Radar felt a sense of helplessness when he was suddenly ordered to don scrubs, gloves and a mask. Oh, why hadn't he gone to medical school after high school instead of enlisting in the Army? If he'd done that, he could have been a surgeon by the time he got to the army and helped out Hawkeye instead of being thrust into the position. Major Houlihan asked for all sorts of instruments that Radar knew nothing about. Oh he hoped that he wouldn't faint or get sick. But more importantly, he hoped that his ma would be proud of him.