I joined the military to get a college scholarship. I stayed in the military because I found good people and opportunities and enjoyed serving a country that saved my family from the holocaust. I do this indirectly each day by giving excellent medical care to military families. I am prepared to do this directly on a moment s notice by supporting troops directly. To me it is obvious.
All doctors have general medical training, and all pediatricians are trained in adolescent medicine.
It turns out most soldiers health revolves around adolescent medicine issues. Most military physicians have to support the military force every year or two, and I thought this assignment might be more to my liking than Bosnia or Kuwait. The MFO is an 11 nation independent force created after the Camp David Accords to separate the Forces of Egypt and Israel and monitor their actions. It is not a UN force. It is commanded by an Australian General and has a civilian leadership headquartered in Rome.