This infuriated me beyond belief when I read it over lunch.
No doctor anywhere, ever wants to have to admit publicly that he wasn't well prepared. In spite of the fact that generally, a military doctor cannot be sued for malpractice by an active duty service member, they understandably don't want to be seen as making mistakes that would negatively affect patient care. So, the fact that MAJ Dobson had to serve in LTC Lakin's place on short notice, then had to admit publicly that he wasn't prepared, says volumes about the mess Lakin left MAJ Dobson with.
MAJ Dobson now has to live with the fact that he wasn't at his best and that care may have suffered. LTC Lakin had absolutely no right whatsoever to burden a fellow doctor and officer with such a nasty mess.
While Lakin was making YouTube videos, yakking it up with Anderson Coper, and giving radio interviews, MAJ Dobson was doing his best to clean up Lakin's mess.
From a personal standpoint, our family has relatives on the ground in Afghanistan. They risk their lives for our nation and if they (or any of their fellow soldiers) are injured), they deserve nothing but the very best care we can give them. Apparently, it was too much to ask LTC Lakin to fulfill his duty and give that care.
Id be thinking maximum penalty right about now...and a Lt Col shouldnt be as STUPID as Lakin.
I hope they throw him under the Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth. Messing around with someone else's career and psyche; making others do the heavy lifting; not to mention compromising the care of our men on the ground is loathsome.
You don’t realize the point you are making. Maj Dobson was told what to say. It was a stupid statement intended to make Larkin look as bad as the military court can considering the court is the one that is wrong in not finding out if they are being directed by a big fat (well, a skinny little wimp) fraud.