Yo Hi All.
Reading what has been written here just brings me back to my time
in SMM.
Ya, anyway, SMM is now known as IMT if i remembered
correctly.
Hope the below explain how a life as a medic is;-
Life as a trainee in SMM.
Basically, first week will be quite weird as no one knows each
other, but by 2nd week to the last day of ur trainee life, it will
be heaven.
Throughout the medic course, you will book in @ 10pm sharp on
sunday night and book out @ 5pm sharp (it wont be later than that!
never! haha).
Specs there are usually very friendly and nice except for the
minority which is so obsessed with the Sergeant authority to pump
us, fresh pop privates.
Basically u wake up @ 5.15 every morning, do some light 5BX (which
in my course was 20push up, 20jumping jack and 20 situp). Go for
breakfast, come back to bunk (supposedly to do area cleaning) to
sleep till 7.15.
7.30am -> First Parade with our beloved medic song.
Medics all are we, the medics of the field, we serve the wounded
and the sick~
kk, enough.. =\ You'll learn the pledge and song soon.
By 8am you will be sitted in the audit for lectures, which 80% of
my course-mate slept throughout the whole course. 9.30-10am usually
is canteen break and getting back to audit, lectures again till
11.30 than go for lunch. Back to bunch to sleep till 1.15pm, pack
abit, fall in for practical lessons held in training shed @ 1.30pm.
3pm-3.30pm again usually are canteen break than back to study at
training shed till dinner which is @ 5pm. Usually after dinner, you
will just wait for last parade or not, it will to computer lab for
some revision on medic stuff. So basically, is the life shiok? To
me it was =) Love my life there.
Anyway, the tricky one in the course in the exams, but somehow
rather, mug for a lil bit and you will get your way out =D
--Anyway, i just graduated out.. less than a year--
Life as a medic really start when you're posted to units.
Let me elaborate abit from here on, (Splitted into different
groups).
Combat Medic;
HQ Medic- I would say you will be very lucky to be a HQ medic than.
HQ medic do basic covering of activties and building on the BCS in
ATEC. BCS would be deployed with your HQ Medical Platoon with MOs
and so usually kind of shiong. The good part here is that you
stayed in the Medical Center 90% of your time and will be task,
given roles. (Eg, treatment i/c, dispen i/c, MOPA).
When coy medic do live I/V outfield, under the hot sun, you shoot
I/V in sickbay with the cool aircon blowing at you.
Coy Medic- Which is what i am now. Commonly known as Platoon Medic.
To be frank, it's very shiong to be a coy medic as you're tasked
with combat duties adding onto ur medical duties. For eg, people
chiong with SBO rifle helmet, you add on ur MOP, Strecher and
follow the Platoon Sergeant. You dont frequent the medical center
that often but you'll always take chance to go there and slack.
keke. Most of the time, in a combat active unit, you're just like
normal MAN. Doing sai kang most of the time, and if not, training
with them under the hot sun. A coy usually has 4 medic so it
rotate. 1 will be doing cover whereas the other 3 will be chionging
as well, which is quite shiong and shag for medics. So all coy
medic, please take care of yourself and train up. IMO, it's very
important.
Service Medic;
Well, Basically stay in the medical center. 8-5 job. Just wait for
ORD.
I hope the above give you guys the understanding of being a medic
and what it go through. Of course, small detail stuff i've left out
but these is wat roughly it is.
Last and for most,
Be proud as a medic as what you learn is a life-long skill.
80% of my course mate doesnt want to be a medic but till we pass
out of course, we pass out with honor and pride.
Drill this in ur brain and spread it around,
" Medics are not weakling. You think medics are sissy than help
your platoon medic carry his strecher in exercise and stop
whinning. Stop shouting for medic when you only need them "
Seek Save Serve, MEDIC!
