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  2. 68W - Wikipedia

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    68W (pronounced as sixty-eight whiskey using the NATO phonetic alphabet) is the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) for the United States Army's Combat Medic. 68Ws are primarily responsible for providing emergency medical treatment at point of wounding on the battlefield, limited primary care, and health protection and evacuation from a point of injury or illness. 68Ws are certified as ...

  3. Equipment of an American combat medic - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Army combat medic does daily equipment check (2007) Combat medics of the United States military may put themselves at greater risk than many other roles on the battlefield. In recent conflicts, the enemies faced by a professional army (often insurgents) may not have respect for the laws of war and may actively target combat medics for the ...

  4. Combat lifesaver course - Wikipedia

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    The course is intended to provide an intermediate step between the buddy aid-style basic life support taught to every soldier and the advanced life support skills that are taught to US Army Combat medics and to US Army Special Forces medical sergeants [citation needed] ( MOS 68W and MOS 18D respectively). [1]

  5. Combat medic - Wikipedia

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    Official U.S. Army Home of the 68W - Health Care Specialist; Corpsman.com – a website run by Docs for Docs of all US military services; 90th Infantry Division / 315th Medical Battalion webpage (90th Infantry Division Preservation Group website) – has links to other pages showing equipment of US, German and Japanese medics

  6. List of United States Army careers - Wikipedia

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    The United States Army uses various personnel management systems to classify soldiers in different specialties which they receive specialized ... 68W Combat Medic ...

  7. Combat Medical Badge - Wikipedia

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    The Combat Medical Badge is an award of the United States Army which was created in January 1945. Any member of the Army Medical Department, at the rank of colonel or below, who is assigned or attached to a ground combat arms unit of brigade or smaller size which provides medical support during any period in which the unit was engaged in ground combat is eligible for the CMB.

  8. Battalion Aid Station - Wikipedia

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    In the United States Army and Marine Corps, a battalion aid station is a medical section within a battalion's support company. As such, it is the forwardmost medically staffed treatment location. During peacetime, it is led by a medical operations officer, a first lieutenant in the Army Medical Service Corps or a lieutenant from the Navy ...

  9. One Station Unit Training - Wikipedia

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    One Station Unit Training, sometimes referred to as One Site Unit Training, is a term used by the United States Army to refer to a training program in which recruits remain with the same unit for both Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT). Immediately following Basic Training, the unit seamlessly transforms from a ...