Do units like 1 Cdo have medics that they train up who will be used in direct action missions or recon missions? Or do they just sit back and wait to be called to where the problems are? How many medics does 1 Cdo have? What does it take to become a medic, i.e. what selection process do they have and what training do u get?

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yeah mate they got combat medics. To become a commando 1 of the courses you have to do is either combat medic, demolitionist or signals operator. But i think its only a two week course. every raid troop will have a medic

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Yeah, I'm interested in being a medic in SF too. What is there training like compared to a medical asistant in an Infantry unit?

Well not to shore about that but I got a brother who is a medic. His course was nine months. He can then be attached to a Infantry battalion And work at the RAP or with platoon hq. He can the go onto do his advanced medics course but he`s doing the physical training instructer course instead.

Just saw in the Inf mag that there are two catogories of candidates in the CTC with Cat A's being Infantry types who will be employed as Commando's and Cat B's whose primary employment in the unit would be as a sig or medic. I don't know if there is any difference in the training they recieve but cat A's need to have done the rifleman IET first.

What mag is it, and where can you get it from. I've been looking for this type of info for about a yr. Could you possibly post the article up here some how?

Cheers.

EDIT: Damn you and your hardon, now I have to go and add a quote so my post makes sense...




That's how it works with in-service applicants also. Cat A's switch ECN totally to Cdo or SASR, while Cat B's go with the dual ECN and work primarily as their other trade.

The Australian Infantry Magazine, availabe at all good news agents and some crap ones too. Back orders through the Royal Australian Infantry Corps Shop Military Post Office Singleton NSW 2331, phone or fax 02 6570 3427. Oct 2002 through to oct 2004 $3.00 each (it comes out twice a year) $2.40 postage per mag.

I reckon you would still be a medic as your main job and like an Infantry med assist you would probably hang out with the command group untill the shit hits the fan.

Cheers, I'll buy the mag tommorrow arvo.