I fully agree that this may be a better option for the Regular Force troops/units, but as a reservist, it doesn't seem that the "outside medics" get the training or posn's that we should. Some of us that have been with our reserve units for years are much more suited to stay with our supported Artillery/Infantry.... units, but the Fd Ambs tend to task there original medics to these positions. We are much more familiar to the gun lines and what not, their medics might never have even seen a howitzer or an infantry unit in action as they are usually stuck with the BMS or UMS. I guess what I am saying is, again since we do not see the training that the Fd Ambs do, we may not been seen as beneficial medics to put with our supported units, even though we have many beneficial skills that a Fd Amb medic may not. Our units still do not know what to do with us on training nights/weekends/exercises. There is no direction for "outside medics." We need to adapt our own training syllabus, but then again, we don't have the equipment. There are problems all around, maybe it is more beneficial in the long run, after all... I would have never gotten to take the PHTLS crse that the Fd Amb ran for us if we weren't part of the Fd Amb.
Needless to say, the bit switch-a-roo isn't really working to benefit the reserve side yet... but we are usually quite a few years behind our big brothers in the Regs, so I guess our time will come soon.
