Embedded Mental Health Providers Making a Difference for Troops
Here is a Navy Times article that discusses embedding mental health providers with operational units:
Embedded mental health providers making a difference for troops, officials say
This scenario of being primarily assigned to an operational unit is probably increasingly likely for many specialties in the future, which is why I posted it. With the increased focus on readiness, if you don’t want to spend a good portion of your career in support of the operational forces, then you are probably in the wrong organization.
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