I finally received the packet with all of my TDRL (Temporary Disability Retirement List) information in it. It contained information explaining my benefits as well as instructions for my time on the TDRL. I basically need to see a military doctor every 18 months, keep the Marines informed of any change of address or other [...]

So I just got a call from the surgeon’s office in NYC. They are pushing my surgery back a week. Apparently the surgeon called his scheduling office today and told them them to move all his appointments. That means the surgery will now be on February 26th.

4 months ago I turned this:

Into this:

It took 22 days from start to finish.

In September I signed up for an EMT-Basic class. The class is taught by Boston EMS’s Captain Scarna. The class is 150-hours, and meets every Tuesday & Thursday, and every other Saturday. When I finally graduate next month, I will be eligible for the state certification and licensing examination.
EMT’s provide life-saving medical care at the [...]

Due to its high complexity, free vascularized fibular grafting for the hip is performed at only a few medical centers throughout the country by fellowship-trained Orthopaedic Surgeons, who are highly experienced with this procedure. Vascularized fibular grafting involves removal of dead bone from the “ball” of the hip that has poor or no blood supply [...]

(H/T to Lex)
New York, N.Y. (Sept. 14, 2001) — Rescue workers conduct search and rescue attempts, descending deep into the rubble of the World Trade Center. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson.

Phoenix lawmakers voted 28-0 to make it illegal to sell a t-shirt bearing the names of dead soldiers killed in Iraq. Arizona is the 4th state to take action against the sales of these disgusting shirts. I don’t know if it’s unconstitutional to tell someone they can’t sell this shirt, but I do know I’d [...]