I agree with you doc, but the whole of training is geared to fighting through he bad times and still getting through. If you went sick with 'flu and had to miss a nine mile speed march for instance, it wouldn't go down too well with the troop instructors. Until that attitude changes, then the guys will do nine mile speed marches (and other things), irregardless.
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Yeh there is that Sneaks and I agree you have to crack on, we've all done it. But there should be a mature mentality that "hang on Im hanging out, if I bust a gut when hanging out I could do more damage, so lets get fixed and come back stronger"
Training is tough and I for one got sick of the sickbay rangers coming in every few days with a sniffle, but for things that arent sorting themselves out then the sickbay beckons. Its a tough call in training when the pressure is there to crack on and your training team and oppos may frown upon going sick, but thats a question for each individual to answer, there comes a point when being a biff and letting the side down will be a bigger fark up than going sick.
Military medicine isnt all cuddles anyway, our aim was always "fix 'em and return 'em" and most treatments can be taken whilst you crack on with training. Thats why medics are early to rise so you can go sick get some brufen and still be down the bottom field by 8am!
And in fairness I sorted alot of things out during the evenings or a quick chat in the galley queue. Moreso in a unit, tap on the grot door, chat at scran, chinwag over the bench press, even blokes asking "whats this then Doc?"
when ashore!!!
Bootneck MA's arent the nursey nursey, its direct, qualified medical care given to get the blokes back into it ASAP, usually done with a warped sense of humour and more often than not with a hangover
Training is tough and I for one got sick of the sickbay rangers coming in every few days with a sniffle, but for things that arent sorting themselves out then the sickbay beckons. Its a tough call in training when the pressure is there to crack on and your training team and oppos may frown upon going sick, but thats a question for each individual to answer, there comes a point when being a biff and letting the side down will be a bigger fark up than going sick.
Military medicine isnt all cuddles anyway, our aim was always "fix 'em and return 'em" and most treatments can be taken whilst you crack on with training. Thats why medics are early to rise so you can go sick get some brufen and still be down the bottom field by 8am!
And in fairness I sorted alot of things out during the evenings or a quick chat in the galley queue. Moreso in a unit, tap on the grot door, chat at scran, chinwag over the bench press, even blokes asking "whats this then Doc?"
when ashore!!! Bootneck MA's arent the nursey nursey, its direct, qualified medical care given to get the blokes back into it ASAP, usually done with a warped sense of humour and more often than not with a hangover
