Originally Posted by
KC135guy
So, why was a member of the Medical Corps being given weapons training? Or advanced weapon training?
I don't know about the "advanced" weapons training, but if I'm not mistaken medical personel are given weapons so they can defend their patients in combat.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Obviously, everyone receives some type of training. The "advanced" training they allude to may be the required (refresher type) training all personnel receive prior to deploying to that AOR. I say this only because even non-combatant Navy types spend time at an Army base receiving weapons training prior to their IA (Individual Augmentation).