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O92A Naval Special Warfare Special Operations Combat Medic (SOCM)

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

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Overview

A Naval Special Warfare Special Operations Combat Medic provides advanced emergency and combat casualty care during NSW training and operations. The medic performs trauma management, paramedic skills, basic emergency surgery, dental emergency treatment, and diving casualty care while instructing personnel, advising commanders, and maintaining Special Operations Advanced Tactical Paramedic certification.

Core Skills

  • Emergency care for diving casualties
  • Basic emergency surgical procedures
  • Basic traumatic dental emergency care
  • Tactical medical advising for operational commanders

Civilian Career Paths

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Paramedics

Advanced trauma casualty management, paramedic-level skills, and emergency care during NSW operations transfer directly to prehospital patient assessment and treatment.

How to prepare: Contact your state EMS office to map the education and licensing steps needed for paramedic practice against your documented SOCM training. National Registry certification alone does not authorize practice.

What the civilian work involves
  • Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures.
  • Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
  • Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • MEDITECH software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC O92A

    [1] NEC entry "O92A - Naval Special Warfare Special Operations Combat Medic (SOCM)"; cached text line 9797; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Emergency care for diving casualties, Basic emergency surgical procedures, Basic traumatic dental emergency care, Tactical medical advising for operational commanders, Paramedics (O*NET 29-2043.00)

  2. O*NET: Paramedics

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Paramedics (O*NET 29-2043.00)

  3. National Registry : Legal Differences Between Certification and Licensure

    [3] What if my state certifies, not licenses, EMS professionals?

    Supports: Paramedics (O*NET 29-2043.00)

Defense contractor jobs for O92A

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