The Army Just Cut Combat Medic Training. General Lied to Congress About It.

The Army Medical Center of Excellence at Fort Sam Houston has canceled at least 34 medical training courses through the end of the current fiscal year, according to ABC News reporting and internal Army documents. Many of the canceled programs are tied directly to frontline combat casualty care. Other cuts include leadership and certification training for senior medical officers, including officers preparing to command helicopter medical evacuation units.The cuts come less than three months after the March 1st Iranian drone strike on a U.S. base in Kuwait that killed six American service members, including Master Sgt. Nicole Amor of White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Amor died in a civilian van on the way to a Kuwaiti hospital because the medic riding with her did not have the supplies or specialized training to keep her airway open.Last week, the Army’s acting top officer, Gen. Chris LaNeve, told lawmakers during congressional testimony that the Army had not canceled anything. Internal documents reviewed by ABC News show this statement was false.The Pentagon is requesting a $1.5 trillion budget for fiscal year 2026, a 50% increase. The figure does not include the cost of the Iran war, which has already topped $29 billion. Additional Army expenses include support for DHS border operations, the National Guard mission in Washington D.C. (projected at $1.1 billion this year), and rising fuel costs. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s previous management experience was running two veterans nonprofits, both investigated for financial mismanagement and both of which he was forced out of. Get full access to The Rogue Voice aka Linsay Rousseau at linsayrousseau.substack.com/subscribe