#combat medics

[writer-of-various]

Bro, I'm not even fucking joking, why the fuck am I obsessed with medics?! Specifically WW2 medics. I'm something else, thanks for coming to my rant.

[rockyp77mk3]

Salute to every medic. Thanks, "Doc" for keeping the Reaper at bay.

[ketrindoll]

That russia deliberately targets civilian infrastructure and doctors/first responders is no secret at all. But adding to the article:

Syrians warned Ukraine months ago to not put red crosses on anything as russia just uses that as a target. They also warned not to let the Red Cross (organisation) know anything about where medical facilities were as russia would always get the locations of their field hospitals from the Red Cross and they would be targeted soon after notifying the Red Cross. The field hospitals that they kept secret from the Red Cross were rarely targeted.

(Yeah that's also your friendly reminder that Red Cross is a useless and sometimes even criminal organization that barely uses donations for their purposes and during WW2 got to inspect nazi concentration camps finding "nothing wrong")

[recursive360]

November 11: Martinmas - Today is Martinmas, an ancient feast day that roughly coincides with the November cross-quarter day, which comes mid way between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. Martinmas commemorates the death of Saint Martin of Tours.

1 Kings 3:16–28

~Cut in 2~

[zarla-s]

TF2 is free-to-play, but f2p players can't use voice commands or the chat, meaning they can't call for Medic. During a round of MvM a while back, I saw a Scout calling a Medic for an f2p player! It was just a weirdly sweet moment. Little things like that are my favorite part of playing TF2, haha.

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[traceamountsoftimetravel]

I had the privilege of knowing her since 2017-18. Amazing person. She was so articulate, funny, caring, generous, gracious, and so much more. It hurt deep in my soul hearing the news via her husband. I can’t make it make sense how such pure malice can exist in the world, but Diana persevered her whole life, and was the one light in the darkness that gave you hope. For the good people in your life, it is never “Goodbye,” but “See you later.” Rest easy, Diana. Slava Ukraini.

[novafire-is-thinking]

How To [Actually] Write a Combat Medic

…according to combat medics and those who know them - Part 1/?

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I’ve learned that the best way to get inspiration for characters in certain careers is to find firsthand accounts from people within those careers.

So, in researching for Pharma and Flatline, I found some combat medic skits on YouTube, and I am LOSING MY MIND at some of these comments:

Of course, not all medics are like this, and these commenters only represent a small part of the combat medic population…but I’m rolling with it because, at least in Pharma’s case, one of my goals has always been to keep a little bit of the Unhinged around.

It’s nice to know I can back that writing choice with reality. lol

[jaedoesart]

Dave finally snapped-

[creedei]

Hello engiemedic enjoyers

[lieu-rey]

based off one of @nitewrighter 's bapweaver fanteractions!

and then the inevitable happens</3

[dontforgetukraine]

Yuliia "Athena" Khomiak

Being a woman in the Armed Forces of Ukraine

I am surrounded by male soldiers who are constantly trying to protect and care for me somehow. They make sure I do not lift anything heavy and try to create comfortable conditions for me. Some will say that these adhere to gender stereotypes that need to be eliminated. But in reality, it's just life as it is. Some people have different experiences, but this is mine. Once, I went to one of our positions in Donetsk Oblast. The guys there lived in spartan conditions. They had domestic difficulties, in particular, with their water supply. But they got used to it, they were fine with it. As soon as I arrived, improvements began: They bought a pump, looked for adapters, and connected something to the generator so that there was warm water because…Yuliia had arrived! I dream about our victory, the end of the war, and an end to people dying. We constantly hear about the dead and gradually get used to all this information. Human destinies turn into numbers on paper. But every person is a universe. When one person dies, the darkness of grief covers two or three more people. It may be that the relatives of the deceased soldier will never be able to return to a normal life. Unfortunately, it happens. I really want this to end as soon as possible. Of course, I also have my dreams. I'm tired of living like a nomad. My belongings are now scattered in the Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Luhansk oblasts. I want to have a home, a family, and the opportunity for self-development. I plan to pursue science. After all, my speciality is reproductive medicine.

—Yuliia "Athena" Khomiak, junior lieutenant and combat medic

Source: War tears off masks. Сombat medic Athena talks about the fear of death, the fragility of life, and her sense of time at the frontline

[theywerebothgirls]

moicy... save me moicy....

[crowleycringe]

I have a type pt. 2

[dr4yc0nic]

Peepaw where are you going. Where are you driving.

[gingerale13]

Sketches can be ugly too ok.....

(unfinished art dump but it gets progressively more ugly as u scroll)

BONUS:

The combat engineer from Red Alert 3 has this line where he says "I was professor once..." and my brain connected it to TF2 Engineers PHDs so that's where this comic came from