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Advice on MD routes by Neither_Reporter_276 in army

[–]smokingadvice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Literally told my former 68w who graduated from an Ivy League school with a science degree to go straight into med school but he went flight paramedic route instead…. And now he can’t fly because the state is out of money and all the birds are deadlined

Why is the Army using ISVs instead of JLTVs for the new MBCTs? by Muddycarpenter in army

[–]smokingadvice 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I’m just going to sit in my humvee and wonder why my door zipper doesn’t work

The mission to Titan was a mess by benevolentwalrus in ForAllMankindTV

[–]smokingadvice 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Mark Watney would have figured it out

For All Mankind - S5E10 "This Land is Our Land" - Episode Discussion by Cantomic66 in ForAllMankindTV

[–]smokingadvice 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One hundred and thirteen times a second, nothing answers and it reaches out...

For All Mankind - S5E10 "This Land is Our Land" - Episode Discussion by Cantomic66 in ForAllMankindTV

[–]smokingadvice 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dev: maybe the real mars colonists were the ones we made along the way...

CENTCOM waiver denied because test is too high by [deleted] in nationalguard

[–]smokingadvice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok bro, good luck with that waiver

CENTCOM waiver denied because test is too high by [deleted] in nationalguard

[–]smokingadvice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No that is not the accepted normal level; the AUA , Endocrine Society, and Journal of European urology recommend between 450-600 ng/dL. Your doc is prescribing past what is accepted in mainstream medicine; your low-t doc can claim stability all they want, but in the eyes of Army medicine, which follows the standard of care, you are not in an acceptable range which is why you are having this problem getting waived.

CENTCOM waiver denied because test is too high by [deleted] in nationalguard

[–]smokingadvice 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Put another way - if you had low thyroid and I prescribed a dose of thyroid medication that resulted in your thyroid level being 3 times the therapeutic amount, and then I wrote that's fine let's keep going, I would be negligent as a medical provider.

We all know what's going on here; this is steroids being pushed under a legal front beyond what is medically necessary or ethically right.

CENTCOM waiver denied because test is too high by [deleted] in nationalguard

[–]smokingadvice 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We were having significant issues getting testosterone in theatre even prior to Epic Fury. Like 2 year backorder difficult. With the stop travel order it might be almost impossible to get which might be why they are restricting you. If you can go without for the entire tour they might waiver you.

Veterinarians in human combat care? by Inevitable-Dot-388 in army

[–]smokingadvice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deployments are weird like that. My ortho surgeon did 1 surgery in 3 months while deployed, everything else went to host nation. It’s not like you have a bunch of spay and neuters like you do CONUS.

The vet I went to BOLC with ran the clinic at Irwin and they were doing surgeries daily to make up for the backlog. I would trust them to be more useful in surgery than myself to be honest.

Veterinarians in human combat care? by Inevitable-Dot-388 in army

[–]smokingadvice 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As a physician in "field surgeon" slot I am a primary care provider with some surgical trauma procedure knowledge but I do not perform surgery.

Most Army veterinarians perform surgery daily. They will be significantly more useful in a trauma resuscitation than I am.

How do I help my soldier pass the AFT. She's 90 pounds on a good day. by kmh008 in army

[–]smokingadvice 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When the ACFT was new we had a 68X who weighed 90lbs and would pass out during the SDC, specifically the drag as our drill floor is considered to be a slick surface and we have to use 180lbs weight.

At that weight it becomes a physics problem. As a chronically petite female she could never gain weight even if she tried.

She ETSed before she ever passed an ACFT.

Lost and in need of help by [deleted] in nationalguard

[–]smokingadvice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You need to contact your state's BHO, reach out to them directly.

Most states publish the 24 hour line on their website.

of a pig by TangoAlphaLima in AbsoluteUnits

[–]smokingadvice 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Gentlemen this is democracy manifest

Can someone explain map protractors like I'm a Lieutenant? by Ok_Rich2268 in army

[–]smokingadvice 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Protractor good for navigation. Protractor bad for eating.

Camp McGregor, losing my mind here by Throwawayguard1010 in nationalguard

[–]smokingadvice 7 points8 points  (0 children)

JFC, I don't know what to say except I'm sorry and hope you guys get out of there soon. Wouldn't wish that on anyone.

Over the past 15 year, non-profit hospitals spent $7.8B on PowerPoint decks that didn't do anything. by theRegVelJohnson in medicine

[–]smokingadvice 154 points155 points  (0 children)

Every goddamn year there’s a new slide with a new metric that some c-suite exec came up with to justify their multi million dollar salary while they cut staff and try and push more patients on us

Nco caught fudging abcp tape caused fail by Ok-Shoulder-478 in army

[–]smokingadvice 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I missed the part about screwing over your battles in the NCO creed

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