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US Marine Medic Careers Carries Tradition For Life

May 29, 2008 By admin

The United States Navy and the Marine Corps have always had a close relationship. There are certain jobs that the Navy is responsible for and that are not staffed in the Marines. One of these job designations is field medic. All field medics in the Marine Corps are Navy trained medical corpsmen who serve as Navy personnel in Marine Units. Navy Corpsman that serves in the Marine Corps is for all purposes and intents a Marine Corps Servicemembers. The Marine Corps use Navy Corpsmen that have completed a 7-week training course held at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Marine Traditions

Every Marine Corps Servicemember has certain traditions that apply to them, including Navy Corpsmen. One of them is the saying Every Marine is a rifleman,and that extends to the Navy personnel that serve as Marine Corps corpsmen. They are taught to work and function as corpsmen, but they must also work to fit in and function as a Marine. As such, they have to attend additional training so that they can adjust and work as a proficient member of a Marine Crops unit. This is one of the purposes of the Field Medical Service School. He is taught medical related training, but also different issues that are crucial to Marine Corps Servicemembers. He has to know how to dig a trench. He has to be able to lay down covering fire, and to in all other ways be regarded as a Marine.

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The Marine Corps utilizes the FMSS training to give the Navy Trained Corpsmen the ability to transition into serving in the Marine Corps. They learn the methods, tactics, and procedures that the Marines use to act in the field. It is the method that works to give Navy Corpsmen the experience, the self-confidence, and the methods to experience real life Marine Corp life.

Marines are the fast response members of the United States Military and as such they are very tough personnel that are known for their strength, endurance, and toughness. But it still is something that is important for unit cohesiveness, and the Marines need to be able to trust their corpsmen, and it is very important that the corpsmen be able to stand tall and keep up with the members of the Marine Corps units they serve in.

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  1. Jordan Smith says

    March 11, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    I’ve always wanted to serve as a field medic for the marines but don’t really have much information on it. I’d probably join after a few years in college so could anyone give me information on what degree I should take and how it is to be a medic?

  2. Patrick Bohac says

    September 10, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    I would just sign-up for the Navy, they give all the training you need. Then if you want to you could attend collage and specialize in the medical profession after your service is up.

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