Do Medics Carry Rifles. The armed forces have medics carrying rifles. Vice versa, the convention also states that no medic should carry a weapon, or be seen engaged in combat.
The armed forces have medics carrying rifles. A rifle or carbine is standard, often augmented with a sidearm because the medic may have to pass his rifle off to his patient or fellow war fighter in order to treat the wounded. Did medics carry rifles in ww2?