There are five cognitive and four performance learning objectives for the Care Under Fire module. The cognitive learning objectives are to describe the role of fire superiority and how the tactical environment impacts Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), the actions required before engaging with a casualty to prevent harm or additional casualties, appropriate actions and priorities to treat and move casualties in Care Under Fire, the importance of early application of limb tourniquets, and the principles, advantages, and disadvantages of one-person drags/carries or two-person drags/carries in Care Under Fire.

The performance learning objectives are to demonstrate one-handed tourniquet self-application and two-handed tourniquet application to a casualty, and to demonstrate the one-person and two-person drags and carries of a casualty in Care Under Fire.