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TCCC Combat Lifesaver (TCCC CLS)

TCCC Combat Lifesaver (TCCC CLS) is a 40-hour course for non-medical military personnel being deployed into combat. Download TCCC CLS course materials.  All CMC instructors are eligible to teach CMC and CLS. All CLS instructors are eligible to teach CLS and ASM under the guidance of a full TCCC-CMC course coordinator. All CMC instructors are eligible to teach CMC, CLS, and ASM. All CLS instructors are eligible to teach CLS and ASM. 

You can access TCCC CLS course materials HERE.

The TCCC CLS course replaces the TCCC for All Combatants (TCCC-AC) course.  As of January 1, 2021, NAEMT no longer offers the TCCC-AC course.

Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC): In addition to NAEMT’s general instructor requirements, current TCCC instructors and instructor candidates are required to demonstrate knowledge and skills for each of the TCCC tiers they plan to teach (1-All Service Members, 2-Combat Life Saver, 3-Combat Medic and Corpsman), which can be accessed at https://deployedmedicine.com/market/226. Current TCCC-CMC and TCCC-CLS instructors with no military service can maintain their instructor status by teaching the required number of courses each year.