I am currently in the army as a 68w. I can honestly say this program may just be more of a waste than a help. Yes, the army needs more flight medics since it's changing the needs of the medical field. Yes, be nice to have everyone as a paramedic. Honestly though, it's all trauma for the most...
Afflixation is dead on about the soft -t vs CAT. I was deployed most of 2010. During that time, I had to use a C.A.T. after an IED blast. I use the C.A.T. in the soldiers IFAC (little personal aid bag that is carried on all soldiers) on his L leg which was riddle with shrapnel and bleeding...