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Old 08-05-2007, 09:40   #7
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Originally Posted by crash
I'm looking for someone involved in the SOCM course that could give me some info about why a soldier was removed from the course.

Just trying to figure out what really happend and whether he is full of Shiz or not.

Maybe I'm wrong but I think the Army spends a little too much time and money sending someone there to remove them from the course for improperly placing a chest tube?

Thanks.
Let me elaborate.

I am intimately familiar with the SOCM Course, the cadre, and the relief policy.

We are seriously short on 18Ds right now, the relief policy requires a number of retraining and recycles opportunities before being removed from the course. Any student who can be salvaged, is being salvaged. As recently as 2001, that was not necessarily the case, and people were removed from training for lesser reasons.

At the same time, I do not want someone graduating who cannot perform all of their duties competently to at least Skill Level 2 practicing medicine on me or any of my people.

We are not going to look into a specific case and provide you any details on someone else's personal business. You should know better than to ask.

I would say that there is more to the soldier's story than he has told you, but it is really none of your business as long as he is competent and soldiers properly in your unit.

Hope that helps.

TR
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