(I was just a contractor for a few tiny companies, but got to work closely with people from various units ranging from "other" people to line infantry/MPs to CS/CSS to medical to allies to host nation, so I got to see a wide spectrum of great to defective for everything and then try to do whatever the people I was with did, or what made the most sense for me. I confess to having been one of the "empty plate carrier" wearers on some big bases, but I think it was an educated decision...)
The most interesting thing I saw in 8 years was working with the guys from the Institute for Surgical Research (ISR), making sure they got x-rays and CTs of all injuries, so they could have a team of doctors go through and figure out which equipment and weapons worked, which didn't, and how various pre and in-hospital interventions ended up over a statistically significant number of patients. I'd still rather have USA/USN/USAF trauma surgeons than anything I've seen in the civilian world)
The most interesting thing I saw in 8 years was working with the guys from the Institute for Surgical Research (ISR), making sure they got x-rays and CTs of all injuries, so they could have a team of doctors go through and figure out which equipment and weapons worked, which didn't, and how various pre and in-hospital interventions ended up over a statistically significant number of patients. I'd still rather have USA/USN/USAF trauma surgeons than anything I've seen in the civilian world)