Posted on 02/28/2007 1:15:01 PM PST by SubGeniusX
NEW YORK Wounded soldiers being treated at Walter Reed Hospital have been told by their superiors that they will now have to be up at 6:00 a.m. every morning for an inspection an hour later, and that they are no longer allowed to talk with members of the press, according to the Army Times newspaper.
The article says that there is speculation that these new rules are retribution by the military the recent Washington Post exposé on conditions at the hospital. Such morning inspections are reportedly very unusual after soldiers have finished with basic training.
The soldiers were told by a commanding officer that they now must go through the chain of command when identifying and reporting problems (such as mice or mold) in their living areas, as well as when they ask for help in filling out paperwork, according to the article.
The Army Times reports that a first sergeant at the hospital has been relieved of his duty as well.
Last week, in three articles, Washington Post reporters Dana Priest and Anne Hull exposed dreadful conditions at the supposed "crown jewel of military medicine"-- Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The story sparked a controversy into the treatment of wounded veterans.
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All the wounded soldiers have been told not to talk to the media...
Problem Solved ...
original article on Air Force Times http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2007/02/TNSreedinspect070227/
our boys deserve better than this ...
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Unbelievably bad. With all of the absolute mindless garbage our government wastes money on, and they can't find extra for the vets? I just don't understand how they couldn't see this coming...
I will be the first person here that will say that our military medicine system is in desperate need of repair. But to lay it out there, these guys aren't supposed to speak to the media in the first place without authorization. I'm not sure why that should draw ire.
"our boys deserve better than this ..."
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Washington sees fit to spend OVER $100 BILLION PER YEAR ON ILLEGAL CRIMINAL ALIENS but cannot provide for clean and proper facilities for our fighting troops. It is sickening -- it is what Washington has degenerated into --
I thought I read somewhere that they were shutting Walter Reed down and building a new military hospital somewhere. Anyone know about that?
In other words, if you have a problem, TELL YOUR SUPERIOR.
Sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
WRAMC isn't due to close until about 2011; I believe it's going to merge with Bethesda (which I can never remember how to spell).
Did you see the pics from those articles??? They were Horrible...
"You are assuming that the Washington Post told the truth in it's original article. I'm reserving judgment."
People here still have not learned a thing about the media. Every day here some nonsense is posted and every day some FReepers eat it up like it was candy. Depending on the thread, you can't tell FR from DU sometimes.
Since all the "Times" newspapers are owned by anti-American, hate the Military scum I believe nothing they print. And if the Washington Post prints something I sure as hell do not believe anything that bunch of Traitors and Nazi say.
"Such morning inspections are reportedly very unusual after soldiers have finished with basic training."
BS. Morning muster is common all over the military, especially in communal housing. I'm supposed to take this article seriously?
I saw Ollie North on Hannity and Colmes the other night..and when Colmes was quoting poll data from the Military Times and Army Times...
I was hoping Ollie would debunk those papers..but he didn't. sigh
This is exactly how the officers in rear areas work. Here's my little anecdote. While in Marines, I contracted rubella measles and was sent a naval hospital. I got there late at night and was sick as a dog. I was put by myself into the isolation wing which is where I belonged. The next morning, at 5 a.m. , I was awakened by a Navy nurse, 2d lt, who took my temperature, 102 degrees plus, made to go outside for a formation and upon release from the formation, made to sweep and mop the entire ward... because I was the lowest ranking person in the ward. I was contagious as hell. I've always hoped I didn't get some of those other Marines sick. Many of the other patients there were shot up. In short, this story does not suprise me at all. Commissioning people seems to take their brains right out of their heads.
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