Army Combat Medic

I remember when I was a new young medic, it was up to our Sergeant to make sure that we recieved the training we needed to be good at our jobs. Luckily I had a good doctor and a awesome medical sergeant that provided the training for us. Today, medics go to a centralized location to stay current on medical skills. I went to Fort Knox twice to train up as a medic myself in the last 2 yrs of my military career. Did I really learn anything new ? No, but it was an awesome review of things. I say no only because I work as a medical professional already. I am glad that the Army requires medics to attend these classes. In my book: My Journey as a Combat Medic: From Desert Storm to Operation Enduring Freedom, I talk about the medical training that I recieved, alot of it was school house based, but some of the lessons I learned were on the job. The fictional Captain James Kirk from Star Trek said once.. ” We learn by doing”… This can also be applied to the 20th century also -The Author of My Journey as a Combat Medic: From Desert Storm to Operation Enduring Freedom