot of CBRN stuff at my old unit and I even went to FCBC as well
Do you have to give your NREMT info before shipping out or can you do it when you get there? Going to AIT on Jan 2nd 2019, my recruiter never asked for my EMT info even though im already NR certified. Thanks for the video, really helpful!!
artjugler just show then your cert when you get there!
@@TheBenAllen. cool! Thank you man that was a fast reply! Happy holidays!
artjugler of course man you too!
You had me at modules and obgyn
We do the EMT book (phase 1) in 21 days at Camp Shelby, Ms. Really it is only about 15 days when you take out in-processing, Clinical rotations, EMT skills testing, Nremt testing and out processing.
Great video! When did the MOS change from 91-A to 68-W? Lord, I feel old now. :)
Long time ago lol
Charlie is the best company.
Ben you are a delight to listen to- I’d tap you for a teaching position ! I found this video because my BFF is considering joining the national guard as 68W. She’s bored and suddenly deviated from her plan of nursing school 2019. I don’t want her to enlist because she has a history of substance and sexual abuse and idk but it’s happening so now I’m trying to find out as much as possible. What you described in 26 mins, 5 recruiters couldn’t so it was VERY helpful to hear it right from the source. My question is: what are your thoughts about someone older, 30yrs old doing 68W? Pros/ cons? Thank you so much
Aretha Bright First of all, thank you for watching! So i went to AIT with a few people over 30, most of them did quite well actually, but some of the pros is that you have a little more life experience to offer and to deal with problems, some cons would be that some of the training is physically demanding so you’d have to be decently in shape!
I’m thinking about Marines or Combat medic in the army. I’ve been waiting for meps for 6 weeks now.
Chose 68w for an MOS , chose it over infantry with a 8,000 bonus , hope I made the right choice.
I just made the exact same choice, but just a 7,000 bonus. might be a mistake because I got a 123 gt and qualified for every job, but still exciting
I knew those barrack look familiar 😂 spent 4 years at bliss
LOL...My son's name is "Benjamin Allen" too...at Fort Sill now.
I ship in 2 weeks. I'm doing research before doing research on my research.
I know the abcs .. well habc. I also have option 4 in my contract. I wouldn't say I'm worried... but im anxious
delta dragons!!!
Is there any difference between combat medic and health care specialist, you addressed each other in the intro as if yall were different and I'm looking into being 68W right now so I'm just curious to know if they're the same and just have a different name based on what branch you're in or if they actually have their differences in what types of task you'll be doing in the job
Just different tasks, like health care specialist will typically be in the clinic/hospital setting whereas combat medic goes out to the field more.
Would I be able to work in a civilian hospital after I retire from the military
If you put in the work yeah and get whatever certs the hospital requires you to have.
If a civilian hospital is your end goal, why not go 68W for the Post 9/11 GI-Bill? Deploy once or twice while you're at it. Then, when your contract's up or you transition from active to reserve side, use those education benefits you'd earned to get your BSN, MSN, etc and get paid a very livable wage on the civilian side. Hell, you could even go and become a PA if you've got what it takes.
MOS-T only have 2 weeks to get NREMT, so if you want to be a 68W come in as one lol
Hey brother Former NAVY DC³(SW) here, current FireFighter and Event EMT. I'm looking at going guard and into the 1-178th. I'm hearing that I won't be going through Basic or EMT phase. So I guess my question is, have you seen many guys in my predicament? What was it like for them?
Strength and Respect
Yes I have and they turn out fine!
Waiting to hear if I get this mos. found that book online, might buy it to read up on before I ship out in a month
I just got my braces off recent but I basically have to wear my retainer 24/7 except when I eat. Can I still be in the military?
Yes