Hell just froze over.

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(02-17-2017, 10:46 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: That part in bold is something I never really understood as to why it never happened, but from looking at some information is may be different from when I was looking at it 15 years ago, I don't know. But it seemed pretty simple to me that a 68W, or an 18D for that matter, would qualify for an NREMT-P certification given their ATLS, ACLS, and PALS training. But someone I ran squad with was a discharged medic and he could only test for EMT-B, which amazed me because I was an EMT-I at the time and he was as knowledgeable as I was at least.

Edit: looks like that change occurred as they consolidated the 91s down to just 91W, and then changed it to 68W. Now the certification is mandatory. Interesting.

It comes down to simple economics. The civilian certifications add an extra layer of cost to military training.