Ethan Miles, chairman of the Tier 2/Combat Lifesaver Working Group, said in the release. 'One of the many things that the Global War on Terrorism has taught us is that one of the most important things you can do in saving lives is training non-medical people,' Army Lt. The curriculum goes up to Tier 4, which is training for special operations medics, physicians and physician assistants.
All non-medical service members currently receive training at the most basic level of TC3 in a one-day classroom course. Tier 2 is part of the four-tiered Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) curriculum the Pentagon required the armed forces to create.