[AKA_Monet]

Dekeguy,

Thank you for your honest and clear reply... I appreciate what you have done, what your battle group has done and what you all may have to do, if necessary.

I have a few friends serving in this war and they are telling me things that would be considered unacceptable coming from my profession--medicine. We cannot have a patient on a surgery table unpreppred. Malpractice would nail us to the cross. But many medical doctors who receive training at my current location are ready to leave because the "state" has malpractice insurance up so high, it is not worth practicing here. And if there were to be any epidemic, or threatening health conditions--whoa to the patients coming in the hospitals... Because there would be very few medical doctors or nurses (practionner's included) to do the type of job required to protect the health of the patient.

From what my friends were telling me there are some "policy issues" related to "Geneva Convention" Rules... But we can post that on a different group... However, I was shocked at what you are NOT allowed to do, which seemed to me that stopped you from doing the best job. I know that is how it is being a soldier--you don't question the orders, you carry them out...

But, I am sorry, I just want to make sure most of you folks are set and cared for completely when you are civilians or deployed...