The Air Reserve is an important part of the Air Force Team. Reservists are ordinary citizens who volunteer to devote a portion of their free time to military service. In the Air Force, Reservists serve as partners with members of the Regular Force to accomplish the Air Force mission.
1 One of most common arteries for counting your pulse are the radial artery, located on the inside of the wrist near the side of your thumb. 2  Another common place to take your pulse is the carotid artery, found on the neck between the wind pipe and neck muscle.
Although peripheral pulses are palpable at a variety of body sites, the radial pulse is the easiest to access and is therefore the most frequently checked peripheral pulse. Assessment of other peripheral sites, such as the carotid or femoral pulses, is not usually part of routine vital-sign measurement.