bluesol93 is flying
finale
5 months ago
Graduation is tomorrow!
How to complete AIT - Combat Medic Training
It made me
relieved 
"A lot to learn in a little time."
How I did it: Study hard, get as much sleep as you can, and just drive on. You will be tired, especially when you're stuck in a classroom for 9 hours straight. It's "death by powerpoint for the first 2 months." Once you move on to the military side of the house it's a lot more hands on, but also more stressful with the sergeants yelling at you and squirting fake blood. But it is really good training and you will feel that you learned something every day.
Lessons & tips: study, study, study...but have fun and relax every now and then
Resources: Coffee and the occasional beer
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bluesol93 is flying
finish line
6 months ago
Well, I’m almost done. We have about 26 more days of training. Now we just have to get through the trauma lanes (sergeants yelling at you while squirting fake blood and playing loud rock music all while you are treating a casualty) and then we have a week long field training exercise in the cold Texas woods…fun stuff.
bluesol93 is flying
half way done
8 months ago
Well, I completed the civilian portion of the training. I’m now a nationally certified EMT-B. Now we begin the military side of things. It’s a lot more “high-speed” as we call it. The training is a lot more intensive and hands on.
bluesol93 is flying
hard and fast
9 months ago
I’ve been at Ft. Sam for almost a month so far. It’s pretty chill compared to basic. The training we’re getting here is pretty intense though. It’s all book learning for now. We’re starting off being qualified as EMT basics and we’re taking a 4month course in 7 weeks. If we fail any of the exams twice we will be reclassified and sent somewhere else. After we qualify as EMT’s we’ll start the army side of things.
bluesol93 is flying
Medic training
14 months ago
After I complete Basic Combat Training I’m off to Fort Sam Houston, Texas for combat medic training. The training is for 5 months and has a 30% dropout rate. As in basic I want to do more than just pass, I want to be the best and to be confident and proficient at my profession, my life and others lives may depend on it. I do not want to fail.
