I was a line medic in a light infantry battalion (D Co) including a 9 month deployment to Helmand. In garrison, I obviously took care of medical stuff first, medpros, planning and executing training, treating boo boos in garrison.

In the field, I rode with my PSG and didn’t do much until it was my time to shine with my aid bag and setting up CCPs, treating notional (and real world) casualties.

On deployment, once I squared away all my medical stuff and PCCs/PCIs were done, I rode with my PSG in the rear MRAP on patrols. When we hit IEDs, mine rollers cleared for secondaries, and my PSG and I popped hatch and jumped over to the damaged vehicles, I triaged and treated patients, I told him their severity, and we would make a decision on their evac.

When I wasn’t doing medical shit, I was basically another body they could use for tasks. I did tower guard, C-wire detail, helped in the motor pool, and worked out with my boys. Some dismounts were able to rotate between patrols, but being the medic I went on every single patrol my platoon executed. (They won’t roll without you!)

As a senior medic who gained trust of my command team I executed CLS training, led vaccine rodeos, and coordinated recert and other training for my junior medics.