High Speed Medic

I must say, I do take a bit of pride in being the most enthusiastic person in my class. Basic Combat Training has changed my attitude about things. I found out that if you have to do something, have fun doing it. An easy concept, but nobody ever said I was smart. But having figured this out, I am having a ton of fun learning about being a medic. EMT training is boring, but learning about it knowing how it applies to Whiskey training makes it a million bazillion times more interesting. We get to use things in ways they were never meant to be used, and we do this with complete impunity, as long as it works. As an EMT-B, we have tons of guide lines and regulations we have to follow. As combat medics, we just keep people alive. All rules and regulations are intelligent, as the stupid rules have been weeded out.
The Army also uses things that the civilian world has not been issued yet. Things like QuikClot.

Don't watch this if you are squeamish. But this stuff is teh AWESOME. Also, improvisation is going to be a lot of fun. Tampons are going to be a regular visitor to my alice bag. Great for gunshot wounds. Basically, a lot of fun will be had after Christmas break.
--Andy