Can anyone give insight into 18D in the guard? Do qualifications transfer over into the civilian world? What I mean is can you graduate the Q as 18D and go straight into civilian med or does civilian med not recognize any 18D qualifications?
Edited to add, just heard back from our friend. NREMTP is now part of SOCM, and is required in order to graduate. So there's your answer.
Thanks for the replies. Also thanks for pinging others. Im curious what career doors 18D would open ASSUMING I make it that far.
@bb08 I have similar questions about this. I have heard that 18-D don’t get a NREMT-Paramedic certification, but they can challenge it. Also I have heard that they get a lot of college credits that they can use toward a Physician’s Assistant degree, and also that there is a bridge program for 18-D to PA.
Looking forward to an answer from one of our 18-D.
You might not care about Navy, especially since you are looking at NG, but Special Operations Tactical Medic for SEAL/SWCC gives you an NREMT-Paramedic license within the program. It’s still a new course however so there are lots of kinks to work out.
Edit: I just noticed you aren’t interested in SEAL anymore on your intro.
Army personnel were required to pass before graduating and moving on. The Navy however, did not have to pass
In SOTM, they make them pass Paramedic before they can graduate also.
I’m not sure if this is what you were referring to, but they only send pinned SEAL and SWCC to SOTM, and SOCM in the past.
They aren’t offering us the choice to go to SOCM unfortunately anymore, but I wanted to go.
@Devildoc
It’s currently a struggle to get more credits, funding, scope of practice for SOTM, but it is something that is getting better and better with every class.
I don’t know why they limit it to SEAL and SWCC at this point of time though, but SARC would probably rather go to SOCM anyway at this point.
they have to be 8404 (FMF corpsmen) first
It sounds like they are giving out a specific contract out of MEPS and screening them right out of A school within the last year or less. I have a few buddies who took Corpsman contracts after BUD/S who haven’t gone FMF (one is a dental Corpsman) and he is screening for it within the next few months too.
I think the entire reason they stopped using Corpsman in the teams is purely because it takes longer to make a Corpsman, and SEAL and SWCC are now their own rates. We have FMF Corpsman attached to us but unfortunately it’s not the same thing because they are designated as “support”.
When I joined up and I realized that 1. I couldn’t go to Corpsman school, and 2. I couldn’t even go to SOCM anymore, I was upset. I wanted to be a medic and I feel like I’m not getting the most out of it that I can.
SOTM is getting better as time goes on, but the benefits will be after my time.
They still have to go to corps school, though, right? So they still go to A school? SOTM don't have to go to corps school, right?
I also agree 8404 attached as 'support' isn't the same thing, so that's not the answer, either.
But let me also say something else, @Arf , it sounds like you made your way in your community. I understand regret (the same regret I had for not being able to be a SARC), but at the same time, it didn't define me; I was the best at what I did. I think you feel the same way about your career, too.