Stop being such a weenie. You were smart enough to get into USUHS you will figure all of this out. They teach 18 yo privates with IQ's somewhere around room temperature how to do this in a couple of weeks.
When I was commissioned I was given a copy of the Army Officer's guide, which is fairly outdated but explains every custom/courtesy in excruciating detail. I didn't learn a thing from it. I got a good handle on military custom after being immersed in an operational unit for four weeks. After 4 years, I probably could have written a book myself.
FWIW my bosses for all 4 years were helicopter pilots and for the most part I couldn't have asked for better leaders, mentors, or confidantes. I would have taken them in a heartbeat over the nurses, MSC's (who hate doctors), physical therapists and other non-entities who abound in clinics/MTF's. I always felt sorry for the guys who weren't in line units.
- ex 61N
