mew

have someone to Practice on!?Practice?! School People! School!

Seaver

You can read on how to ride a bike or drive a car but until you get hands on training you'll never fully understand it. The "Practice" is extreamly regulated with an apprenticeship to a well respected and highly skilled senior doctor. You cant just wait until it truely hits the fan until you see how well your medical staff will do.

kinkybob0

Plus I believe that no matter how long a doctor works isn't it always a practice since things can always change and be improved? I could be wrong but that's the impression I'm under.

The Phenomenon

Why spend money on cosmetic surgeory for soldiers that they do not need? How about spending the money on something forthwile?

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kinkybob0

it's not a matter if they need it or not. it's a matter that the doctors need to have so much time doing the procedures per year that they offer it up to the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines because that's who they have available. it's more for the dr's benefit than the individuals. plus the amount they do over a year is comparable to a small time civilian practice that's doing moderate business with 1 doctor (or something to that effect according to the article i posted earlier)

Seaver

Phenomenon, the doctors are paid per year, not per surgery.

The doctors will be there to fulfil their contracts. The hospital will be there and will cost money for upkeep.

Why not have them be active with surgery? It only makes them better when a soldier needs it. The cost of the surgery is very little when you factor in those things.

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Locobot

they are really desperate for recruits
"You mean I get to see the Middle East AND get penis enlargement surgery! Sign me up"

Sparhawk

haha, a friend of mine actually looked into that one. That is one of the procedures they don't do.

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