army national guard members, do you train

[TurboGTA]

I've been in the guards for 4 yrs now as a medic and we do not train

medics are always doing crap work, urinalisys (spelling) and height weight checks,annual medical screenings etc etc

for the entire company



and if we aren't doing that we are doing inventory on all the medical supplies


supplies are missing because people steal , we go to drill 1 month and have new stuff next month we drill stuff is missing and its not our medics stealing-fulltime national guard people have the keys to our supply room

the supply sergeant is a shady prick--I remember getting ripped off when he issued my gear to me--it was only 1 item but I remember he said you don't need it but had me sign for it(didn't realize it at the time)



we get 0 time to train when out in the field medics are just there as support/medical coverage so the range personel will allow us to occupy the range

so the tankers,morter's,scouts etc etc can shoot all there guns

but get this I was trained as a medic on my drill weekends and it was not good training-I forgot most of what was taught

and I don't have an aid bag to take with me to the field (bags were stolen)

so when I go out as a medic to support a range I have to take medical gear like bandages and splints -stuffed in my own personal back pack

but remember my crappy training I don't feel confident that I could even save anyone




wish I never signed up


and now I might end up getting deployed to iraq

not only do I not have enough training as a medic

was I trained well enough to be a combat soldier to do convoy escort protection HELL NO

I was in the airforce for 3 months (long story ,bitch problems)back in 1987 no infantry training there



only thing going for me is my target shooting hobby I qualify expert everytime with both .223 and 9mm



really pisses me off that we don't learn a da,mn thing at drill weekends or at our 2 weeks annual training

now my life is just starting to be enjoyable-wife kids,job TTA


off to war to die thats just great

 

[gordyzx9r]

Originally posted by TurboGTA
...off to war to die thats just great

I heard somewhere once that if you act like a victim, then you'll be a victim. In the past two years I've spent eight months in Afghanistan and a year in Iraq, I know it sounds cheesey but when things looked bleak I would always start singing the words to Anthrax's song "In My World" (particularly "I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid, nothing touches me I'm walking razor blade, face to face with fear, face to face with death...). You'll be surprised what you can accomplish under the circumstances you'll find yourself in while deployed.

 

[Vector]

Ohhhh, on Monday I am going to have to have ruffrocca reply to this post. They ran his butt in the Army in Korea; now he is an active Guards-man.

 

[sixgun86gn]

You are complaining because nobody has taken you by the hand and made you keep your training from AIT refreshed?

Sorry man,but you are to blame for not keeping yourself in ready mode.You have manuals and such,just read up and have someone at home help you practice.Don't expect someone to just come up and re-teach you what it is your job to keep up on.You are a soldier so act like it and handle up.

I too was a medic in the Army and I went to a reserve hospital.I agree they do not use you properly and send you on stupid details.I myself spent most of my time in the motor pool doing stuff for the lazy mechanics.When we went out on our 2 week training in summer I still had what i know with me because I kept it up on my own.That was my job to do so that I did not let my fellow soldiers down.Even though we did no medic training what so ever all year I was at the top of my game and got many good thanks from the 1st sgt on up to my C.O. for such good work.I also supported my fellow medics by drilling them with questions to find out what they needed to retrain for.That is why I was a section leader at the lowly rank of SPC with 2 e-5s under me...thats right, under me.That was passed straight down from a full bird because I showed leadership abilities and a pride in my duties.You should too.

The thing about the supply seargeant i understand too...they are all shady.Did some one not teach you to never sign for something if you don't have it?Even if someone tells you to.

I thank all the servicemen that are out there right now including you.I did my time and sometimes wish I was there with you guys again...then i come back to reality.I just get P.O.ed when some soldier who just signed up for college money whines because now he has to do his job that he signed on the dotted line for.God protect you and I pray for your family that you come home safe,but please don't come here crying because of your failure to realize how important your job is.


Can't in the military vocabulary means the same thing as won't...so please do not say you can't do something,it is self defeating.Keep a can do attitude and you will be surprised at what you really can do.