I was still wet behind the ears compared to these medics, but none of the medics gloated about having a combat jump or about having the Combat Medical Badge. Many of the medics from the Ranger Battalion had parachuted in Panama back in December, 1989. It was an honor to be in the presence of these Rangers. The training was physically intense, and as predicted I was getting into pretty decent shape. He deployed on several combat operations throughout his career. He had been a Special Forces medic before he went to school to become a physician assistant. The Ranger Battalion Chief Medical Officer was a hardcore physician assistant. This book is about the soldiers who bring compassion and humanity to the battlefield.
Rather than a technical manual, My Journey as a Combat Medic is a detailed firsthand account, concluding with a letter to new medics, providing a career’s worth of advice and knowledge as they begin their journeys.
My Journey as a Combat Medic is a no-holds-barred look at the modern medic in the US Army, allowing us a glimpse at the training as a soldier and as a specialist, as well as deployment and front line duties and the impact of service on civilian life, including an honest look at PTSD, from the author’s own personal experience.
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