Of course it isn’t their fault! They work for the FedGov.
There are a lot of healthcare workers who will not assist anymore. And we are sending the 101st airborne to play with Ebola. What can go wrong?
I have a Screaming Eagle patch from 326 Engineer days long, long ago. At that time, I also covered the ADA and the Med Battalion.
My opinion...dated though it might be...
We’re going to get some our troops infected while we’re in Africa. A light infantry, air assault division is not designed to fight epidemic.
In fact, they’re trained in a chem/bio/nuke method that prefers AVOIDING contaminated areas and deals with contaminated areas only if placed in the middle of such an area by direct enemy action.
There is absolutely no training on intentional, proactive work within a chem/bio/nuke area. It’s all about surviving and getting the hell out of there.
I truly believe Obola has signed the death certificate of many of the finest air assault troops in the world.