how come Hawkeye, Bj and Trapper were only Captains?

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Originally Posted by palepainter

Wouldn't they also have to have received a Bachelors prior to enlisting as a surgeon or med tech?

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WTF are you talken about?[Ban3]

yes, thats why they are officers. they have degrees as medical doctors.

If it was like it is today, and MD joining the military straight out of medical school would be an automatic O3, Captain. With experience, they could have been given higher rank. This is probably why Blake and Burns were higher rank, having been in practice for a while. BJ was doing his residency as was Hawkeye, I believe. Col. Potter was enlisted in the military first, then went to med school to become a doctor, thus his officer time was less.

Yes Potter was Enlisted Cav.

They were only captains because many of the plot lines wouldn't work otherwise.....

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Originally Posted by SuperiorDG

WTF are you talken about?[Ban3]

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Just curious if they let guys become meds with out the bachelors. Poor wording. Sorry.[Swim]

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Originally Posted by Zundfolge

Ok, I'll take my Mr. Serious hat off. [Tooth]

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I thought it was a great analysis, personally.

You get an 'A' in my class...

Potter was in the cavalry in WW1 lied about his age. Then college med school through the Army, surgeon in WW2 and Korea he was about to retire.

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Originally Posted by UncleDave

Potter was in the cavalry in WW1 lied about his age. Then college med school through the Army, surgeon in WW2 and Korea he was about to retire.

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Wow, you know way too much about MASH

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Originally Posted by palepainter

Just curious if they let guys become meds with out the bachelors. Poor wording. Sorry.[Swim]

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No. You have to have a Medical Degree, PhD equivalent in medicine.

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Originally Posted by KevDen2005

Wow, you know way too much about MASH

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Yeah loved that show when I was a kid. Only 5 channels not a lot of choices. [Beer]