AFI36-2644 sets guidance and requirements for Self-Aid and Buddy Care (SABC) Training across Air Force units.
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It covers SABC training as an Expeditionary Skills Training requirement and describes the knowledge and skills intended to reduce injury, death, and disability. It also establishes program roles, instructor requirements, training support arrangements, and updated training exemptions.
Applies to: This Instruction applies to all Air Force (AF), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and Air National Guard (ANG) units.
SABC training provides knowledge and skills to minimize injury and prevent death or disability in deployed environments or home station emergencies.
Foundational education received during basic military enlisted/officer training courses do not fulfill the SABC requirement for pre-deployment EST.
SABC training does not qualify as formal medical education therefore is exempt from regulatory and educational requirements associated with formal medical courses (e.g., Blood-Borne Pathogen Protection, Privacy Act).
MAJCOM AF, AFRC and ANG Commander: Must appoint a primary and alternate MAJCOM SABC Advisor to oversee the SABC training program (T-1).
Must be a current SABC Instructor (T-3).