1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,341 Well as the flight chief of the medical 3 00:00:11,341 --> 00:00:13,508 aid station with the population of our 4 00:00:13,508 --> 00:00:15,699 aid station . We have two ID MTs that 5 00:00:15,710 --> 00:00:18,950 operate as the providers or the online 6 00:00:18,959 --> 00:00:21,340 medical direction for the field 7 00:00:21,350 --> 00:00:23,940 operation side of the house . So two ID 8 00:00:23,950 --> 00:00:26,719 MTs medical aid station and then total , 9 00:00:26,729 --> 00:00:29,899 we have seven medics that run medical 10 00:00:30,094 --> 00:00:32,455 range coverage for the Desert Defender . 11 00:00:32,685 --> 00:00:34,796 Three of those are active duty , four 12 00:00:34,796 --> 00:00:37,005 ends and then four of those are EMT 13 00:00:37,014 --> 00:00:40,084 contractors . Purpose of the ID MT side 14 00:00:40,095 --> 00:00:42,305 of the house is the medical readiness 15 00:00:42,314 --> 00:00:44,805 um aspect of both the students here 16 00:00:44,814 --> 00:00:46,647 because the majority of them are 17 00:00:46,647 --> 00:00:48,814 stepping to your co coms directly from 18 00:00:48,814 --> 00:00:50,481 here or if not pretty quickly 19 00:00:50,481 --> 00:00:53,400 afterwards . So my role in Desert 20 00:00:53,409 --> 00:00:56,119 Defender Clinic has two folds . First 21 00:00:56,130 --> 00:00:59,119 of all , we provide medical care for 22 00:00:59,130 --> 00:01:01,650 all the students who come down uh to 23 00:01:01,659 --> 00:01:04,589 fort place for their training . And uh 24 00:01:04,599 --> 00:01:07,019 the other part is to help all the 25 00:01:07,029 --> 00:01:10,739 cadres to meet their medical needs . We 26 00:01:10,750 --> 00:01:14,349 also have about 200 personnel here uh 27 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,720 stationed in Fort Bliss and uh we help 28 00:01:17,730 --> 00:01:20,029 them with all their medical needs as 29 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,262 well . Like every single day , I get to 30 00:01:22,262 --> 00:01:24,262 see different patients . Right . So 31 00:01:24,262 --> 00:01:26,040 we're going to have a different 32 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,151 scenario each day . That's what keeps 33 00:01:28,151 --> 00:01:30,207 me motivated . And plus knowing that 34 00:01:30,207 --> 00:01:32,151 being a part of the bigger mission 35 00:01:32,151 --> 00:01:34,800 because most of medics are either in 36 00:01:34,809 --> 00:01:38,459 clinical or in the hospitals and here , 37 00:01:38,470 --> 00:01:40,739 uh that we actually do what we be 38 00:01:40,750 --> 00:01:42,694 trained on , like doing , actually 39 00:01:42,694 --> 00:01:45,830 doing the EMT stuff . This is an 40 00:01:45,839 --> 00:01:48,709 opportunity for medics to step outside 41 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,430 of my group and to be able to impact 42 00:01:51,470 --> 00:01:53,414 deployed in a little bit more of a 43 00:01:53,414 --> 00:01:55,526 direct way . Um We're able to support 44 00:01:55,526 --> 00:01:57,692 COCOM directly by making sure that the 45 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,022 uh defenders that are training here for 46 00:02:00,022 --> 00:02:02,260 pre deployment are medically ready to 47 00:02:02,269 --> 00:02:04,269 be able to step directly into their 48 00:02:04,269 --> 00:02:05,660 Cocom roles and their deployed roles .