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Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
"While I admire your intiative and care for the patients, if the Colonel catches you suturing people in the vitals signs closet, we'll both be in trouble. Make sure you don't get caught. Carry on."
Eagle, what facility are you in?
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LMAO...I have received many a similiar speech...
I was in Tripler...funny thing about it all...I only saw 4 uniforms the whole time...2 were 2LT nurses, and 2 were PV2...all 4 were squared away and cordial, but none were assigned to me...
All the "problem instigators" were civilians working the ward.
This is another point of contention that I have with the military medical system...
People routinely knock military providers for being less than adequate...when in fact, military providers are by in large some of the best in the country. Where we tend to get a poor label is in regards to all the civilians we hire for generally about 1/2 to 2/3rdwaht the local salaries are. These people are hired on cheap by the USG because they can't get or keep a job on the outside. I have seen this on my last 4 duty assignments. Shoot, when I was working the University Tramua center ED in syracuse, we had a PA get fired mid shift...he was THAT BAD, he had been fired from 2 previous jobs in the area as well...not 2 weeks later there he was, working in our TMC as a new hire...but again, he was hired on at about 46K a year as opposed to the 80K he was making at the University.
We (the military) seem to seek out the 10%'ers in order to save $$$...not a good practice.
Of course, we will see what happens once the administration gets ahold of the "letter of concern" that will be attache to my "would you like to share compliments on your experience" worksheet they gave me with my discharge.
Eagle
BTW...Saca, VERY pleased you had the right words to convince the crowd you were correct...that is a great picture!