Training Medics in Afghanistan

[old medic]

The Associated Press
17 Mar 2011

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Canada's defence minister has wrapped up a tour of Afghanistan, visiting the sites where the military could be stationed for its future training mission in the war-torn country.

Peter MacKay visited several locations in Afghanistan this week, including Mazar-e-Sharif which he named as one possible place where military trainers could be once Canadian combat operations wind down this summer.

MacKay said there will be a medical component to the training mission and efforts to strengthen the Afghan National Security Forces will continue.

"As to the type of work we'll be doing, clearly the focus is on building capacity of the Afghan security forces, both army and police," MacKay said Thursday at Kandahar Airfield.

"But in addition to that, we saw a medical facility, so there's an element of medical training that will occur as part of our contribution." .........

Trainers going to Afghanistan will be posted outside Kabul
Campbell Clark
21 April 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/trainers-going-to-afghanistan-will-be-posted-outside-kabul/article1993724/

...........Defence Minister Peter MacKay said last month that Canadian troops might go to Mazar-e-Sharif as medical trainers, and the Canadian Forces confirmed that Wednesday.................

“It is centred on Kabul, however there are other areas where there were needs identified, notably in Mazar-e-Sharif in the North and in Herat in the West. The level of risk in these areas is very much comparable to Kabul,” said Brigadier-General Richard Blanchette, Canadian Forces spokesman.

“In Mazar-e-Sharif, we expect to be involved mostly in training on the medical aspect, and in Herat, they will have more to do with the regional military training centre..............

 

[PuckChaser]

I thought the CF wasn't supposed to be making comments during the election?

 

[Armymedic]

edited because of spiteful post

 

[PuckChaser]

You should email the BGen and remind them of that.

I could, and then pretend someone sent the email because I left my DWAN unlocked... I wonder how many emails the CDS gets with that joke...