Long Time No See

Yeah- it's been a while since I last posted. Combat Trauma Management was by far the most difficult section to pass thus far in the SOCM course (Special Operations Combat Medic). It is so difficult that you get three shots at it. I was trained well by my cadre and passed on my first run last Thursday. I'll be up for best clinic but there were a couple other clinics that were a little faster than mine- we'll see. Only 8 of us out of 60 passed on the first time around. The rest of my team (7 others) are retesting today, and so far two others have "go's". My lack of posting has been due to studying and training hard. This weekend I took a little break for the Veteran's Day four-day holiday (read this post by Fast Squirrel)and saw some family in Birmingham, AL and some friends in Athens, GA. It was a much needed stress free weekend. Next we'll do Pediatric Life Support and then head to a hospital for clinical rotations. I got slotted for Richmond, Virginia which at first I was a little disappointed because I wanted to go to Tampa, FL. However, word on the street is that the smallest group goes to Richmond (14 guys) so we should get more procedures than the other two groups in Tampa, and Jacksonville. I am excited to get in there and learn and apply what I've learned thus far.