a. Major duties.
The Special Forces Medical Sergeant ensures detachment medical readiness.
Establishes and supervises temporary, fixed and unconventional warfare medical/dental facilities to support conventional or unconventional operations with emergency, routine, and long term medical care.
Provides initial medical/dental screening and evaluation of allied and indigenous personnel.
Manages detachment, allied, or indigenous patients, administration, admission and discharge, care, laboratory and pharmacological requirements, and the initiation, maintenance and transfer of records.
Orders, stores, catalogs, safeguards and distributes medical/dental supplies, equipment and pharmaceuticals.
Supervises medical care and treatment during split detachment missions.
Operates combat laboratory and treats emergency and trauma patients in accordance with established surgical principles.
Diagnoses and treats various medical/veterinary dermatological, pediatric, infectious and obstetric conditions using appropriate medications, intravenous fluid support and physical measures.
Manages and supervise all aspects of deployed preventive medicine.
Develops and provides medical intelligence as required.
In unconventional warfare environment, instructs medical personnel, manages guerilla hospital, and field evacuation nets.
Coordinates the operation, interaction and activities of medical/dental facilities within an area of operation.
Manages battalion size troop medical/dental clinic and its administrative and logistical support.
Establishes a base stock of medical supplies and equipment, internal or external procurement, storage, security and distribution of those items.
Coordinates veterinary training and support for area requiring animal transportation or use.
Provides guidance and training of medical personnel and preventive medicine specialists.
Duties for MOS 18D at each level of skill are:
(1) MOSC 18D2O.
(Personnel Only).
MOS used to identify Soldiers accessed into MOS 18D prior to obtaining grade SSG.
(2) MOSC 18D3O.
Performs and maintains proficiency in all major duties in accordance with the medical skills sustainment program outlined in USASOC Regulation 350-1 (ARSOF Active Component and Reserve Component Training) and 1st Special Forces Command (Abn) Regulation 350-1 (Component Training).
Ensures detachment medical preparation and maintains medical equipment and supplies, provides examination and care to detachment members and establishes temporary, fixed and unconventional warfare medical/dental facilities to support operations with emergency, routine, and long term medical care.
Provides initial medical/dental screening and evaluation of allied and indigenous personnel.
Manages detachment, allied, or indigenous patients, administration, admission and discharge, care, laboratory and pharmacologic requirements and the initiation, maintenance and transfer of records.
Orders, stores, catalogs, safeguards and distributes medical/dental supplies, equipment and pharmaceutical.
Supervises medical care and treatment during split detachment missions.
Operates a combat laboratory and treats emergency and trauma patients in accordance with established surgical principles.
Diagnoses and treats various medical/veterinary dermatologic, pediatric, infectious and obstetric conditions using appropriate medications, intravenous fluid support and physical measures.
Manages and supervises all aspects of deployed preventive medicine.
Develops and provides medical intelligence as required.
Ensures medical deployment readiness for unit of assignment.
(3) MOSC 18D4O.
Performs all duties of preceding skill level and maintains proficiency as previously stated for 18D3O.
Supervises and manages field medical activities in a conventional or unconventional warfare environment.
Advises and provides tactical and technical guidance to the Detachment Commander, indigenous and allied personnel.
Responsible for the planning, execution and supervision of cross training of detachment members in medical skills.
In unconventional warfare environment, instructs medical personnel, manages guerilla hospital, and field evacuation nets; coordinates the operation, interaction and activities of medical/dental facilities within an area of operation; manages battalion size troop medical/dental clinic and its administrative and logistical support.
Establishes a base stock of medical supplies and equipment, internal or external procurement, storage, security and distribution of those items.
Coordinates veterinary training and support for area requiring animal transportation or use.
Provides guidance and training of medical personnel and preventive medicine specialists.
When directed, conducts operational and intelligence planning, preparation and execution of detachment missions.
b. Physical demands rating and qualifications for the initial award of MOS.
Special Forces medical sergeant must possess the following qualifications:
(1)
Physical demands rating of Heavy (Black).
(a)
A minimum OPAT score of Long Jump (LJ) – 0160 cm, Seated Power Throw (PT) –0450 cm, Strength Deadlift (SD) – 0160 lbs., and Interval Aerobic Run (IR) – 0043 shuttles in Physical Demand Category in “Heavy” (Black).
(b)
Soldiers who have completed and have been selected from Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) course will be awarded OPAT score Heavy.
(2)
A physical profile of 111221.
(3)
Qualifying scores.
(a)
A minimum score of 107 in aptitude area GT and 98 in aptitude area CO on ASVAB tests administered on and after 1 July 2004.
(b)
A minimum score of 110 in aptitude area GT and 100 in aptitude area CO effective 1 February 2015.
(4)
A security eligibility of SECRET is required for the initial award and to maintain the MOS.
(5)
Must meet requirements listed in Chapter 10-3 a-d, AR 614-200.
(6)
Must complete Special Forces Qualification Course to include mandatory completion of Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Level C (High Risk) training (IAW DODI O-3002.05).
(7)
A U.S. citizen.
c. Additional skill identifiers.
(Refer to table 12-8 (Listing of universal ASI’s associated with all enlisted MOS)).
(1) J4—Jedburgh Operator (Effective 202210).
(2) J9–Special Forces Military Free Fall Jumpmaster.
(3) S1–Source Handler (personnel only) (skill level 2-5).
(4) Q5–Special Forces Combat Diving, Medical.
(5) W3 –Special Forces Sniper (personnel only).
(6) W7–Special Forces Underwater Operations.
(7) W8–Special Forces Military Free Fall Operations.
(8) V4–Advanced Source Handler (personnel only) (skill level 3-5).
(9) 1G –Joint Terminal Attack Controller (skill level 3 and 4 only) (Personnel only).
d. Position coding and personnel utilization restrictions.
(1)
Drill Sergeant (SQI X).
Positions may be coded with SQI X and personnel utilized at U.S. Army Infantry Center and JFK Special Warfare Center only.
(2)
Military Science Instructor in U.S. Army Cadet Command.
Position coding and personnel utilization not authorized.
e. Physical requirements and standards of grade.
Physical requirements and SG relating to each skill level are listed in the following tables:
(1) Table 10-18D-1. Physical requirements.
(2) Table 10-18D-2. Standards of grade TOE/MTOE.
(3) Table 10-18D-3. Standards of grade TDA.
Related Pages
- Army Military Occupational Specialties
- 18D MOS – Special Forces Medical Sergeant
- 18B MOS – Special Forces Weapons Sergeant
- 18C MOS – Special Forces Engineer Sergeant
- 18E MOS – Special Forces Communications Sergeant
- 18 Series MOS
- Army Additional Skill Identifiers
- Army Special Qualification Identifiers