Book Description

Learn a bout McNamara's 100,000, soldiers who failed to meet minimal intellectual standards but were given a chance a t Army careers. Meet a soldier who won a silver star while wearing a black lace bra under his fatigues. Hear the story of how a British Army in India 19th century water policy was a lmost resurrected for Desert Storm. Discover why the military stopped pushing cheap booze a nd a ttempted to change from a n a lcohol-positive to a n a lcohol-neutral culture. Follow the quest for improved services in Army medicine. Relive many interesting vignettes from the 70's, eighties a nd nineties including insights into several dynamic general officers, including one who postponed a meeting with the Supreme Allied Commander Europe(SACEUR) to chat with doctors a t a coffee break. Peek inside the often confusing world of quality a ssurance. Examine why reduction in rank a ppears not to work. See how the National Practitioner Data Bank protects patients in the U.S. Read a bout one a ttempt to prepare Army doctors a nd field medics for psychiatric casualties on the battlefield. Find out how a psychiatrist can become involved in a surprisingly wide range of a ctivities related to military life. Marvel over the level of emotions engendered by the question of who should command medical units. Enjoy a rticles a bout Dr. Jeffer from Newsweek, Psychology Today, Army Times, U.S. Medicine, Stars a nd Stripes, Psychiatric News a nd the Newport News Daily Press. Over twenty-six years Dr. Ed Jeffer was involved in drugs a nd a lcohol, the interface of medicine a nd the law, quality a ssurance, combat psychiatry a nd many other a reas. He served with both a ctive a nd reserve components. Working a s a staff officer he interfaced with command a t a ll levels a nd with governors a nd the Congress of the United States. Many lessons learned a re still valuable today a nd there is something of interest for everyone.