EMS Personnel- Vanguard Caution

Started by DakRadz, June 30, 2016, 07:45:58 PM

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DakRadz

June 30, 2016, 07:45:58 PM
So Vanguard has every one of the new color EMS badges listed as "Paramedic."

Which means you have to pick
Paramedic- 6200 (EMT)
Paramedic Senior- 6201 (AEMT/EMT-I)
Paramedic Master- 6202 (actual, you know, Paramedics lol)

Currently sorting this out with customer service- I though they had actually just started listing them with the proper cert names and ordered the Paramedic badge.
Lack of pictures didn't help.

And my email reads Paramedic, but the paper invoice reads Basic EMT. Same item number.

The metal insignia looks really good, by the way. Star is unfilled and only touches wreath at 5 points.

Shuman 14

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June 30, 2016, 09:18:35 PM
Picture please... if you can.
Joseph J. Clune
Lieutenant Colonel, Military Police

USMCR: 1990 - 1992                           USAR: 1993 - 1998, 2000 - 2003, 2005 - Present     CAP: 2013 - 2014, 2021 - Present
INARNG: 1992 - 1993, 1998 - 2000      Active Army: 2003 - 2005                                       USCGAux: 2004 - Present

DakRadz

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July 01, 2016, 11:53:40 AM


Colors do all match, light notwithstanding. I added my olde EMT badge just for comparison.

On that note, $3 shipped for two cloth new EMT insignia!


P.P.S. My metal badge was listed as EMT Master, nothing about Paramedic.

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Shuman 14

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July 01, 2016, 10:35:33 PM
Looks good, thanks for posting.
Joseph J. Clune
Lieutenant Colonel, Military Police

USMCR: 1990 - 1992                           USAR: 1993 - 1998, 2000 - 2003, 2005 - Present     CAP: 2013 - 2014, 2021 - Present
INARNG: 1992 - 1993, 1998 - 2000      Active Army: 2003 - 2005                                       USCGAux: 2004 - Present

Slim

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July 02, 2016, 08:01:58 AM Last Edit: July 02, 2016, 08:10:49 AM by Slim
Level of licensure determines which badge you wear.  Basic EMT gets the basic badge, intermediate/specialist gets the star, and paramedics get the star and wreath, per CAPM 39-1, para 10.4.7 (which is where the 160-1 refers us for occupational insignia under the HS program).

Although, in a real world sense, nobody outside of CAP will know the difference, and those in CAP won't let you practice more than lifesaving first aid, I suppose it really doesn't matter which one you wear.

ETA: reg cite


Slim

DakRadz

#5
July 02, 2016, 12:32:37 PM
I understand that, but as a Paramedic, I was looking for the wreath-and-star badge, not expecting that all badges would be labeled as 3 flavors of paramedic.

This is a guide to picking the right one for those already in the EMS field, since I made the mistake personally.

True that last part though. I earned my EMT while in CAP, which means I'm still entitled to that badge, and since my "throwback" BDU I dug out from cadet days has a basic badge... I might play EMT every now and again lol. Same skills in CAP.

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