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Anyone currently participating on RP ever experience this program? I have to say - I had no idea the Army had started this. Must have been after 2014. But the below quote does sound right:
"Before the introduction of athletic trainers in recent years, soldiers often had to wait hours at medical clinics -- sometimes for very minor injuries -- and were routinely placed on broad physical restrictions, sometimes for extended periods."
According to the Army's H2F website - these kinds of injuries effected 55% of the force and resulted in 10 million limited duty days and $577 million in medical costs!
https://h2f.army.mil/
"Before the introduction of athletic trainers in recent years, soldiers often had to wait hours at medical clinics -- sometimes for very minor injuries -- and were routinely placed on broad physical restrictions, sometimes for extended periods."
According to the Army's H2F website - these kinds of injuries effected 55% of the force and resulted in 10 million limited duty days and $577 million in medical costs!
https://h2f.army.mil/
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers
Posted from military.com
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Edited 8 mo ago
Posted 8 mo ago
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Cheaper to prevent injuries rather than pay for them through medical benefits through the life of the injured; and the lost man hours cuts into training the force to be strong and lethal.
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When I was on the Army softball team in 1973, we had to wait for hours to get treated. No trainers them
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As a side note:
" mental health and quality sleep."
In my 21 years I saw some occasional concern about mental health but never about quality of sleep.
We've come a long way, baby!
" mental health and quality sleep."
In my 21 years I saw some occasional concern about mental health but never about quality of sleep.
We've come a long way, baby!
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