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SiMS  \nUS aRMY 1997-2018  \nMATTHEW W. SIMS US ARMY 1997-2018  \nMatt was born 1-JUL 1979 in St. Charles Missouri. His parents are Bill and Shirley Sims. Matt has one sister. Matt graduated from St. Charles High School in 1997 and joined the Army right out of high school. At the time, Matt was 17 and needed his parent’s permission to join the Army. When asked what prompted Matt to join, and if his parents had served or aunts or uncles, Matt explained, “I did it out of patriotism and love for our country.” Matt had a strong desire to serve his country and still does so today. Matt entered the Army on 14-JUN 1997 and was off to basic at Fort Leonard Wood in Southwest Missouri. When he entered the service, Matt was undecided about which MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) to choose. Matt took the ASVAT test (The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test) and considered his options based on the test results. Matt decided to train in the medical field and become an Army Medic.  \nEditor’s note: The ASVAT test is a heavily researched and well-respected aptitude test developed by the Department of Defense. It measures a young adult's strengths and potential for success in military training. The ASVAB includes tests in 10 areas: general science (GS), arithmetic reasoning (AR), word knowledge (WK), paragraph comprehension (PC), mathematics knowledge (MK), electronics information (EI), auto information (AI), shop information (SI), mechanical comprehension (MC) and assembling objects (AO). Matt began his Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio Texas. The Army medic MOS is 68W. The MOS was formerly known by the MOS codes 91W (91 Whiskey), 91B (91 Bravo) and 91A (91 Alpha), These MOS' were employed during and after the Vietnam War. Today, the medic MOS It is the second largest military occupational specialty in the Army second only to the infantry. The medic training is 16 weeks long. The Department of Combat Medic Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is responsible for training the Army's 68-Whiskey Healthcare Specialists, more commonly referred to as combat medics.  \nEarly on, Matt became aware of the medical, ethical dilemma combat medics faced. Matt, reflected on the dilemma, “first we train to hurt, then we train to heal.” Medicsand Corpsman may face ethical conflicts when they must treat their own and enemy soldiers during combat and their resources, including time are limited. Legally under the  \nGeneva Convention, they are instructed to treat enemy soldiers equally, but in practice, providers still have some discretion and must prioritize. Often what happens is friendly forces capture enemy combatants who have been wounded. The enemy soldiers are treated with the same level of care as friendly forces. Later, In the battlefield Matt would often find himself treating the enemy combatants he was just trying to neutralize.  \nMatt served in the following units (in this order) .  \n6-52 Air Defense Artillery Battalion (ADA) out of Ansbach, Germany. During this tour Matt deployed to Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Tempest and later to Bosnia.  \n2-3 Armored Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colorado. Matt also deployed to Kosovo during this tour.  \n1-6 Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, the Big Red One out of Bamberg, Germany.  \n2-70th Armored Battalion/ 1st Armored Division, out of Fort Riley, Kansas. Deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom III during this assignment in 2005.  \nThe Three Purple Hearts Tour  \nMatt was now assigned to the 2-70th Armored Battalion, 1st Armored Division, out of Fort Riley, Kansas. They were deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005.  \nOn 2-FEB 2005, Matt was in a convoy patrol inside a medical 113 track ambulance. The convoy was accompanied by two M1A1 Abrams tanks. About 30 minutes into the patrol, the medical vehicle was struck by an IED (improvised explosive device) . The explosion ripped through the armor of ","cbCaijiV41P4EBXq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijiV41P4EBXq","pdf",1216183,12,"English","# Early Life and Enlistment\n## Choosing the Medical Path\n# Combat Medic Training and Role\n# Ethical Dilemmas on the Battlefield\n# Unit Assignments and Deployments\n# The Three Purple Hearts Tour\n## Injury and Evacuation in 2005\n## Follow-up Patrol and Second Wounding","[{\"question\":\"How did Matthew Sims decide to become an Army medic?\",\"answer\":\"He took the ASVAB/ASVAT aptitude test, reviewed the results, and chose to train in the medical field to become an Army Medic.\"},{\"question\":\"What ethical conflict do combat medics face, according to the document?\",\"answer\":\"Medics may have to treat both friendly and enemy soldiers during combat, with limited resources and time, while being instructed to treat enemy soldiers equally under the Geneva Convention.\"},{\"question\":\"What happened to Matthew Sims during his 2005 convoy patrol?\",\"answer\":\"The medical vehicle he was riding in was struck by an IED, shrapnel entered his vest and right lung, and he was evacuated to Balad Hospital, later rejoining his unit after recovery.\"}]","Matthew W. 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