Army combat medic patch

This episode of soldiers introduces you to the armys annual best medic competition at camp bullis, texas. Army shoulder patches, officially known as shoulder sleeve insignia ssi, are worn on the upper left arm of the army combat uniform. Administer emergency medical treatment to battlefield casualties. The combat medic specialist is primarily responsible for providing emergency medical treatment at point of wounding on the battlefield, limited primary care, and health protection and evacuation from a point of injury or illness. In this video archiezzle talks about what is a combat patch. Washington army news service, april 16, 2007 the army has changed its policy on the wear of combat patches as a result of the way soldiers and their units now deploy. At the option of the wearer, individuals who were members of an army unit during one of. Combat patches authorized at lower echelons article.

This combat medic patch is a full color, embroidered patch measuring 5. To iron on the patch set your iron to yield a temperature between 260280 degrees fahrenheit. Authorization to wear a ssi indicating fwts applies only to soldiers who arewere assigned to u. Medical brigade patches us army patches army unit patches and army regiment patches flying tigers surplus. Collectible military patch reproduction, brand new, never used or worn. If you are using a heat press 12 seconds is sufficient. This is an iron on patch with plastic iron on backing. Army combat medic badge patch iron on backing popular patch is your source for high quality embroidered military patches. The combat medic hat patch usually ships in 15 business days. Full color versions of these patches are worn on the now retired service green uniform, replaced by wear of combat service identification badges. Approx 3 12 x 2 34top quality embroidered patch hook velcro sewn on the back.

Ar 6701, paragraph 1918 states, all soldiers will wear the fullcolor u. The combat medical badge is retroactive to 6 december 1941. Who attends the special operations combat medics socm. Army combat medics, ranger, soar flight medics, civil affairs medics, special forces medics, and navy sarc, seal, and swcc medics all attend the special operations combat medic course socm of. The army combat patch, officially known as the shoulder sleeve insigniaformer wartime service ssifwts, recognizes soldiers participation in combat operations. This patch would look great on a ball cap, jacket, or vest and it also makes a great gift idea. Ssi are available in ocp, multicam, and acu digital patterns. Army units that meet all the following criteria outlined in ar 6701. Air force, army, combat, marine, medic, medical, military. The combat medical badge is one inch tall and one and a half inches wide.