Medical Instructor
Requirements
- Medical education (vocational or higher) or a tactical medicine course
- 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
- Organising medical support for personnel
- Teaching soldiers self-aid and buddy-aid techniques
- Monitoring the availability and restocking of medical supplies
- Keeping the unit's medical records
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: Medical Instructor
The Medical Instructor is the person responsible for making sure the unit is ready to give aid before it is ever needed.
The work is more about the system than about individual cases: making sure everyone has a first aid kit and knows how to use it, that supplies are restocked, that soldiers know self-aid techniques not in theory but with their own hands. When this work is done well, many situations are handled without the instructor — and that is the best result.
The position is for organised and patient people. What matters here is not only being able to do it yourself, but also teaching others — and that is a separate skill.
Who can become a Medical Instructor
You need medical training — vocational or higher education, or a tactical medicine course. This is a position where a foundation really is needed, because you will have to teach others.
What else matters:
- Ability to explain. Teaching a soldier to apply a tourniquet so that they can do it under pressure is a skill in its own right
- Good organisation. Keeping track of supplies, restocking, paperwork — a daily part of the job
- Willingness to keep learning: protocols are updated
- Physical endurance
- Medical fitness — determined by the military medical board (VLK)
How a Medical Instructor differs from a Platoon Combat Medic: the medic works directly with the wounded at the moment aid is needed. The instructor organises medical support for the unit and trains personnel. These are often steps on the same path: an experienced medic moves on to become an instructor.
What a Medical Instructor does in the 141st SMB
Main tasks:
- Organising medical support for the unit's personnel
- Teaching soldiers self-aid and buddy-aid techniques
- Monitoring the availability, condition and restocking of medical supplies
- Keeping the unit's medical records
- Taking part in providing aid and organising evacuation
- Liaising with the brigade's medical service
The most underrated part of the job is training. A soldier who confidently applies a tourniquet to themselves and to a brother-in-arms saves more lives than any single person at the position. That is why the instructor's influence on the outcome is indirect, but stronger than anyone's.
How you will be trained
You will be trained. A medical foundation is required at entry, but military protocols differ from civilian ones, and you will be taught them separately. 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 role.
Tactical medicine in the brigade is drilled until it becomes automatic — tourniquet, bandage, helping a brother-in-arms, on training mannequins until the movements become habit. This is a basic course for all soldiers, which means the instructor joins a unit that already has a foundation to build on. Our instructors' principle is short: the priority is to survive.
What you will be provided with
You will be fully kitted out. The brigade provides everything you need — from gear to medical supplies and training aids. On top of the standard issue, soldiers of the 141st also receive what the brigade develops and tests itself: an enemy drone detector and thermal camouflage.
You will not be on your own. The instructor works as part of the unit and hand in hand with the brigade's medical service. 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 but the way 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
- Company or battalion medic — a wider area of responsibility
- Tactical medicine instructor — training at brigade level
- Command positions in the medical service
- Civilian prospects — teaching first aid, working in emergency medicine and rescue services
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 positionWhat medical education do I need?
+Vocational or higher medical education, or a tactical medicine course. This position requires a foundation, because you will have to teach others.
How does an instructor differ from a Platoon Combat Medic?
+The medic works directly with the wounded; the instructor organises medical support for the unit and trains personnel. These are often steps on the same path.
How much time does training soldiers take?
+It is an ongoing part of the job, not a one-off event. Tactical medicine skills fade without practice, so sessions are held regularly.
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.