1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,330 (high energy rock music) 2 00:00:02,330 --> 00:00:05,487 (explosion) 3 00:00:05,487 --> 00:00:08,904 (high energy rock music) 4 00:00:15,164 --> 00:00:16,900 - I get this question asked a lot, 5 00:00:16,900 --> 00:00:19,120 and I would say if I'm trying to sum up 6 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:23,102 what the job of an Independent Duty Corpsman is, it's um ... 7 00:00:23,102 --> 00:00:23,935 (high action rock music) 8 00:00:23,935 --> 00:00:26,102 (chatter) 9 00:00:29,282 --> 00:00:30,220 - And to be an Independent Duty Corpsman 10 00:00:30,220 --> 00:00:32,650 is being like the highest person in the ring. 11 00:00:32,650 --> 00:00:36,230 - IDCs deploy out ships with naval special warfare, 12 00:00:36,230 --> 00:00:40,030 with small boat teams, with EOD, with the marines. 13 00:00:40,030 --> 00:00:43,600 - They're really like a jack of all trades, to be honest. 14 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,770 - What it means to be an Independent Duty Corpsman 15 00:00:45,770 --> 00:00:48,490 is that at one point in your career, 16 00:00:48,490 --> 00:00:50,723 you will have someone's life in your hands. 17 00:00:50,723 --> 00:00:52,255 (loud beeping) 18 00:00:52,255 --> 00:00:53,555 - [Student] So what are you going to do? 19 00:00:53,555 --> 00:00:54,388 What kind of IV are you using? 20 00:00:54,388 --> 00:00:55,221 - [Instructor] I got three patients. 21 00:00:55,221 --> 00:00:57,100 - The training to be an Independent Duty Corpsman 22 00:00:57,100 --> 00:00:58,173 is quite brutal. 23 00:00:59,020 --> 00:01:02,080 Today we're at Strategic Operations, 24 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,060 which is a hyper-realistic trauma training facility 25 00:01:05,060 --> 00:01:06,860 in San Diego, California 26 00:01:06,860 --> 00:01:09,200 that we use to train IDC students 27 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,990 at Surface Warfare Medical Institute. 28 00:01:11,990 --> 00:01:15,050 This training is so realistic, it gives me goosebumps. 29 00:01:15,050 --> 00:01:16,138 (explosion) 30 00:01:16,138 --> 00:01:18,080 (rock music) 31 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:19,240 - Okay, first off, when you come in here, 32 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:20,520 you see a big desert village, 33 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,870 you start wondering, "What did I get myself into?" 34 00:01:22,870 --> 00:01:25,087 And then you walk into a DDG area and be like, 35 00:01:25,087 --> 00:01:27,200 "Holy cow, we have a ship here as well!" 36 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:28,033 And then all of a sudden, 37 00:01:28,033 --> 00:01:29,810 they start hearing explosions and gunfire 38 00:01:29,810 --> 00:01:31,830 and that's part of actually training the student 39 00:01:31,830 --> 00:01:33,800 to be able to block out some of these sounds 40 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,800 and focus on what we're training them for. 41 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:37,960 We're not training them to be a Patrol Corpsman. 42 00:01:37,960 --> 00:01:39,780 We're not training them to be a marine. 43 00:01:39,780 --> 00:01:41,260 What we're doing is we're training them to be 44 00:01:41,260 --> 00:01:44,166 an actual lifesaver, Independent Duty Corpsman. 45 00:01:44,166 --> 00:01:45,173 - [Student] Doc, what do think is going on 46 00:01:45,173 --> 00:01:46,110 with this patient? 47 00:01:46,110 --> 00:01:48,290 - Real life experience is always a little bit different 48 00:01:48,290 --> 00:01:49,610 and we can't cover everything 49 00:01:49,610 --> 00:01:51,090 and we can't have everything perfect 50 00:01:51,090 --> 00:01:53,240 but what we're doing is we're getting them exposed 51 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:54,610 to as much as possible. 52 00:01:54,610 --> 00:01:57,660 So when they are exposed to it in the fleet, 53 00:01:57,660 --> 00:01:59,730 in real life, that it's not such a shock 54 00:01:59,730 --> 00:02:02,830 and they can move on and do what they're trained to do. 55 00:02:02,830 --> 00:02:05,330 - It's definitely stressful, definitely realistic 56 00:02:05,330 --> 00:02:07,730 with the actual amputees and the cut suits 57 00:02:07,730 --> 00:02:11,030 so it really looks like they're missing a leg or an arm. 58 00:02:11,030 --> 00:02:13,590 And, so that was really real. 59 00:02:13,590 --> 00:02:15,220 - It was very stressful, 60 00:02:15,220 --> 00:02:16,858 because you're trying to remember everything 61 00:02:16,858 --> 00:02:18,220 you've been taught during school, 62 00:02:18,220 --> 00:02:19,600 everything you've been taught in class 63 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,610 and you're actually applying it in real life. 64 00:02:22,610 --> 00:02:25,350 It was pretty crazy out there. 65 00:02:25,350 --> 00:02:27,150 - The more sweat here, is the less blood 66 00:02:27,150 --> 00:02:27,983 when we're deployed. 67 00:02:27,983 --> 00:02:30,450 So if I can get all these kinks worked out now 68 00:02:30,450 --> 00:02:31,860 before they get to the fleet, 69 00:02:31,860 --> 00:02:33,530 I'm just providing a better product 70 00:02:33,530 --> 00:02:35,730 for my friends that are deploying right now. 71 00:02:35,730 --> 00:02:38,480 And, to be honest, to relieve the senior IDCs 72 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,803 in the fleet that need to be relieved. 73 00:02:41,860 --> 00:02:43,960 - I think this training is absolutely critical 74 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,320 for an Independent Duty Corpsman of these days. 75 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,050 I'm very passionate about training my relief 76 00:02:49,050 --> 00:02:51,230 and I'm very passionate about this type of training 77 00:02:51,230 --> 00:02:54,293 because it's so realistic and will save lives in the fleet. 78 00:02:55,613 --> 00:02:57,015 - [Student] One, two, three down! 79 00:02:57,015 --> 00:02:59,305 (High action rock music) 80 00:02:59,305 --> 00:03:01,338 Alright, I gotta get out, if you can just... 81 00:03:01,338 --> 00:03:04,755 (high energy rock music)