Expectation Versus Reality: Combat Medic Edition
Humor
By Eric Miller | July 22, 2021
Combat medic.
Just the utterance of the title brings to mind intense, profound imagery. A young medic renders aid to his wounded brothers in the chaos of battle. With deft hands and ice in his veins, the steely-eyed medic stabilizes his squad mate just before hoisting him onto his shoulders and running 5 klicks to the evac point. Our hero then straps down the wounded soldier, and the two exchange a simple affirming nod as the medevac chopper lifts off. Then our brave medic returns to the battlefield and gets back to work.
Yeah, that’s a load of bullshit.
As a former medic, I can confidently say you are 90% more likely to stick your finger up an infantryman’s ass than you are to stick it into his bullet wound. Odds are it’s going to be more than once. There are a lot of myths and expectations that come with being a combat medic, and they need to be tempered with a strong dose of reality.
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