2010 Paulatim Magazine - RAAMC Association

LBMC – Our First Posting
As Basic Medical Operators newly passed out from ALTC, LBMC is a great
first posting. LBMC has so far provided an excellent opportunity for us
as BMOs to consolidate our medical and interpersonal skills, and further
prepare us for our Advanced Medical Technician Course and future
postings.
Working within the hospital setting of LBMC, even as BMOs, we have
the great opportunity to be involved with the care of a broad spectrum
of injuries and illnesses, ranging from coughs, colds to more severe
MVAs and injuries sustained by members in the course of training and
deployment. Being a medic at LBMC does not limit us to treating
casualties in a ward environment, we also have the opportunity to work
in various RAP’s both attached and detached to LBMC, and support
other units training activities and ceremonial occasions when medical
staff are required.
As part of the LBMC training curriculum, all medics posted here are
required to attend compulsory training activities that are generally
on a Wednesday afternoon. The training revises such skills as CTRs,
plastering, military law, drill, weapons etc so that we do not lose touch
with the skills that are not regularly part of our everyday work.
Work aside, as members of LBMC we are actively competing in the
Brigade Commander’s trophy as part of the Combined Minor Units
team, and relish the chance to get out of the hospital and compete
against other soldiers from different units.
With 2010 half over and 2011 in the near future there are many more
exciting times ahead for the men and women of LBMC, as many of us
posted here bounce from rostered duties to courses and exercises all
over the country to further our individual skills and proudly carry the
LBMC banner.
By: PTE Corbett and PTE Davoren
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