I am not sure about today, so my info may be dated just a bit, however at one time there was an EMT-B trained guy in each squad. He carried military trauma supplies in his squad aidbag, not civilian stuff and it was resupplied the same as all other medical personnel. He also received further training from the Platoon/Company Medic and/or the Battalion Surgeon regularly and their scope of practice included IV's (as does everyone who is CLS qual'd.) His job wasnt to do sick call, it was trauma, though like all hard chargers most would learn whatever was there to be taught.
Hope this clears up things up for you.
Crip
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