528th Sustainment Bde. Medics

Karthas · 11-16-2009, 19:11

Perhaps this question is a bit out of range of this forum, but I was hoping that it might be relevant enough to get some answers.

I was perusing the internet and stumbled upon this article regarding the 528th Sustainment Brigade and the following caught my eye:

Quote:

The 528th employs medical teams that are the equivalent of traditional forward surgical teams, but pared down to eight medical personnel along with the essentials of life-sustaining equipment. That lean profile allows for unmatched speed and mobility in reaching remote crisis situations.

Known as special operations resuscitation teams, these medical personnel can respond rapidly to an operator in distress, and help bridge the gap between the special operations medic, forward surgical teams and the conventional combat support hospital. All the medics on the team go through portions of the Special Forces "18 Delta" course, and are certified for transporting critical care cases on U.S. Air Force aircraft. The teams are, in fact, trained on numerous nonstandard aircraft, from fixed-to-rotary wing, which means they can get on virtually any aircraft and quickly turn it into a flying ambulance.

I'm not incredibly well versed regarding USASOC, and so had a few questions regarding 528th medics. I was having difficulty finding the information online. Are they simply 68Ws with additional training? How does one go about joining one of these "special operations resuscitation teams"? What are they composed of? What exactly is their mission? When it states that they attend a portion of the 18D course, is that simply referring to SOCM course? What are the prerequisites, if any? I understand that this may be slightly off-topic, but any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

SwedeGlocker · 11-17-2009, 03:10

Some info:
http://jsoupublic.socom.mil/publicat...revised-sm.pdf

glebo · 11-17-2009, 07:24

First, I tried SG link, it didn't work for me.

But to give you some light in a nutshell.

Yes, most 68W's (and other medical MOS's if required) in the 538th go through Special Operations Combat Medic (SOCM) IF they are assigned to a unit and slot that requires it. SOCM is the first 26 weeks of the actual 18D MOS portion of the SFQC.

Rangers, AF PJ's, SEALS, and some MARSOC go through SOCM also.

Females are restricted from going through this course, not to say none have done so, but it is on a strict case-by-case basis.

Hope this helped.

Here's the S3's number in the sustainment BDE if ya really want more info, hopefully it's still a good number.

910-432-9576/9598

Karthas · 11-17-2009, 19:13

Great information. Thanks, glebo.

glebo · 11-18-2009, 07:33

No problem, I'm from the govm't, I'm here to help

SwedeGlocker · 11-19-2009, 01:26

Go to:

http://jsoupublic.socom.mil/publicat...som_2009-0.php

Download the spring issue

There is also two articles in 2007-2008 but i dont remember the issue:

http://jsoupublic.socom.mil/publicat...som_2007-8.php

cback0220 · 11-19-2009, 06:50

I have a good buddy I went through SOCM with that is a medic over there. He was a Ranger then got RFSed and ended up there. He loves it, he gets alot of good medical schools, and does good missions.