Big Changes Coming for Army’s Busy Medical Force
Tue, 12/07/2021 - 08:41
The Army surgeon general said he’s both “incredibly proud” and concerned about the Army medical community, one that is hardworking and dedicated but on the cusp of big changes.
Speaking Dec. 7 at an Association of the U.S. Army Medical Hot Topic titled “Holistic Health and the Soldier,” Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle said it is important that troops have confidence “to do things a normal man would not do” because they can depend on Army medicine to look out for them.
People in Army medicine “love what they do,” he said, but they’re never really in a peacetime mode. “That concerns me. I want to keep them Army Strong,” he said. That means being a Total Army force with one standard of excellence that spreads the load across a larger group.
“Medical readiness is a battle we constantly deal with,” said Dingle, who also is commanding general of Army Medical Command.
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