Special Forces Dive Medical Technician (DMT)

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PURPOSE:

TO TRAIN SPECIAL OPERATIONS MEDICS AS DIVING MEDICAL TECHNICIANS

SCOPE:

ANATOMY OF RESPIRATORY, CIRCULATORY, AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM GAS EMBOLISMS

THEORY OF DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS

DIVING DISEASES

CHAMBER OPERATIONS

LIFESAVING/ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT

Product Produced:  Special Operations Forces medical personnel qualified as Diving Medical Technicians.  Personnel are trained in anatomy, physiology, and diagnostic procedures; diving emergencies and injuries; diving operations; and field training exercise.

Reporting Instructions:

 1.  Students will report to building KW 100, United States Naval Air Station, Trumbo Point Annex, Fleming Key, Key West, Florida, during duty hours and to the charge of quarters (CQ) after duty hours.  Students will report no earlier than two days prior to the reporting date (the dining facility will be closed prior to the lunch meal of the reporting date) and no later than 2400 on the reporting date.  APFT will be conducted at 0500 the next day.  In processing will begin following the APFT in building KW 100.

 2.  It is imperative that all administrative actions or problems (to include finance) be settled with the student’s parent unit prior to the student’s departure from his home station.  The training site at Key West has no administrative assets to handle such actions.

 3.  Travel to Key West will be by commercial air or privately owned vehicle.

 4.  Students will be billeted in the Company C billets.  Mess facilities will be provided at no cost to the students.

 5.  Students should bring enough money for personal needs for 3 weeks (access to government check cashing facilities is limited).  Meal cards will be issued at Key West.  Statements of nonavailability will not be issued.
 
 

Prerequisites:  In order to attend the Dive Medical Technician Course (DMTC), an individual must meet the following requirements:

1.  Be a qualified Special Operations Medic (MOS 18D for Special Forces, SOC Corpsman for USMC/USN SEALS, or a 91B for Ranger units).  Students who have not graduated from the Special Operations Combat Medic course at Fort Bragg, NC must possess current qualification as a paramedic or EMT-P.

2.  Have a current SCUBA physical examination IAW AR 40-501, Chapter 5, paragraph 5-8 and USAJFKSWCS memorandum dated Dec 96. The SCUBA physical must be dated within two years (three years for students who are combat dive qualified) of the course completion date. Must also have an interim examination within two years of course completion date (approved by the USASSOC Surgeon). All physicals will be forwarded to the USASOC Surgeon 45 days prior to the course start date for review and approval. See address below. Students will report with complete medical records and the original physical examination.

3.  Meet height and weight standards as outlined in AR 600-9.

4.  All Army students will report with a copy of their DA Form 2A and 2-1 or Officer Record Brief.

Prior to in processing CDQC, all students will complete the following pre-requisite test. This test is a pre-requisite for entry level measurement for the course and is not re-testable.

  Pass an Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) with a minimum of 60 points per event (push up, sit up, and 2 mile run) and an overall score of 206 or above (scored on the student's specific age group), IAW FM 21-20.

If a medical waiver is required, the original Standard Form 88, Standard Form 93, and allied documents will be forwarded 45 days prior the course start date directly to the USASOC Surgeon IAW AR 40-501, Chapter 8, paragraph 8-26C. The address for mailing physicals to the USASOC Surgeon's Office is:

     Commander
     USASOC
     ATTN: AOMD-MT
     Fort Bragg, NC  28307-5200

Packing List:  As a minimum, each student will bring the following items of uniform and equipment:

 1.  Brown/olive drab (OD) T-shirts, six each.

 2.  Underwater demolition team (UDT) swim trunks or unit issue physical training (PT) shorts (with standard OD name tape sewn on the right front leg), minimum of two pairs each.

 3.  Battle dress uniform (BDU) patrol cap without patches, insignia, or reflective tape, one each.  Berets will not be worn at Key West.

 4.  Utility uniforms (BDU, camouflage, or jungle), two each; Jungle boots (black or green), two pair.

 5.  White socks (no stripes or logos, no knee socks), four pairs each.

 6.  Athletic shoes, lace type, one pair each.

 7.  Military duffel/aviator's bag, one each.

 8.  Calculator, hand-held, one each.

 9.  Loose-leaf binder/notebook, one each.

 10. Running shorts, black or gray.

 11. Grey PT sweats, top and bottom.

 12. Neoprene booties (black), coral booties, or similar type footgear.

 13. Padlock (key or combination), one each.