Served as SF medic camp Bu Dop 1967. On December 3, 1967 I was messed up. Thank God for my SF team mate, med chopper, and 93 evac. Then SF medic was called 91B4, now 18D.
Been waiting for this video for a bit, currently a 68w with a Kinesiology degree. Selection is coming up and the dream is an 18D. Got to talk to two of them down in Florida while visiting my brother (he’s in group)and these guys are just on another level. They convinced me to go the 18d route instead of PA school and been watching your channel ever since. Love the content!
@@arttrumbo9496 Nah, the IPAP program will always be there. My body however, will not always be able to handle the stressors of SF. IPAP is the contingency plan.
SOCM is 9-10 months. SFMS is 4-5 months. A total for both courses 13-15 months without a recycle. Around 75% of people graduate both courses with a recycle.
@@field31what really matters is if your competent enough to pass the class not your skin color. Don’t let your skin tone make you shy away from your goals, this is America in 2023. Did barrack not try and become president because there had never been an African American president? NO he just was driven enough to go become the president!
@@johnpaultuma6631 I'm a veteran of the gulf war and I happly decline to fight with a bunch of weak azz toy soldier's. Thanks for the motivation though.
I was being mentored by a PA who was an 18D in my unit so I would be successful in the Q Course. He took his time with me especially on the preventative medicine side of the house since I was already a nationally registered paramedic before I entered the Army as a grunt. Too bad Afghanistan 01'-02' had other plans for me and my military career. No regrets, I did my job and went to combat with my men versus staying behind to prep for the Q course. It is what it is.
This was my dream job 18D. When I went to Bragg I ended up fracturing my spine and messing it up very badly. Six months after the injury the Surgeon pulled my Airborne status and recommended I receive a medical discharge. Thanks for the opportunity 19th SFGA, C Company. Much love and respect for all SF Operators . Keep up these positive videos. They are great.
Dude, you motivate the living shit out of me. Keep doin what you’re doing and always appreciate your insight and perspective on everything. Going buy your book now!
Wildland firefighter hotshot taking my EMT rn. Absolutely love it! I wanna be an 18Delta eventually. Can’t express how much I love learning about medicine in the field. Unfortunately I can’t wait to apply it when needed
If you get dropped from the 18D course, instructors can recommend for you to.be sent to another 18 series MOS, but it has a lot to do with your attitude and if you possess that potential.
My dad was prior served and was selected in feb. 1990 for the Q course. He was given 18D because he had a better GT score than most of his class. He was dropped about halfway through and wasn't given a shot at another 18 series MOS. He had to do needs of the Army. Unfortunately, it left a sour taste in his mouth but he still served 14 years. His prior service was as a mortarman in the Marine Corps, I think he would have done well as a 18B or C
Ahhhh but the 18D will have to coordinate the Deployment medications & cover all facets of possible medical/Dental/OB situations.All my contracts are due to being a former 18D.The course was hard & I basically studied for the Test, forgot about it afterwards and made it through....
Had the opportunity to talk to an 18D on a dz, and he mentioned that he didn't have a choice (after a certain point. Obviously he chose to go to Selection) because his asvab and gt scores were high. Sounds like even if you wanted B or C, you might get sent to D if your scores are good enough. So...that's fun. Anyone who's gone to a long, "fire-hose" curriculum school knows, it doesn't matter how smart you are, it's if you can apply those smarts the way that school wants. It can be kind of a bitch when it doesn't go the way you think it will.
In this video you mentioned how you had to work harder than everyone else in grad school. Would you consider making a video on how to manage time in the military while going through school? Maybe gives some examples on how you managed to pass grad(or undergrad) while in the military. Thank you!
Once again, great video Buck! I am interested to hear more about 18A, 18OA, and 18F. These seem to not be talked about as much as the other MOS’s. Thank you!
Had a 68W in my 11B platoon that got some SOCM cross training or something and I didn't know it was covered by an NDA. He told me about it and that shit is crazy. Mad respect to the medics that do all that because when it comes time to save lives they can be as effective as possible and that's all that matters.
All these videos are gonna help people get selected and figure out there career path they’d like to go for, for many years to come. You’re seriously really helping a lot of people out Buck thank you so much man I sincerely appreciate you and your content!
Hell yeah. When I graduate from college in two years, enlist in 18x, and get through what I need to get through, 18D is the route I want to go down. Not only is it a solid job in SF, but it gives you an extra layer to put on your resume if/when you get out of SF. The present is important, but it's also important to prepare for the future. Great vid Buck.
@@vishnupeechara2247 No. I decided to drop out of college because I believed that work experience was worth more than going further into debt. I work in the telecommunications sector as an engineer. I am going back to school part time for business, though. Joining the military is still a goal of mine, but I would join as an officer. The path has changed, but the goal has stayed the same.
Buck I'm trying to find some stuff out about my dad his name is William h heydt jr he was a green berat combat medic in Vietnam he was in the a shaw valley and I just want to know about what he was involved in I do know he was injured during that time he received a purple hart any information would be great I just don't know where to start I do know he was at ft brag and at ft Sam Huston and fort Polk lauiania thank you love the channel
Ik this is an old video but just wanted to say this was inspiring man. I never applied myself in school and flunked out of community college years ago, so I was surprised when my gt score was enough for a sof contract but I was afraid of washing out so I went for 68w, not that it’s easy either.
Love it man. Glad to hear being an 18D can open a lot of doors so it's more than worth the effort in the long run. Shout out to 18A fitness as well, it's been kicking my ass daily for three weeks so far and I'm loving every minute of it. 🤘 Completely unrelated, but is it possible to do additional language schools down the road? Are they in person, remote, or mixed? Asking the latter due to joining national guard, but I like the prospect of learning multiple languages
@@gameocalypse6040 oh okay, thank you. So for 18d, I do basic training like everyone else and then the training? Also is there anything else I need to know for 18d? I can't find any videos on RUclips
@@I.am.His.007 Ya, basic then AIT and selection. You can put down your preferred MOS and language(s) during selection and have an increased chance of possibly getting what you want. I guess a lot of people turn away from 18D because it extends the training time pretty significantly to get you through the medic courses.
They’ve been switching stuff up I believe. My uncle went for the 18x through the Army NG. He shipped as an 18B, he already knew what his MOS was going to be. Supposedly they’ve been allowing you to choose before you even go
Only in the guard. You know your unit before you leave, you basically go to fill that slot in your guard unit. Not that way in active duty. The 18x equivalent in the guard is called REP63 contract
Let's be honest here Is 18D really that chill? I seen medic who keep jumping mission due to lack of other medic and special request. I feel like they are always in the front line. When Buck mention something like this about the K9 trainer specialist in one of his video. I was like this sound like a fucking medic.
Buck to answer your first question if you fail any phase of SOCM there is a board process, where cadre and higher leadership will review your performance and decide your fate. Similar to ranger school, you could recycle that phase, or get dropped from SOCM completely where you may or may not get the opportunity to request a different MOS, based off the boards reccomendation.
Mad respect! We had a supply guy in Germany, went to sapper school, got his tab. The next day off the plane he was in front of the promotion board and got his E-5 and asked why he didn’t have his tab sewed on before he left. CSM knew he was going to pass.
Hey man just want to say your videos are awesome and super helpful, and I appreciate your content. I’m going for NSW instead of SF but your tips and ideas can be applied to any job.
At least when you’re done I’m pretty sure SOCM makes you a nationally certified Paramedic. Pretty good job opportunities once you get out with that cert
I thought about changing my MOS from B to D, but I didn't for 2 reasons- first, I'm not "academically inclined"- second- as much as I respect the heck out of the medics- and they have literally saved my life- I don't deal well with causing people pain. Seriously- even though it would be for the purpose of helping/saving someone- I don't like to do things like give IV's or even shots during cross training. An enemy? No problem- obviously I would hurt them willingly and on purpose. Even though I have tattoos, I wouldn't want to GIVE someone else one (assuming I knew how). I always gave the medics shit about their potential for certain... proclivities. Because they make them "do" things to each other in training. The other MOS's? Well, they never go home from training feeling "dirty" or like "less than a man" because of things done to them, or what they had to do to their fellow students in training. Something I did notice- the medics aren't very good at weapons maintenance. Can someone please teach them to clean a weapon?
I know someone who got dropped from the 18D course and he was offered an 18B slot and he took it, he had to leave the Q course cuz he had a severe infection during SERE school :(
What kind of AR do you have hanging behind you? It looks like the IWI Zion which I just bought I love It AWESOME RIFLE i am just curious. Thanks buck!!!
Do you know why officers get such less team time in SF compared to other units like the SEALs where they could have 8+ years of team time. Love all your content by the way.
Officers do one team rotation and get promoted out to give other officers experience. They are like the administrators of the ODA. Their focus is more on running the team and getting the enlisted guys what they need. Enlisted guys are specialists in actually going out and doing the job. SF officers are going to come in, learn how to run an ODA, and move on. Why they have less team time than team guys is because of the positions on an ODA vs a SEAL Platoon. ODAs have one officer slot for a captain. So you must be O-3 to serve on an ODA as the Team Captain (must be O-2 promotable or O-3 to attend SFAS as an officer, meaning you have to spend time in the big army first). SEAL Platoons have at least two officer slots (OIC and AOIC) which can be O-1 to O-3, so brand new officers can go to BUD/s right away and never spend time anywhere else in the Navy. So some lucky SEAL officers can spend their first few years (O-1 to O-3) on actual platoons as an AOIC or OIC before being promoted to higher command slots, such as troop commanders and on, while SF officers only have the short time period they are an O-3 to get some team time before being promoted up.
Wish I would have done this as a young man and then went on to becoming a Doctor. Neurology. 😢. Oh well in my next lifetime. Lol..either Duke, Penn med, or John Hopkins. Couldn't join the military due to medical history. Bi polar disorder.
Classroom sizes typically start with 60-80 people and then you have to factor in recycles from previous classes and people getting recycled from your class
A little confused. Your t-shirt says 18A, but you entered the Q-course as a cook? Sounds like a good story there. I'm retired. I was an 18D in 10th Group for quite a few years in the late 80s and 90s. It sounds harder nowadays, to be honest.
Any advice for somebody who has no prior medical experience? Or no education other than a high school diploma? I have just been working out and studying as much as I could about the sections of SOCM & TCCC procedures. Nothing captured my attention like who’s job it is to preserve life in a profession where many life’s are taken. Any advice would help, thanks in advance! Keep going to all those pursuing 18D!🙏🏽💪🏽
Hey Buck, this is really inspiring! This is a dream of mine and this is super motivating. Was nervous seeing as I’m a woman a lot of people have attempted to tell me I won’t make it but your videos are pushing me forward. Kudos, man. Hope to be as great as you one day 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
You didn't like being a Cook? Shit, If the United States Army was going to be my Career for 20 Years, here's how I would like to imagine it. I would just sign up in an MOS that liked or think that I would like doing. Not saying that what I imagine is possible, but if it is, here's how it would be. I would try to be as "Rambo" as much as possible! Lol. I would sign up in my first enlistment as a 19K and get my Air Assault Wings as soon as I got to my unit. I don't understand why that school is not part of the Criteria for Special Forces but I think that it should be amongst a few others. Then I would go to SF Selection, hopefully I would get 18C so then I could also learn a trade that I could use outside in the Civilian World by knowing how to Build and Maintain Stuff! Already knowing that as a Green Beret I would learn Multiple Ways on how to Kill People. Everything from both Armed and Un-Armed, and even all the way down to Field Expedient Weaponry. Plus, I also hear that as an 18C they have to go through EOD. So that would also cover the use of Explosives as well. So I feel that as an 18C you'd be both a Master in the Arts of Construction and Destruction! Like I said here earlier, not saying that I know it all, but this is from what I see on the Outside Looking In. I know that going to Airborne School would be guaranteed on that contract because it is part of the Criteria! As is Halo and Free Fall. But I would also try and get other schools all along with it such as Combat Diver, Pathfinder, Ranger, Master Driver's Course, HAZMAT, and I'd be an Engineer, I'd definitely want to get Sapper! And from there I would hope to go to Delta Force! Get all of their training in their pipeline, such as Sniper. I read that they all have to be trained as a Sniper plus Evasive Driving and many other courses. Once that all was completed, I would then serve a few years in Delta Force. Once that was all over I would pry have a about ten years of Active Duty Service. I would then Reclass to a 12N which is a Heavy Equipment Operator. In Which that should be about a three year obligation. There! As a 12N I could add that skillset to the skillset of the past as an 18C. Therefore with those two skillsets combined I would be like a"Seasoned Construction Worker!" Lol. After that enlistment I Reclass yet again this time to a 42A, which should too he another three year hitch! So in that way I could get trained and work experience in a desk job, another skill that I too could use on the outside! After that term, I would be up to 16 years of Active Duty Service. For my final four years, I would Reclass again but only to a 68C which is an Army Nurse. This time I would Learn how to help people by Healing them. With that all under my belt, I would be like a Modern Day Geronimo! With the Deadly Skillset of a Warrior (Meaning from the first ten years that I had mentioned earlier. The first three as a Tank Crewman, then becoming a Green Beret and then a Delta Force Trooper.) A Medicine Man by becoming a Nurse and learning the Art of Healing! To be a Nurse in the US Army you don't need to have a College Degree like the other Branches Require. So then when my 20 years would hit and I would retire... I would walk out into the Civilian World and still continue my craft as a Nurse. And be a Volunteer Firefighter with it as well! (I don't know this for sure, but if possible and as additional skill, I'd like to receive training as a K-9 Handler in that field.) And Aquire my Pilots Licenses for both Plane and Helicopter! Damn! After all that I have just mentioned, let's just say if somebody did complete all of that in their Lifetime... They'd have to be the Closest Person to a SUPERHERO!
I am NOT special forces and will never claim to be. Just a USMC Grunt. However, these special forces medics were highly sought after and made huge amounts of money. You can be career special forces, but it’s going to end. Your knees, back etc wont withstand it for long. Then what? Think about your future and this is an MOS which will give you a future. Most are trained on the PA level before they even get out. Damn good money and benefits; especially when that government pension kicks in.
Like the beard says... If you are risk adverse... sign up for basket weaving. If you wanna test if your balls clank and really want it.... there is no failure. ever. A GB never..... EVER... quits. If you are prone to considering quitting/failure... it isn't for you. Doesn't matter the MOS. Doc's are pretty cool though.
10:28 I respect that, hey amigo is it difficult because of the test taking skills or can you elaborate a little more? I'm especially talented at test taking with a paper and pen, but why is it specifically so difficult?
Hey buck question A buddy of mine was a swallow shot twice in combat one after another during that time he couldn't deploy so they sent him to medic school socom I think while he was recovering What do you do if your hurt or shot in combat while you recover? It took him like 2 3 years between both shots
Being told SOCM is now 9 months long. Good luck boys! Go get it!
Is that the "long course"? I thought that was even longer?
Fuuuuck that. Instead of death by PowerPoint, it’s mega death now.
@@muriloninja Yes. Add 16 weeks.
I thought it was like 18 months
36 weeks in SOCM and 16 weeks of SFMC do 52 weeks total.
"Work harder than everyone else and go get what you want." ...that's right baby!
Massive respect to Buck for not talking about things that could risk his SF brothers for views.
Buck: Let’s be honest we wanna keep the blood on the inside
Internal bleeding: uhhh......... 😰
Served as SF medic camp Bu Dop 1967. On December 3, 1967 I was messed up. Thank God for my SF team mate, med chopper, and 93 evac. Then SF medic was called 91B4, now 18D.
Been waiting for this video for a bit, currently a 68w with a Kinesiology degree. Selection is coming up and the dream is an 18D. Got to talk to two of them down in Florida while visiting my brother (he’s in group)and these guys are just on another level. They convinced me to go the 18d route instead of PA school and been watching your channel ever since. Love the content!
Go crush it doc.
Those 18Ds did you dirty if they convinced you to go to selection instead of IPAP lol!
@@arttrumbo9496 Nah, the IPAP program will always be there. My body however, will not always be able to handle the stressors of SF. IPAP is the contingency plan.
@@chrisduncan4406did you make it?
@@SxCR4WR nah, I decided to give that life up and become a hairstylist…the world deserves to be silky smooth
SOCM is 9-10 months.
SFMS is 4-5 months.
A total for both courses 13-15 months without a recycle.
Around 75% of people graduate both courses with a recycle.
How many blacks????
@@field31wym uncle ruckus
@@field31what really matters is if your competent enough to pass the class not your skin color. Don’t let your skin tone make you shy away from your goals, this is America in 2023. Did barrack not try and become president because there had never been an African American president? NO he just was driven enough to go become the president!
@@x8vior 😂😂😂You know it ain't any blacks hardly in there. I'm a army veteran. I know
@@johnpaultuma6631 I'm a veteran of the gulf war and I happly decline to fight with a bunch of weak azz toy soldier's. Thanks for the motivation though.
I was being mentored by a PA who was an 18D in my unit so I would be successful in the Q Course. He took his time with me especially on the preventative medicine side of the house since I was already a nationally registered paramedic before I entered the Army as a grunt. Too bad Afghanistan 01'-02' had other plans for me and my military career. No regrets, I did my job and went to combat with my men versus staying behind to prep for the Q course. It is what it is.
Hey Buck, thanks for your content. Can you make a video about SF warrant officers?
will do!
@@FNGACADEMY thanks man, take care
This was my dream job 18D. When I went to Bragg I ended up fracturing my spine and messing it up very badly. Six months after the injury the Surgeon pulled my Airborne status and recommended I receive a medical discharge. Thanks for the opportunity 19th SFGA, C Company. Much love and respect for all SF Operators . Keep up these positive videos. They are great.
thanks bro! sorry to hear about the back man that is rough
How did you fracture it?
I'm sorry to hear that. How are you doing these days?
THANK YOU BUCK!!!!!!! The one video I've been waiting every upload for!!!!!!! This insight is key!!!!
you bet bro!
This is good. I want to he a medic or weapons sergeant. Most likely a medical sergeant. Thanks for doing this video man. Love it!
you bet bro thanks for watching!
Good luck!
Dude, you motivate the living shit out of me. Keep doin what you’re doing and always appreciate your insight and perspective on everything. Going buy your book now!
Wildland firefighter hotshot taking my EMT rn. Absolutely love it! I wanna be an 18Delta eventually. Can’t express how much I love learning about medicine in the field. Unfortunately I can’t wait to apply it when needed
My father was a fifth group medic 18 delta mad respect to you guys ✊
Been waiting for this ! Thanks, great video !
If you get dropped from the 18D course, instructors can recommend for you to.be sent to another 18 series MOS, but it has a lot to do with your attitude and if you possess that potential.
If you fail socm, and it’s for academic reasons you can switch to another MOS
Nice
You mean there’s no 18 Golf MOS?? I wanna be a SF cook 😭
Gotta get them gourmet mre’s
No joke, that course is rough, but very doable. Best advice, stay in books the whole time, study with others. Minimize outside distractions
My dad was prior served and was selected in feb. 1990 for the Q course. He was given 18D because he had a better GT score than most of his class. He was dropped about halfway through and wasn't given a shot at another 18 series MOS. He had to do needs of the Army. Unfortunately, it left a sour taste in his mouth but he still served 14 years. His prior service was as a mortarman in the Marine Corps, I think he would have done well as a 18B or C
Been waiting for this. Want nothing more than to go through SOCM
get after it!
That makes sense. I assumed the deltas started the q course with everyone else. I always assumed the deltas graduated a year behind.
Does anything from 18D transfer to civilian? Like some stuff from 68w?
Ahhhh but the 18D will have to coordinate the Deployment medications & cover all facets of possible medical/Dental/OB situations.All my contracts are due to being a former 18D.The course was hard & I basically studied for the Test, forgot about it afterwards and made it through....
Had the opportunity to talk to an 18D on a dz, and he mentioned that he didn't have a choice (after a certain point. Obviously he chose to go to Selection) because his asvab and gt scores were high.
Sounds like even if you wanted B or C, you might get sent to D if your scores are good enough.
So...that's fun.
Anyone who's gone to a long, "fire-hose" curriculum school knows, it doesn't matter how smart you are, it's if you can apply those smarts the way that school wants.
It can be kind of a bitch when it doesn't go the way you think it will.
Another great video! Keep it up Buck 💪
My grandson is a special forces medic,presently in language. Thank you.
In this video you mentioned how you had to work harder than everyone else in grad school. Would you consider making a video on how to manage time in the military while going through school? Maybe gives some examples on how you managed to pass grad(or undergrad) while in the military. Thank you!
manifesting to be a future 18D
been to a nursing school for 3 years
infantry rifleman for 4 years
god's will, it will happen.
Once again, great video Buck! I am interested to hear more about 18A, 18OA, and 18F. These seem to not be talked about as much as the other MOS’s. Thank you!
Had a 68W in my 11B platoon that got some SOCM cross training or something and I didn't know it was covered by an NDA. He told me about it and that shit is crazy. Mad respect to the medics that do all that because when it comes time to save lives they can be as effective as possible and that's all that matters.
All these videos are gonna help people get selected and figure out there career path they’d like to go for, for many years to come. You’re seriously really helping a lot of people out Buck thank you so much man I sincerely appreciate you and your content!
The answer to a tq on it. Paper cut tq, dehydrated tq, hungry tq
Make sure its tightly fashioned around the neck to stop a jugular bleed!
My buddy who is a ranger said SF rarely selects guys who are under 26 can you elaborate on this?
I’m at SWC rn and I’ve been hearing that people who drop out of SOCM get to go to the 18E course
I guess that makes sense since I'm pretty sure that 18E is undermanned
I know of a young fella that failed out of 18d and became 18b fairly quickly, and passed recently. 👍
We also watched you run away in the gunfight where you outnumbered them 30 to 1.
Hell yeah. When I graduate from college in two years, enlist in 18x, and get through what I need to get through, 18D is the route I want to go down. Not only is it a solid job in SF, but it gives you an extra layer to put on your resume if/when you get out of SF. The present is important, but it's also important to prepare for the future. Great vid Buck.
Did you end up doing it?
@@vishnupeechara2247 No. I decided to drop out of college because I believed that work experience was worth more than going further into debt. I work in the telecommunications sector as an engineer. I am going back to school part time for business, though. Joining the military is still a goal of mine, but I would join as an officer. The path has changed, but the goal has stayed the same.
@@Culperrr Good to know. I didn't think you would reply this quickly to be honest but thanks I guess. Do you plan on being an officer for SF?
This is my goal if I get selected. I love doing anything medical, and wanna be there for the team when shit hits the fan
18D would be the worst for me, but I hate medical stuff! 18E or 18C would be better for me!
Buck I'm trying to find some stuff out about my dad his name is William h heydt jr he was a green berat combat medic in Vietnam he was in the a shaw valley and I just want to know about what he was involved in I do know he was injured during that time he received a purple hart any information would be great I just don't know where to start I do know he was at ft brag and at ft Sam Huston and fort Polk lauiania thank you love the channel
Ik this is an old video but just wanted to say this was inspiring man.
I never applied myself in school and flunked out of community college years ago, so I was surprised when my gt score was enough for a sof contract but I was afraid of washing out so I went for 68w, not that it’s easy either.
How was it
@@emmanuelawosusi2365passed! just got to my first unit
@FNGACADEMY
CAN A 18A become a medic too like go to the med schools 18ds go to ?
My sons dream job. OSUT almost done. Hope is getting selected.
Love it man. Glad to hear being an 18D can open a lot of doors so it's more than worth the effort in the long run. Shout out to 18A fitness as well, it's been kicking my ass daily for three weeks so far and I'm loving every minute of it. 🤘
Completely unrelated, but is it possible to do additional language schools down the road? Are they in person, remote, or mixed? Asking the latter due to joining national guard, but I like the prospect of learning multiple languages
Do you have to do 18A to do 18D?
@@I.am.His.007 No, two separate MOS. You'd need to be an officer to be an 18A.
@@gameocalypse6040 oh okay, thank you. So for 18d, I do basic training like everyone else and then the training? Also is there anything else I need to know for 18d? I can't find any videos on RUclips
@@I.am.His.007 Ya, basic then AIT and selection. You can put down your preferred MOS and language(s) during selection and have an increased chance of possibly getting what you want. I guess a lot of people turn away from 18D because it extends the training time pretty significantly to get you through the medic courses.
@@gameocalypse6040 okay thank you, how long is everything?
They’ve been switching stuff up I believe. My uncle went for the 18x through the Army NG. He shipped as an 18B, he already knew what his MOS was going to be. Supposedly they’ve been allowing you to choose before you even go
Only in the guard. You know your unit before you leave, you basically go to fill that slot in your guard unit. Not that way in active duty. The 18x equivalent in the guard is called REP63 contract
I'd love to hear more about prior service trying to go sf I'm sure you don't get any special treatment
i did a video on it
Special treatment? hahaha You will likely get it worse, especially if say you rolled AF or Navy. lol
@@FNGACADEMY which video is it?
awesome vid. can you do a video on SF warrant officer?
will do
Great video!! You've inspired me on getting back on track to go special operation putting in the hard work!! 💪🏾
Let's be honest here
Is 18D really that chill?
I seen medic who keep jumping mission due to lack of other medic and special request. I feel like they are always in the front line. When Buck mention something like this about the K9 trainer specialist in one of his video. I was like this sound like a fucking medic.
We trained SOCM at our hospital in the TICU (trauma ICU)
Pretty smart guys
I know what you’re talking about with the NDA 👀
Anyone know what the song is from 6 seconds - 12 seconds in?
Buck to answer your first question if you fail any phase of SOCM there is a board process, where cadre and higher leadership will review your performance and decide your fate. Similar to ranger school, you could recycle that phase, or get dropped from SOCM completely where you may or may not get the opportunity to request a different MOS, based off the boards reccomendation.
Mad respect! We had a supply guy in Germany, went to sapper school, got his tab. The next day off the plane he was in front of the promotion board and got his E-5 and asked why he didn’t have his tab sewed on before he left. CSM knew he was going to pass.
Hey man just want to say your videos are awesome and super helpful, and I appreciate your content. I’m going for NSW instead of SF but your tips and ideas can be applied to any job.
I here that brother, I did it and PETA would not like it
Want to be a medic but I don't want to have to do an extra year of school 💀
And i want to be crowned emperor on earth. You can't have everything i guess xD
At least when you’re done I’m pretty sure SOCM makes you a nationally certified Paramedic. Pretty good job opportunities once you get out with that cert
Then you don't want to be a medic
@@ethanproffitt1408 I was not aware of that, definitely makes the school more worth it.
@@ethanproffitt1408 That's only for PJ...they are only paramedics.
18d has emergency trauma advanced training. It's super hard.
I thought about changing my MOS from B to D, but I didn't for 2 reasons- first, I'm not "academically inclined"- second- as much as I respect the heck out of the medics- and they have literally saved my life- I don't deal well with causing people pain. Seriously- even though it would be for the purpose of helping/saving someone- I don't like to do things like give IV's or even shots during cross training. An enemy? No problem- obviously I would hurt them willingly and on purpose. Even though I have tattoos, I wouldn't want to GIVE someone else one (assuming I knew how). I always gave the medics shit about their potential for certain... proclivities. Because they make them "do" things to each other in training. The other MOS's? Well, they never go home from training feeling "dirty" or like "less than a man" because of things done to them, or what they had to do to their fellow students in training. Something I did notice- the medics aren't very good at weapons maintenance. Can someone please teach them to clean a weapon?
I know someone who got dropped from the 18D course and he was offered an 18B slot and he took it, he had to leave the Q course cuz he had a severe infection during SERE school :(
What kind of AR do you have hanging behind you? It looks like the IWI Zion which I just bought I love It AWESOME RIFLE i am just curious. Thanks buck!!!
This is what I want to be in the teams
good choice
I’m currently 11C
Yeah that secretive 18D medical training is the Greatest of All Time
See what you did there
I humbly ask for a video on the ODB and ODC units.
Finally My Wheel house Former 91AP Was Combat Medic,Expert Field Medical Badge.It's what I wanted
Do you know why officers get such less team time in SF compared to other units like the SEALs where they could have 8+ years of team time. Love all your content by the way.
Officers do one team rotation and get promoted out to give other officers experience. They are like the administrators of the ODA. Their focus is more on running the team and getting the enlisted guys what they need. Enlisted guys are specialists in actually going out and doing the job. SF officers are going to come in, learn how to run an ODA, and move on. Why they have less team time than team guys is because of the positions on an ODA vs a SEAL Platoon. ODAs have one officer slot for a captain. So you must be O-3 to serve on an ODA as the Team Captain (must be O-2 promotable or O-3 to attend SFAS as an officer, meaning you have to spend time in the big army first). SEAL Platoons have at least two officer slots (OIC and AOIC) which can be O-1 to O-3, so brand new officers can go to BUD/s right away and never spend time anywhere else in the Navy. So some lucky SEAL officers can spend their first few years (O-1 to O-3) on actual platoons as an AOIC or OIC before being promoted to higher command slots, such as troop commanders and on, while SF officers only have the short time period they are an O-3 to get some team time before being promoted up.
@@lemonshuh6340 thank you
Officers usually do one pump and then get bumped out to spread their experience and knowledge to the bigger organization. MARSOC does the same.
Shout out to the Traumatizer 🤣🤣 iykyk
What’s the best job outside of 18D?
Do I have to be able to grow a Beard to be ODA?
Wish I would have done this as a young man and then went on to becoming a Doctor. Neurology. 😢. Oh well in my next lifetime. Lol..either Duke, Penn med, or John Hopkins. Couldn't join the military due to medical history. Bi polar disorder.
Would you recommend going in as a previous combat medic?
I’m wondering this too. Great question 🤙🏽
Can u make a video on the training u do before a each deployment like how long it takes and stuff
sure
How big are the classes in SOCM? Is it learning in small groups or larger ones? And is it best to study with a group or by yourself?
Classroom sizes typically start with 60-80 people and then you have to factor in recycles from previous classes and people getting recycled from your class
Hey Buck, I just watched your video over family life in SF. Are SF guys allowed to have leave to go see the birth of their children?
yes they are
A little confused. Your t-shirt says 18A, but you entered the Q-course as a cook? Sounds like a good story there. I'm retired. I was an 18D in 10th Group for quite a few years in the late 80s and 90s. It sounds harder nowadays, to be honest.
I have a friend that’s going to try to be an 18d
Tell him I wish him luck
Any advice for somebody who has no prior medical experience? Or no education other than a high school diploma? I have just been working out and studying as much as I could about the sections of SOCM & TCCC procedures. Nothing captured my attention like who’s job it is to preserve life in a profession where many life’s are taken. Any advice would help, thanks in advance! Keep going to all those pursuing 18D!🙏🏽💪🏽
I am literally in the same boat! I’ve been looking for info and a mentor as well
"Back-in-the-day" it was SF-300 and lasted 36 weeks which included 8 weeks of OJT in ER/OR/OBGYN...so what happened ?
Hey Buck, this is really inspiring! This is a dream of mine and this is super motivating. Was nervous seeing as I’m a woman a lot of people have attempted to tell me I won’t make it but your videos are pushing me forward. Kudos, man. Hope to be as great as you one day 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
You didn't like being a Cook?
Shit, If the United States Army was going to be my Career for 20 Years, here's how I would like to imagine it.
I would just sign up in an MOS that liked or think that I would like doing.
Not saying that what I imagine is possible, but if it is, here's how it would be.
I would try to be as "Rambo" as much as possible! Lol.
I would sign up in my first enlistment as a 19K and get my Air Assault Wings as soon as I got to my unit.
I don't understand why that school is not part of the Criteria for Special Forces but I think that it should be amongst a few others.
Then I would go to SF Selection, hopefully I would get 18C so then I could also learn a trade that I could use outside in the Civilian World by knowing how to Build and Maintain Stuff!
Already knowing that as a Green Beret I would learn Multiple Ways on how to Kill People.
Everything from both Armed and Un-Armed, and even all the way down to Field Expedient Weaponry.
Plus, I also hear that as an 18C they have to go through EOD.
So that would also cover the use of Explosives as well.
So I feel that as an 18C you'd be both a Master in the Arts of Construction and Destruction!
Like I said here earlier, not saying that I know it all, but this is from what I see on the Outside Looking In.
I know that going to Airborne School would be guaranteed on that contract because it is part of the Criteria!
As is Halo and Free Fall.
But I would also try and get other schools all along with it such as Combat Diver, Pathfinder, Ranger, Master Driver's Course, HAZMAT, and I'd be an Engineer, I'd definitely want to get Sapper!
And from there I would hope to go to Delta Force!
Get all of their training in their pipeline, such as Sniper. I read that they all have to be trained as a Sniper plus Evasive Driving and many other courses.
Once that all was completed, I would then serve a few years in Delta Force.
Once that was all over I would pry have a about ten years of Active Duty Service.
I would then Reclass to a 12N which is a Heavy Equipment Operator. In Which that should be about a three year obligation.
There! As a 12N I could add that skillset to the skillset of the past as an 18C.
Therefore with those two skillsets combined I would be like a"Seasoned Construction Worker!"
Lol.
After that enlistment I Reclass yet again this time to a 42A, which should too he another three year hitch!
So in that way I could get trained and work experience in a desk job, another skill that I too could use on the outside!
After that term, I would be up to 16 years of Active Duty Service.
For my final four years, I would Reclass again but only to a 68C which is an Army Nurse.
This time I would Learn how to help people by Healing them.
With that all under my belt, I would be like a Modern Day Geronimo!
With the Deadly Skillset of a Warrior (Meaning from the first ten years that I had mentioned earlier. The first three as a Tank Crewman, then becoming a Green Beret and then a Delta Force Trooper.)
A Medicine Man by becoming a Nurse and learning the Art of Healing!
To be a Nurse in the US Army you don't need to have a College Degree like the other Branches Require.
So then when my 20 years would hit and I would retire...
I would walk out into the Civilian World and still continue my craft as a Nurse.
And be a Volunteer Firefighter with it as well! (I don't know this for sure, but if possible and as additional skill, I'd like to receive training as a K-9 Handler in that field.)
And Aquire my Pilots Licenses for both Plane and Helicopter!
Damn!
After all that I have just mentioned, let's just say if somebody did complete all of that in their Lifetime...
They'd have to be the Closest Person to a SUPERHERO!
Was an SF medic during Vietnam,the MOS was 91C4S at that time. Anyone remember the goat lab?
Wow cool to know and wish for TF2 Medic memes lol 🤣😂
I am NOT special forces and will never claim to be. Just a USMC Grunt. However, these special forces medics were highly sought after and made huge amounts of money. You can be career special forces, but it’s going to end. Your knees, back etc wont withstand it for long. Then what? Think about your future and this is an MOS which will give you a future. Most are trained on the PA level before they even get out. Damn good money and benefits; especially when that government pension kicks in.
My priorities upon getting shot would be as follows: 1) Scream like a baby 2) Tourniquet 3) Morphine my ass into oblivion lol
I use to carry tampons with me in Afghanistan, ..... for plugging wounds. Knock on wood never had to use them, made it home.
hooah
Started telling us you weren't an 18D but then talked all big like you were some high speed "doc"....stay in your lane my friend 😒😂
18d is the hardest 18 mos
Steven Seagal: “I want to play this guy’s life in a summer blockbuster film.” 😎💯
Muscle Milk Dawg! 🦾
Buck, I bet you can still make a mean omelet for breakfast. 🤣🤣🤣
YUP!
@@FNGACADEMY about to cancel to preorder of your book since it never came and just go to a book store to pick it up. Looking forward to reading it.
Starting the day right with this video👊 Great video and as always plenty of info, much appreciated Buck!
Thanks bro!
Like the beard says... If you are risk adverse... sign up for basket weaving. If you wanna test if your balls clank and really want it.... there is no failure. ever. A GB never..... EVER... quits. If you are prone to considering quitting/failure... it isn't for you. Doesn't matter the MOS. Doc's are pretty cool though.
10:28 I respect that, hey amigo is it difficult because of the test taking skills or can you elaborate a little more? I'm especially talented at test taking with a paper and pen, but why is it specifically so difficult?
smart on you to start making 10+ min videos, get that ad revenue man!
I wouldn't be surprised if people who fail SOCM end up as 18Bs.
I know two 18D .... awesome guys just don`t ask them for painkiller they may overdose you 🤣
@Last Chance joke pal
Are you sf?
Hey buck, I was wondering if when you were in you heard of 300blk or if you’ve heard about it being used now?
Hey buck question
A buddy of mine was a swallow shot twice in combat one after another during that time he couldn't deploy so they sent him to medic school socom I think while he was recovering
What do you do if your hurt or shot in combat while you recover? It took him like 2 3 years between both shots