Military Nurses & Medics

     When thinking about the military and it's service members, people don't always consider the medics and nurses that save lives everyday. Even less often do they think about what happens to them after they are finished serving. Not only are they pressed to find jobs like other veterans, they have experienced horrific injuries which sometimes trigger post-traumatic stress disorder.

      Luckily for some, the University of South Florida is trying to help. According to the Tampa Tribune, there were around 20,000 former medics and navy corpsman unemployed "because many didn’t think they had the access or ability to pursue a bachelor’s degree." USF's new program, called V-Care, is designed specifically for veterans and allows them to receive a bachelors degree in nursing after just 4 semesters. 

     Many, if not all, veteran medics have enough experience to be a civilian nurse, so they need to be taught under professors who understand what they have been through. If able to work past PTSD, these nurses and medics can become serious assets to civilian society.