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Originally Posted by JackADeli
...Looking at the military from the outside and with only second hand information... I would not join as a physician. ...Would I be a "soldier"? I'm not sure. I'm not sure the military would risk providing me with the "exciting" or "high speed" training opportunities. I think they would probably be afraid I might get injured and then they would loose a doctor.... So, in essence, if I joined today, 1. not a great income, 2. none of the great adventure, 3. internal conflict as to the level of care I am trained to provide as opposed to level I am able to provide, 4. not sure I want the retirement benefits... Thus, IMHO, folks not rushing to join and difficulty in retaining those already joined...
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I thought about this more and more today when looking at the global picture...
We had 9/11, other events after 9/11
Then we had an election & overnight there was no "war on terror"
We have an emergency to close Gitmo and bring war criminals to civilian trial.... in New York.
Ft. Hood massacre that involved a Jihadist, in contact with an Imam (apparently recently killed) that acknowledged advising the Ft. Hood guy to kill US soldiers.... This was apparently
NOT terrorism attack... maybe something coined as "second tier PTSD"...
Now, we have a guy with a bomb, on the terror watch list, his own father calling US embassies, gets on a plane.....
Is it military medicine? Not exactly. But, the point is that these contradictions and spins are all part of the military reality. Thus you need to have your eyes open when you sign these contracts. We like to think of ourselves as "special".... especially since we are.... "Doctors". Please don't fool yourselves. Keep your eyes open.
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Originally Posted by JackADeli
1. Your job is whatever is in the best interest of the military
2. The best interest of the military is determined by someone other then you (may be "dumber" then you) and can (often will) change without your input...
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