My Journey as a Combat Medic

From Desert Storm to Operation Enduring Freedom

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Description

Patrick Thibeault has served in the US Army in various capacities since the 1990s, originally training as an Airborne soldier before specialising as a combat medic.

My Journey as a Combat Medic covers his original training and deployment before providing a look at the roles he's since played in the US Army's forces, including his recent deployment to Afghanistan.

It is a no-holds bar look at the modern medic in the US Army, allowing us a glimpse at the training as a soldier and as a specialist, as well as deployment and front line duties and the impact of service on civilian life, including an honest look at PTSD, from the author's own personal experience.

Rather than a technical manual, My Journey as a Combat Medic is a detailed first hand account, concluding with a letter to new medics, providing a career's worth of advice and knowledge as they begin their journeys.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Airborne, All the Way
Chapter 2: Desert Storm
Chapter 3: Army Training
Chapter 4: Medical Training
Chapter 5: The Combat Medic
Chapter 6: The Army and the National Guard
Chapter 7: Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan
Chapter 8: Camp Victory, Afghanistan
Chapter 9: Healthcare in the Military
Chapter 10: The Final Years
Chapter 11: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Chapter 12: Dear New Medic

About the Author

Product details

Published Jul 20 2012
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 153
ISBN 9781782000907
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Patrick Thibeault

Patrick Thibeault was raised as an Army brat. Upon…

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