M*A*S*H question

>>129774736
They are doctors, they aren't going to be drafted as grunts.

>>129774736
they are surgeons, surgeons need command of their operating theater and are given a rank so they can do so
they had training but they just dont give a fuck about the mans rules

>>129774736
>>129775104
This, if it's anything like the British Army then doctors, lawyers etc start at Captain. They still do basic officer training though.

>>129774736
>It was (and still is) common for civilian professionals (lawyers, chaplains, nurses and doctors) to basically take the 90-day officers' course. Doctors start out as Captains, other professionals as 1st Lieutenants. This wasn't intended to make them proper military men, it was to get them used to military procedure and the system within which they were expected to work. Unsurprisingly, it didn't always take. In most cases (chaplains particularly) they are not expected to have any real command responsibility, which means the rest of the hierarchy can ignore them until needed.

literally google it
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Headscratchers/Mash

>>129774736
highly specialized professionals in fields that are desperately sought-after can skip most of the bullshit

>>129774736
Oh look, another Kremlin shit-thread to slide any Senate Hearings threads off /pol/.

>>129774736
It comes up all the time, particularly in the Officers Club episode.

These are surgeons... Anyone with a 4-year degree can apply for OCS and if accepted become an officer

>>129774736
Doctors drafted into the military have college degrees and a need to command people in life saving situations.
Captains.

Lieutenant get me that knife or this man is going to due.
>I DONT TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU REEEEEE

>>129777774
Die*