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Subject: 'Those Army Quacks and Aspirin'

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Jim Martin

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Date Posted: 14:02:37 04/11/05 Mon

Some of these Medical Officers were great characters to put up with some of our malingering lot! Sick parades used to be like Guard Mounting was to a degree to deter the truly sick from those who wanted to skive off some duty or other! I remember one M.O in particular name of Paddy Dolan a thick set Irish-man of renown, who's bedside manner would have you in hysterics or screaming to see the 'trick cyclist'He used to perscribe aspirin for near enough all ailments regardless of problem or evident symtoms! Woe betide anyone who went in front of him suffering with a hang-over as looking over the desk at him you would realise that he was in a worst state than you were! When you entered his office he would say something along the lines of "Gunner pull up a Scallyback and sit down"...He had some grievance against those from the Signals Regt that were based with us. His exploits were legendary to say the least!
Now, I believe that we had a female M.O. in Devizes for a short period of time. Possibly the 'Oracle' would be able to confirm this! Some guys would go on Sick parade just to take a look at this sexual fantasy in a white coat, this angel with tits and a stetescope around her neck! If I remember correctly she was a redhead or possibly brunette!
In Fallingbostel things were different as the M.R.S was located in 3RTR lines which most of us avoided like the plaque! Some of the stories that used to go around the Camps in those days concerning those Quacks and their patients were very near the mark, but as I say that there is no smoke without fire, so some of them would have to be true!.....Don't you think?

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