Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Military Medical Leaders Express Concerns Over Health Care Reform; Walking Blood Bank Drill Trains Sailors for Future Deployments; Monday Motivational Message: Get Up Offa That Thang!

Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Military Medical Leaders Express Concerns Over Health Care Reform; Walking Blood Bank Drill Trains Sailors for Future Deployments; Monday Motivational Message: Get Up Offa That Thang!

Military Medical Leaders Express Concerns Over Health Care Reform 

Senior Defense Department medical leaders addressed health care reform on Capitol Hill yesterday, expressing concern over potential impacts on military medical readiness and overall readiness. Read More ...

Walking Blood Bank Drill Trains Sailors for Future Deployments The Sailors from 1st Medical Battalion Bravo Company teamed up with the Armed Services Blood Program in California to develop a simulated walking blood bank program. The goal of the event was to prepare and train Sailors to respond when a substantial amount of blood is needed during a mass casualty incident. Read More ...

Monday Motivational Message: Get Up Offa That Thang!

James Brown recorded a very popular song titled, "Get Up Offa That Thang," back in the 1960s. Hearing this song over the weekend reminded me of an enjoyable and entertaining childhood memory. Every Saturday morning my mother commanded my brother and me to assist with the household chores. My mother called it “Clean Up Saturday,” but we called it the “Clean Up Party.”  

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