68W NCOER Bullets — Health Care Specialist (Combat Medic)

The 68W Health Care Specialist provides emergency medical treatment, sick call screening, and preventive medicine support at the point of injury and in garrison. NCOERs for 68W Soldiers typically cover line medic, treatment squad member, and platoon sergeant duty positions attached to a maneuver unit or troop medical clinic, and evaluators expect bullets that show clinical judgment, casualty response, and medical readiness.

Typical duty positions:

Provides emergency medical treatment and triage for Soldiers during training and operations

Conducts sick call screening and administers routine preventive medicine measures

Maintains combat lifesaver training and certification for the supported unit

Manages the unit's medical supply, expiration tracking, and medical readiness reporting

Trains Soldiers on tactical combat casualty care and buddy-aid procedures

Coordinates medical evacuation planning and casualty collection point operations

Example bullets by section:

Character:

o treated a Soldier's injury with full attention to patient dignity despite a chaotic mass-casualty training scenario

o disclosed a near-miss medication error to the platoon leader immediately, ensuring corrective action before it affected patient care

Presence:

o remained calm and precise while managing a simulated multi-casualty lane during a combat lifesaver evaluation, directing four buddy teams at once

o scored 560 on the ACFT and maintained readiness to move and treat casualties under load during a 12-mile foot march

Intellect:

o recognized early signs of heat illness in a Soldier during a field exercise before symptoms became severe, initiating treatment ahead of protocol timelines

o adapted the unit's medical resupply plan when a scheduled delivery fell through, sourcing critical items from an adjacent aid station

Leads:

o led a four-person aid and litter team through a mass-casualty training exercise, triaging and treating 12 simulated casualties within the standard

o trained 30 Soldiers on tactical combat casualty care ahead of a deployment, achieving a 100% certification rate

Develops:

o mentored a junior medic through a difficult first real-world casualty response, debriefing the event to reinforce lessons learned

o built a sick call screening checklist that new medics used to reduce missed diagnoses during high-volume clinic days

Achieves:

o maintained the unit's medical readiness rate above 95% throughout a nine-month deployment with zero expired medical supplies

o processed the battalion's periodic health assessments for 180 Soldiers ahead of the suspense with zero rework required