Military doctors say they're not getting enough hands-on experience for combat care

Military doctors say they're not getting enough hands-on experience for combat care

Military doctors and nurses are not getting enough hands-on patient care, leaving them ill-prepared to care for troops in combat and causing them to separate from service altogether, according to a federal watchdog. “Because Army and Navy medical personnel are not consistently assigned where they can sustain their wartime readiness skills, they may not provide high quality, point-of-injury care to service members during deployments,” a Departmen…