I was a ground pounder I had 3 years prior infantry.... So naturally my branch detailer thought I would stay with the infantry ( several years in Parachute Infantry units 75th,508th/173rd, 504th/82nd) I did 26 months as a rifle platoon and rifle company senior medic in Bco / 508th, 12 months as a B trauma team leader in the HHC/504th, and 6 months as an ambulance aide/driver HHC/ 508th. My Time at the 75th was with the fwd trauma team at HHC ( they were involved in the POW rescue in the early iraq war 2003) . My next assignment was to go to the Aero -Medevac Company in Germany. After that I was going to find a coushie assignment in the schoolhouse or Civil Affairs.
I think you had to have about 4 months of continuous flight or 30+ Air missions under fire. My PA got a Air medal V for a couple of nighttime meddevac mission under fire...... he and I where the same age and good friends... I was be his instructor for ACLS, PHTLS and BCLS. I rubbed it in his face my ARCOM V was for actually shooting back at the Taliban and treating casualties.... he laughed and point to his combat jump star ( Panama 1/75th 1989).... and said "match that" .. I skulked away