An account of a few of the challenges of being a doctor for the USMC.
I was lucky, in that I didn’t work with recruits, just really green boots when they came to the Battallion. As an Intern I saw a few on my ED rotation, who had stated suicidality as a way to get out of basic training. (They got out).
I never had to do anything near this hard, and now don’t think I’d survive.
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Excellent article.
I never had to go to sick bay on the Island, myself.
But there were a lot who did.
cellulitis is the other common illness they neglected.
As bad as the wards are; they aren’t nearly as bad as the Island.