Double Amputation done by Special Forces Medic!

What makes a Special Forces Medic (18D) different from conventional Army Medics (68W’s)? It mostly comes down to prolonged field care—the ability to keep someone alive during a period of time where evacuation is not possible. While this may mean many things, such as being able to run your own lab and interpret the results, it primarily means the ability to manage significant wounds over a long period of time. This skill is learned during an extremely intense block of instruction in the Special Operations Medical Course (SOCM)/Special Forces Medical Sergeant (SFMS). This course covers anesthesia as well as surgery,

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That Time When a Feral Dog Attacked Me During Special Forces Training

We have a lot of posts geared toward the younger troops heading to the Selection courses and later the Qualification courses. I was having a conversation online with a former Delta Force operator, George Hand. If any of you know Geo on social media, he’s a great dude and a talented one. He’s always posting stuff that will make you think, laugh, or both. But he said something that jogged my memory. And while I made a joke of it in responding to him, it was a teaching point. Especially for me, so thanks, Geo. So, this little story is one

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