M.I.A.-USMC Medic Jacob M.

[skorpion]

well today my friend got some pretty twisted news. his brother who's a medic in the marines has been reported MIA and 2 of his squad mates are confirmed dead.

just hope hes alive and out there somewhere. they were in a pretty intense fight in pretty much the middle of nowhere. im sure there going to find him, but my friend is hysterical. you can never be sure with this type of stuff.

[Dichotomy]

 

[eagl]

I wish him luck.  The sad fact is that the live recovery rate for captured/MIA troops is effectively zero, yet another bit of terrible strangeness for this particular war.

When I was in Iraq I made a promise to myself that if placed in a capture situation, I would not be taken alive.  The live recovery rate in Iraq was exactly ZERO, so there was absolutely no reason to submit to capture.  Fight until the bitter end because they'll never let you live.  And who knows, maybe you'll get lucky and go all gurkha on them, killing everyone who comes your way even when hopelessly outnumbered.

[dirtdart]

I wish him luck.  The sad fact is that the live recovery rate for captured/MIA troops is effectively zero, yet another bit of terrible strangeness for this particular war.

When I was in Iraq I made a promise to myself that if placed in a capture situation, I would not be taken alive.  The live recovery rate in Iraq was exactly ZERO, so there was absolutely no reason to submit to capture.  Fight until the bitter end because they'll never let you live.  And who knows, maybe you'll get lucky and go all gurkha on them, killing everyone who comes your way even when hopelessly outnumbered.

There are some warrants and enlisted guys who might disagree with your stats, especially since they are blinging the POW medal.  Also, there is a Soldier still alive, running around Afghanistan as a prisoner.  I hope they do find him and he will be in my prayers. 

[Dago]

I wish him luck.  The sad fact is that the live recovery rate for captured/MIA troops is effectively zero, yet another bit of terrible strangeness for this particular war.

When I was in Iraq I made a promise to myself that if placed in a capture situation, I would not be taken alive.  The live recovery rate in Iraq was exactly ZERO, so there was absolutely no reason to submit to capture.  Fight until the bitter end because they'll never let you live.  And who knows, maybe you'll get lucky and go all gurkha on them, killing everyone who comes your way even when hopelessly outnumbered.

While not as informed as you about the situation with being captive, and not sure of the nature of her "capture", but Jessica Lynch made it out.

[Shuffler]

 

[mbailey]

 

[Nypsy]

If he has been captured then you would hope that his being a medic might up the odds of him being alive.
Of course that assumes his captores have at least a shred of humanity.

Are Marine medics armed?

[Krupinski]

I wish him luck. 

[skorpion]

Are Marine medics armed?

im pretty sure they are.

[Seanaldinho]

Are Marine medics armed?

Every marine is a rifleman. 

[curry1]

While not as informed as you about the situation with being captive, and not sure of the nature of her "capture", but Jessica Lynch made it out.

Wasn't she captured by the actual legitimate Iraqi Army?  Which would be different then being captured by Al Qaeda or the Taliban who would most certainly kill you.

[eagl]

Wasn't she captured by the actual legitimate Iraqi Army?  Which would be different then being captured by Al Qaeda or the Taliban who would most certainly kill you.

Yes.  Lynch was "captured" while Iraq was still a nation state.  The capture situation has completely changed since then.

[Gman]

I thought USMC Medic's were all Navy Corpsman? 

[Sol75]

there are NO Marine medics.  Navy Corpsman are assigned as a "medic" (don't call them that, they are CORPSMAN)...Corpsman and SEALs, the only Squids Marines like..
NEVER piss off your corpsman!