Female Medics in Line Units

摘要

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) VII has seen many firsts, one of which was the deployment of a modular brigade, the 3d Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), to the Afghanistan theater. Forward support companies (FSCs) were brand new organization and came out of the modular brigade. However, before their creation, many discussions were conducted concerning which military occupational specialties (MOSs) these companies would require and if medics would be a part of their overall makeup.