United States Navy Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman - Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman

Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman

The SARCs are a team trained and specialized in the same aspects of their Recon Marine and special operator counterparts, in amphibious entry, deep recon and direct action. They are also capable of conducting detailed underwater ship-bottom searches. During operational status, the teams will then be dispersed evenly throughout the Marine recon platoons; usually one amphibious recon corpsman per platoon. SARCs have regularly acted as a point man, sharp shooter, radio operator, or even the team leader in the Marine recon teams/platoons. More recently, SARCs are being deployed with Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC), Naval Special Warfare and Army Special Forces units due to their highly advanced skills in combat trauma care and diving medicine. SARCs have also been known to have been assigned to platoons in the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (formally known as SEAL Team Six) and have worked alongside Air Force Pararescuemen in combat rescue operations.