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This is basically the case with any existing military exchange programme, if it were to be on earth that is. And that was my take on things summed up nicely.So I'll put in my two cents here. The medical officer has very broad authority when it comes to medical issues on a ship. Even to the point where if they decide the Captain is medially unfit for duty, to remove them and allow the next officer in line to take command. Now, a enlisted medical officer might not have that same authority, as they are effectively nurses who care for people, not doctors who have a broad enough medical knowledge and authority to make such decisions. The model that we use for medical officers to me seems very Star Trek-ish which descends from the British/American naval tradition. However, I don't know about the Japanese tradition WRT doctors, which would be the other relevant source.
An exchange program CMO would have exactly the same authority. They are the exactly the same as a native officer except for their country of origin.
With regards to how much info SAINT would share, I think that doctrine would say that they should share the same things that they would share with anyone else of the same/rank position. That said, there is a lot of discretion when it comes to intelligence and who needs to know what. I also feel like SAINT probably does bend and even break the rules where they feel like they can get away with it. (Or if it benefits them, even if they can't.)
Agreed.While I agree with Soban, I'd also say that people would probably avoid making calls that could result in a diplomatic incident. EG making a call to relieve a captain of duty is already a super super heavy decision that a CMO would have to back up. The burden of proof would be even higher for a foreign officer.
Just to be clear, the SAoY differs from traditional militaries in this regard. Correct?They are staff officers, not line officers, which means they don't have command authority.
Huh, didn't know that. Most militaries afaik have CMO as line officers.Wes may not have served in medical, but he has a lifetime's worth of knowledge on how it functions if only second-hand. The US Military has staff corps, they don't have command corp, medical.
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United States Army Medical Corps - Wikipedia
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Ironically enough, his dad is a CMO.And his dad is a military doctor
Wes may not have served in medical, but he has a lifetime's worth of knowledge on how it functions if only second-hand. The US Military has staff corps medical. Why would the US Military have staff officers like SAoY but still have command duty? (edited that last sentence a bit)
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United States Army Medical Corps - Wikipedia
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