In observance of the Army Medical Corps Birthday, I spoke with Sgt. 1st Class (E-7) Rebecca Outlaw, the Healthcare NCOIC at McAfee U.S. Army Health Clinic.
Army Medical Corps Birthday is July 27
In observance of the Army Medical Corps Birthday, I spoke with Sgt. 1st Class (E-7) Rebecca Outlaw, the Healthcare NCOIC at McAfee U.S. Army Health Clinic.
The Army Medical Corps will celebrate 242 years on July 27.
On this day in 1775, the AMEDD was formed when the Continental Congress authorized a Medical Service for an army of 20,000. It created the Hospital Department and named Dr. Benjamin Church of Boston as Director General and Chief Physician. More than 5,000 highly skilled and experienced Army medical officers conserve the U.S. Army’s fighting strength today!
Outlaw, who oversees the clinic, said she has always felt the need to give back to people.
“It just makes me feel good. I feel like if I didn’t serve the military and the community in the U.S. I would just be wasting my efforts and my energy when I know I could be helping people.”
Outlaw said the Army Medical Corps is important for stability.
“You can’t just go out there and keep fighting and not replenish. People need to be healthy and be able to sustain themselves so that they can go out there and continue doing what they do best.”
In her spare time, Outlaw enjoys painting, riding motorcycles, camping, and dancing.
By Miriam Rodriguez
WSMR Public Affairs