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N_Rod · 12-17-2008, 09:08 AM

Question for the military medical people. Have any of you ever heard of "pig school".? A friend of mine has a son who just graduated class as a corpsman and he was telling about him having to "pig school" as part of his additional training.
Is this for real?

TheRedHorseman · 12-17-2008, 09:22 AM

An old squad leader of mine who was a squid corpsman in a former life did goats.

wheelerfreak · 12-17-2008, 09:30 AM

I've "heard" they now use pigs, older schools used to use goats and were called goat labs. The name "goat lab" has kinda stuck and is still often used even though pigs are supposedly used now...

grocery getter · 12-17-2008, 10:09 AM

Yes, it is commonly referred to as "goat lab". It is a requirement for 18D special forces medics. The idea is that they can use live animals to simulate trauma on humans that medics will see once they go to war. The rumor is that the final test in "goat lab" is keeping the animal alive for a set amount of time after it is subjected to significant trauma.

usmcdoc14 · 12-17-2008, 10:19 AM

I can not confirm nor deny on a publicly read forum that can be searched by people like PETA and ALF who would like nothing better than to shut down any live tissue training I may or may not have or do a couple of times a year.

Where is he going for his next unit?

SilverZuk · 12-17-2008, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TheRedHorseman

An old squad leader of mine who was a squid corpsman in a former life did goats.

Yes, the military has some pig and goat farms around but they aren't advertised due to public opinion.

Albin · 12-17-2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by usmcdoc14

I can not confirm nor deny on a publicly read forum that can be searched by people like PETA and ALF who would like nothing better than to shut down any live tissue training I may or may not have or do a couple of times a year.

Where is he going for his next unit?

Instead of using pigs, why don't they use PETA and ALF type people? Other than the incessant whining, they'd make much better test subjects, being as how they're much closer to normal humans than pigs.

Just sayin'.

blkntancj · 12-17-2008, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by TheRedHorseman

An old squad leader of mine who was a squid corpsman in a former life did goats.

What does your old squad leader screwing goats have to do with anything???

BigGreenMonster · 12-17-2008, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Albin

Instead of using pigs, why don't they use PETA and ALF type people? Other than the incessant whining, they'd make much better test subjects, being as how they're much closer to normal humans than pigs.

Just sayin'.

good training on not... why bother to fix any peta or alf after said trauma?

N_Rod · 12-17-2008, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by usmcdoc14

I can not confirm nor deny on a publicly read forum that can be searched by people like PETA and ALF who would like nothing better than to shut down any live tissue training I may or may not have or do a couple of times a year.

Where is he going for his next unit?

He said he had to go to Desert survivor class and /or mountain survival class. From there he is joining the 3 battalion, 9th Marines and headed to Afghanistan to a forward outpost?
He is a pretty good kid, started out in Buds training, but dropped out due to an injury. Says he is going to try again in a year.

Numidian · 12-17-2008, 04:24 PM

Johns Hopkins has a pig lab for doctors. I had a good friend who was a tech in the lab, they put all the pigs to sleep after the doctors were done, never even woke them up.

She actually stole one of the pigs. It's still alive up on my brother's farm actually, it weighs about 800lbs lol

TJGreg5 · 12-17-2008, 06:11 PM

I can neither confirm nor deny that I have seen videos of said pigs school for combat first aid classes.

NVScouter · 12-18-2008, 07:41 AM

Yes we just did a live fire for our medics with pigs at NAS Fallon. Amazing training only thing better is working in a major city ED.

dan58 · 12-18-2008, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Numidian

She actually stole one of the pigs. It's still alive up on my brother's farm actually, it weighs about 800lbs lol

That's a lot of bacon.

afroman006 · 12-18-2008, 09:35 AM

I induce severe trauma on pigs all the time, 'cept I never make an effort to fix em up...

NVScouter · 12-18-2008, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by afroman006

I induce severe emotional buttsex trauma on pigs all the time, 'cept I never make an effort to fix em up...

Fixed

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grocery getter Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16109 Posts: 140	Yes, it is commonly referred to as "goat lab". It is a requirement for 18D special forces medics. The idea is that they can use live animals to simulate trauma on humans that medics will see once they go to war. The rumor is that the final test in "goat lab" is keeping the animal alive for a set amount of time after it is subjected to significant trauma. __________________ "No room for pretense and posture in the dying places, only an awful purity; the fear of death which democratizes the emotions, the struggle for survival which distills the life-force into a concentrate." Anthony Loyd

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usmcdoc14 Fistful of Boomstick Join Date: Aug 2002 Member # 13344 Location: Norfawk, VA Posts: 12,157	I can not confirm nor deny on a publicly read forum that can be searched by people like PETA and ALF who would like nothing better than to shut down any live tissue training I may or may not have or do a couple of times a year. Where is he going for his next unit? __________________ Doc-14 Tactical Products: When it absolutely, positively needs to be made from random crap found in the back of my garage. You cant ban knowledge, learn to make your own guns right Here. New York, Colorado, Maryland, Conneticut….is your state next? Yes it is. Write, Vote and Fight.

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Numidian Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 36317 Location: Joppa, MD Posts: 4,246	Johns Hopkins has a pig lab for doctors. I had a good friend who was a tech in the lab, they put all the pigs to sleep after the doctors were done, never even woke them up. She actually stole one of the pigs. It's still alive up on my brother's farm actually, it weighs about 800lbs lol __________________ Brennan Nemo me impune lacessit

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TheRedHorseman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Member # 64421 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 8,195	An old squad leader of mine who was a squid corpsman in a former life did goats.

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TJGreg5 Granite Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Member # 98578 Location: Parris Island, SC Posts: 717	I can neither confirm nor deny that I have seen videos of said pigs school for combat first aid classes. __________________ Semper Fidelis

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NVScouter Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 18152 Location: Reno, Nevada USA..ish Posts: 1,665	Yes we just did a live fire for our medics with pigs at NAS Fallon. Amazing training only thing better is working in a major city ED. __________________ If anyone wants to know why illegals should be kicked the hell out, ask someone that busted their ass to be here legally! __________________

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afroman006 Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19615 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,555	I induce severe trauma on pigs all the time, 'cept I never make an effort to fix em up... __________________ Texas A&M Offroad 84 Chevy -Pigpen- Best trail truck there ever was...

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