Originally Posted by
vecvechookattack
Nurse - those are good points but I think that you maybe missing the point....rather than amalgamating the nursing, dentist, medical corps of all 3 services....why not get rid of the lot? Why do we need so many doctors and nurses? why are dentists considered officers?....they are hardly doctors..... why not rely on the NHS?
You have to be extracting the urine on this one?
How many NHS dentists are willing to deploy on HM War Canoes? How much would it cost to select an NHS Doctor for a tour in Ascension? What is the chance of finding one that has a proper degree and language skills?
One attribute for RAF Doctors is AvMed knowledge. This includes a specialist area of physiology and also protective clothing. We once had a doctor fast-tracked through to the unit bypassing Cranditz. It fell to us to teach him not only the customs and etiquette of the Service but also AvMed. He had a brain the size of a planet and put our training to good effect,but that is another story.