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Just wondering. I have dealt with them and/or seen and heard many many accounts of them over the years and long ago concluded I wouldn't let the military ever do anything more medically advanced than give me a tetnus shot if I could help it.
No offense but I'm not into "20 questions" and what branch is not really relevant as I've been treated (and have first-hand knowledge of others treated) at Army, Navy, and Air Force facilities.
You?
Just wondering. I have dealt with them and/or seen and heard many many accounts of them over the years and long ago concluded I wouldn't let the military ever do anything more medically advanced than give me a tetnus shot if I could help it.
I'm certainly not saying they ALL are by any means. That would be ridiculous. I mean in general.Not sure it's fair to lump all military facilities, or all doctors and employees of these facilities together as inept.
I was talking about active duty facilities - VA hospitals from what I gather are far worse.Having said that, I know when my father was an inpatient at a very large VA hospital
Anyone who's been around federal govt for any length of time is not exactly shocked by that. They are notorious slugs.my issue was more with the civil service employees, who, IMO, some were lazy, arrogant, irritated by family members, complacent in their jobs
Yep. If you hear of one getting fired let me know, because that is about as common as Haley's comet.due to the fact that they were civil service employees and it takes a huge act of negligence, neglect, poor job performance, etc., to fire them, and they knew it.
Again, what a shock....I aksed one of them where I could locate a wheelchair to wheel my father outside for a visit with the family. I asked three times and then just stood there, when the nurse saw I wasn't going to move on, without a word, she threw a clipboard on the counter, huffed out of her seat and went and jerked up open a closet where there were wheelchairs and huffed off. All she had to do is direct me to the closet less than 3 feet away I would have gotten the wheelchair myself.
That's great! My experience w/the docs has been very mixed, but the %s aren't great.At the clinic where I get care, I love my doctor. He takes time with me, has a very caring and patient nature. Answers my questions and does not ever make me feel like he is rushing or I'm a bother.
Again, big surprise. They're like spoiled children. If you let someone get away with something, it's only going to embolden them and get worse. Why the govt doesn't get this and/or doesn't care I'll never know.The support staff there, however, the lady at the front desk and the nurse, are about as rude as they come, like the folks being seen are a nuisance and they can't be bothered with just being courteous.
Ah the trailer park/ghetto element; isn't it great?There apperance is atrocious, wearing flip-flops and faded, worn-out shorts to work.
To be fair, this is not really so. They do usually have a professional appearance though and on avg far better than ther others - ie your overall point is well taken.In the private sector, you are required to wear a unfiorm, scrubs or suitable street clothes, and open-toed shoes of any kind are not allowed.
I agree. And it does go with doctors too. I got once as far as going to see a med unit's commander on the spot because a Major with an attitude decided he couldn't be bothered to see me (I had come from out of state) because I was 5 whole minutes late (due to an accident on the highway, even tho I left well ahead of schedule). Commander wasn't in but his staff got an earful. I was seen.If you're experiencing inept behavior with anyone, you need to confront them on it and let someone in charge know.
No offense but I'm not into "20 questions" and what branch is not really relevant as I've been treated (and have first-hand knowledge of others treated) at Army, Navy, and Air Force facilities.
You?
You don't have to answer if you don't want to.
No offense but I'm not into "20 questions" and what branch is not really relevant as I've been treated (and have first-hand knowledge of others treated) at Army, Navy, and Air Force facilities.
You?
Just wondering. I have dealt with them and/or seen and heard many many accounts of them over the years and long ago concluded I wouldn't let the military ever do anything more medically advanced than give me a tetnus shot if I could help it.
But the Dole/Albright commission under Bush swore they would fix all of that.
No you don't. Although why you think I would lie about it and the "red flag" remarks are beyond me.And we don't have to believe him if we don't want to. His response raises...... how shall I say it nicely........ red flags.
Then why did you even respond to the thread? Just to be nosy?I don't have to deal with the issue.
Again it really doesn't matter to me whether you believe I served or not, esp for some brilliant reason like I won't answer your questions. FYI I am stingy about giving out even very general personal info online for the same reason I didn't just give my new dentist my SSN. There is no need to know and handing out such things unnecessarily is IMO stupid. To each their own I guess.looks like you never served in the US Military.
Seems to me that the Army is worst of all. Landstuhl *shudder* I almost had a unit commander there up on charges. He had his little admin receptionists making medical determinations on walk-ins ie whether they were "really sick" or not. Brilliant eh?Just wondering. I have dealt with them and/or seen and heard many many accounts of them over the years and long ago concluded I wouldn't let the military ever do anything more medically advanced than give me a tetnus shot if I could help it.
Depends on the facility. When I was stationed in a little airstrip in the middle of nowhere Korea, the TMC there sucked. They had one PA for an entire battalion, and two companies, the facility was the size of a corner store, and they had no medics, just Soldiers who got voluntold to be everything from paper-pushers, to giving Soldiers shots. The facility in Yongsan, however, was pretty decent. It was like a real hospital, there were actual doctors, and a separate TMC for sick calls. In my present duty station, WSMR, we have a decent facility, nothing really to write home about, but if you have a medical issue between the hours of 9-5, monday-friday, you're good to go. Anything else, you have to go to Las Cruces or Bliss.
I think you know the answer.Do you really think the best and brightest of the med school graduates join the military?
Not sure what you mean by "vet bill" - I am a 20 yr retiree.
The PA at K-16 told me I was having issues with my ankle because I was fat (at the time I was 165, at 5'8). An x-ray weeks after revealed that I had fractured my ankle in an accident a year prior, and it set wrong. He was the same guy that treated me then... he said it was just a sprain, and getting an x-ray from Yongsan wasn't necessary. It's all good though, the VA knows now, and that's a good thing.Seems to me that the Army is worst of all. Landstuhl *shudder* I almost had a unit commander there up on charges. He had his little admin receptionists making medical determinations on walk-ins ie whether they were "really sick" or not. Brilliant eh?
Because we've had our share of "posers" in the past, by refusing to answer reasonable questions it raises serious doubts as to the validity of your having served claim. This being the anonymous internet we figured that should be obvious.No you don't. Although why you think I would lie about it and the "red flag" remarks are beyond me.And we don't have to believe him if we don't want to. His response raises...... how shall I say it nicely........ red flags.
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