| Return of the Black Knight
My cyberbud Sandy Underpants recently made the
ridiculous assertion that the US need not reinstitute the draft as long
as we could continue to recycle our former servicemen, as well as those who
have known someone who once knew a serviceman or have seen one on TV.
Black Knight: 'Tis but a scratch.
Arthur: A scratch? Your arm's off! BK: No it's isn't. Arthur:
Well, what's that, then? BK: I've had worse.
Perhaps I was hasty in accusing Sandy of
folly. Cause
Sam
Hananel from the AP is reporting 'Center to help military amputees
rehabilitate, fight again'. Uh-oh.
A state-of-the-art
rehabilitation center opening next year at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
seeks to return more amputee soldiers to a place once thought impossible:
the battlefield.
Besides treadmills and
stationary bikes, the $10 million Military Amputee Training Center will
have weapons simulators, a climbing and rappelling wall and military
vehicle simulators to help soldiers adapt their prosthetics to driving
tanks and trucks.
“Our guys and gals, they don’t want to just walk household distances, they
want to be able to return to running, they want to be able to return to
duty,” Lt. Col. Jeff Gambel, clinical chief of the amputee clinic, said
Friday at a groundbreaking ceremony.
BK: Have at you! [kick] Arthur: Eh. You
are indeed brave, Sir Knight, but the fight is mine. BK: Oh, had
enough, eh?
“If there’s somebody who
drove a tank, we can build a simulated vehicle and actually allow them to
drive that,” said Lt. Col. Paul Pasquina, medical director of Walter
Reed’s amputee program. “We look at the controls and figure out how they
can operate it with either an upper extremity prosthesis or lower
extremity prosthesis.”
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