LechoZX wrote:lmetrucking wrote:LechoZX wrote-"But what does that have to do with actually doing field medicine?"
It has absolutley nothing to do with actually doing field medicine.
It has absolutely everything to do with doing field medicine as a combat medic in the United States Army.
Sorry I didn't realize we were being hyper specific now.
Please explain. For some reason I think if there is somebody who needs medical attention they won't care if the guy is wearing a different shaped hat.
You can serve a perfectly grilled, medium rare, dry aged porterhouse steak in a clown outfit, but there isn't a respectable steakhouse in the country that has clowns serving steaks.
You can do open-heart surgery in a g-string and pasties so long as you scrub your body well-enough, but there isn't a hospital in the country that is going to let you do open-heart surgery in stripper-wear.
You can be President of the US and do a photo-op with the PM of Germany in a velvet track suit and big gold clock around your neck like Flavor Flav, but there isn't anyone in the world who won't laugh his ass off if they see Obama doing that.
You can wear a Jerry Garcia tie-dyed shirt and flared jeans and drive around in an ambulance saving lives as in EMT, but there isn't a medical center in the country that will let you do that.
Uniforms... everyone's got one... the Sikh has his super-power dictated uniform... the Army has it's uniform... if you want to be in the Army, put down the Sikh-wear (and any practices that don't jive with Army rules), and put on the appropriate uniform and grooming.
Dressing up with big orange towel on your head might win you kudos in Hinduistan... that shit don't fly here... leave the toga, flipflops, and towelhead at home, and bring a razor if you want to join the US Army.