title: [Military physician Colonel Robert Yout. Twenty years as a paratrooper medical officer].
abstract: Robert Yout was born on June 15th, 1930. A rugby player and a member of the French Volleyball team, he was already an outstanding sportsman when he began his studies at the Health Services School in Lyons. His career as an army medical officer among the paratroopers was atypical. He spent many years among the most prestigious elite paratroopers of the French army: the 2nd REP, the 1st CHOC and the CINC (The Army Training School for Combat Swimmers) . When he retired, he was Head Doctor of the Paratroopers parent company: The Airborne School of Pau. For the army medical historian, Robert Yout is the perfect example of a man with an outstanding and remarkable career: A crack soldier, a brave army medical officer, a parachuting and diving pioneer and a sportsman of international class.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yout
mesh_terms: D001359:Aviation / Q000266:history; D005602:France; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000266:history*; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*