Platoon Combat Medic
Requirements
- Medical education or a tactical medicine course
- Fitness for service in terms of health and moral qualities
- Age 18 to 45
- Willingness to keep learning and improving your skills
- Physical endurance, no contraindications to military service
- Ability to work in a team and follow the orders of command
- Readiness to serve in the combat zone
Responsibilities
- Providing first aid to the wounded in the platoon
- Sorting the wounded by severity (triage)
- Evacuating the wounded to a safe area
- Keeping records of the aid provided, restocking first aid kits
Terms
- Mobilisation until the end of martial law, or contract service
- Basic and specialist training as required
- Pay: base pay of UAH 21,000 + an additional bonus of up to UAH 100,000 for carrying out tasks in the combat zone — up to UAH 121,000 per month in total, depending on the duration and area of the tasks
- Full social package
- Full provision of protective equipment and military property
- Opportunity to obtain combatant status (UBD)
Vacancy: Platoon Combat Medic
A combat medic is the first person at a brother-in-arms' side when help is needed. Not in a hospital, but where everything is happening — and that is exactly why the role cannot be overstated.
The work has three parts: provide aid, decide who needs it first, and make sure the person is taken to a safe place. Plus the day-to-day: keeping an eye on first aid kits, restocking them, and teaching your brothers-in-arms the simple things that save lives.
This position is for those who can pull themselves together. Not for the physically strongest, but for those who, in a tense situation, act by the protocol rather than on emotion.
And these are skills that stay with you for life. Tactical medicine is something you will need anywhere: in a civilian job, in everyday life, in an emergency.
Who can become a Platoon Combat Medic
You do not need a medical degree. This is the biggest misunderstanding about this position. Medical education at any level or a tactical medicine course is enough — and you can take the course after you join the brigade.
What really matters:
- Willingness to learn. Medicine is a field where learning never ends
- Ability to pull yourself together. The key quality: acting by the protocol in a tense situation
- Physical endurance. The wounded have to be carried out, and that is a real physical load
- Teamwork. The medic operates together with the group, not separately from it
- Medical fitness — determined by the military medical board (VLK)
Medical experience at any level will come in handy — physician assistant (feldsher), nurse, paramedic, rescuer. But people with no medical background also become good medics if they take their training seriously.
How a platoon combat medic differs from a medical instructor: the platoon medic works directly with the wounded, while the instructor deals more with organising the unit's medical support and training personnel.
What a Platoon Combat Medic does in the 141st SMB
Main tasks:
- Providing first aid according to tactical medicine protocols
- Triage by severity — deciding who needs help first
- Preparing and accompanying evacuation to a safe area
- Managing medical supplies: first aid kits, consumables, restocking
- Teaching brothers-in-arms self-aid and buddy-aid techniques
- Keeping records of the aid provided
A large part of the work is not emergency work but day-to-day: check, restock, remind, demonstrate. It is this routine part that has the greatest impact on the outcome, because the readiness of the group matters more than one person's heroism.
How you will be trained
You will be trained. If you have no medical education, the brigade will put you through a tactical medicine course. If you do, your skills will be brought in line with military protocols, which differ from civilian ones.
The path is the same for everyone: 51 days of basic military training, then the brigade's own adaptation course — 14–15 days, followed by specialist training in your specialty.
In the brigade, tactical medicine is drilled separately until it becomes automatic — tourniquet, bandage, helping a brother-in-arms, on training mannequins until the movements become habit. It is a basic course for all soldiers, so the medic joins a unit where everyone already knows the minimum. Our instructors' principle is short: the priority is to survive.
Training never ends. Protocols are updated, new supplies appear, and a medic has to keep their finger on the pulse.
What you will be provided with
You will be fully kitted out. The brigade provides everything you need — from gear to medical supplies. On top of the standard issue, soldiers of the 141st also receive what the brigade develops and tests itself: an enemy drone detector and camouflage against thermal imagers.
You will not be on your own. The medic works as part of a platoon where everyone covers everyone else — and where everyone can give first aid while the medic is on the way. The whole training system is built around making sure the group comes back at full strength. "One for another" is not a slogan on a T-shirt; it is how the work is organised here.
What the terms include:
- Pay and additional payments for carrying out tasks
- Full provision of gear, protective equipment and military property
- The social package provided for service members
- Opportunity to obtain combatant status (UBD)
Where you can grow
Platoon combat medic is the entry point to the medical track, which has clear steps:
- Medical instructor — organising the unit's medical support, training personnel
- Company or battalion medic — a wider area of responsibility
- Tactical medicine instructor — teaching others what you can already do yourself
- Civilian prospects — tactical medicine skills are valued in emergency medicine, rescue services and training
In the 141st, rank is an entry in your military ID. What counts is competence, a cool head and readiness to take responsibility. Your career here depends on results, not length of service.
There is also a distinct culture of recognition: our patches are not handed out for length of service but earned for specific deeds — green for combat work and lives saved, blue for assault actions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Logic and process: we answer the key questions about enlistment, training and status.
Apply for this positionDo I need a medical education?
+You do not necessarily need a medical degree. Medical education at any level or a tactical medicine course is enough — and you can take the course once you are in the brigade.
How does a combat medic differ from a medical instructor?
+The platoon medic works directly with the wounded. The instructor deals more with organising medical support and training personnel.
Will these skills be useful in a civilian job?
+Yes. Tactical medicine is valued in emergency medicine, rescue services and anywhere first aid is needed.
I have no military experience. Can I still join you?
+Yes. Most of our best specialists were civilians yesterday. What matters to us is your motivation. We’ll match a role to your skills: if you understand machinery — you’ll go to the mechanics; if you know electronics — to UAVs or communications. Everything military — we’ll teach you.
How long does training take before deployment to the unit?
+Every recruit completes Basic General Military Training (BGMT) at a training center. After that — additional specialized training depending on the chosen role. We send only the prepared to the line of contact — that is our core principle.
What happens after I fill out the form?
+Your application goes to the recruiting center. Within 24 hours our specialist will call — it’s not an interrogation, just an introduction and answers to your questions. If we’re a match, the brigade issues an official request and our liaison helps you get through the TRC and MMB as fast as possible.
Can I transfer to the 141st SMB from another unit?
+Yes, we consider transfers — including via the Army+ app. Fill out the form and select the status “Active service member” — a recruiter will advise on your real chances and the steps involved.
I am AWOL (SZCh). Can I join?
+The law allows a return to service. If you’re motivated to fight in a sound team — fill out the form and state your status honestly. Our specialists will advise you individually on legal ways to return. Confidentially.
Do you provide uniform and equipment?
+Yes. The brigade fully provides basic kit, body armor, helmets and weapons. Plus — thanks to a strong volunteer network, we have additional technological support: drones, EW, transport.
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Tell us which role you wantWhat happens after you apply
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A call within 24 hours
Your application goes to the recruiting centre and a specialist calls within a day. It is not an interrogation — just an introduction and answers to your questions.
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Interview and choosing a role
Together we look at what you can do and where it is most useful. If we are a match, the brigade issues an official request for your transfer.
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Enlistment office and medical board — with support
Our liaison helps you get through the enlistment office and the military medical board as fast as possible. You do not navigate the queues alone.
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Training first, then the unit
Basic general military training takes 51 days, followed by the brigade’s 14–15 day adaptation course with instructors who have combat experience. We send only prepared soldiers to the front line.