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Would I be excluded to do this because of my sex?

I plan on joining the National Guard soon and I really want to serve through 68W (health care specialist). On their website it says
"Injured or wounded Soldiers need immediate attention, and the Health Care Specialist is usually the first to provide basic and emergency medical care in preparation for a doctor’s treatment or evacuation. The Health Care Specialist is primarily responsible for providing emergency medical treatment, limited primary care and health protection, and evacuation from a point of injury or illness."
Would I have to work in a hospital/clinic setting because I am a female? Or is there a way that I can opt for working in an aid station? I have heard that hospital and clinic settings are terrible because you barely get to do anything in a clinic and in a hospital all you do is clean bed pans. I want to do something that will actually help our wounded soldiers, so can someone help me haha?

Public Comments

1. Well, every unit is different. For instance, if you were in an aviation unit like myself, or MEDAVAC, you would fly around on a UH-60 (Blackhawk) and attend to soldiers and help them if needed. It all depends on the unit you decide to join and their missions. It all revolves around that and supporting the mission.

Good luck.

Your MOS is not discrimitory towards sex, so anything a male can do a female can do as well. 11B, infantry, on the other hand, you would of course not even be able to have that MOS. As long as you can get the MOS as a female, you are expected to perform as any other soldier, Male or Female, with your MOS.

2. Well speaking from experience you may very well get assigned to a hospital or at the very least a support units aid station. It is highly unlikely that you will be assigned to a combat units medic platoon. My battalion has ZERO medic females other than our PA. However, our Support battalion medics are made up of almost all females.