Assignment:
1. Utilizing a MS Word document, answer the following questions in paragraph format with a minimum of 4 to 5 sentences per question.
What date did Congress authorize the establish
1. What date did Congress authorize the establishment of a Medical Service? In your own words, explain the importance of this move
2. What is General Order #29? What is the significance of this order to you?
3. Explain the lineage of the "Hospital Steward" (Medical NCO) in the U.S. Army and give some significant milestones.
4. Explain the advancement of training for the "Hospital Steward"(Medical NCO) throughout its history.
5. Aside from combat duties and support of Soldiers, the "Hospital Steward" (Medical NCO) provided service during humanitarian missions. Give a historical account of one such mission.
References:
AMEDD/NCO Enlisted Soldier History. 2011.
U.S. Army Medical Department, Army Medical Department Regiment, General Order #29,
Reidinger, P. (2009, March 6). Hospital corps celebrates 122 years of service - year of the NCO.
U.S. Army Medical Department, Meeting the Challenge in War and Peace, Combat Readiness, Emergency Missions, Lebanon Operation, July1958,