Everything above is correct, and keep in mind corpsmen aren't necessarily EMT/Doctor at a hospital saving lives types. You get to work sick call and do preventative care medicine just like a primary care physician (minus the doctor stuff). Its not just ER combat casualty stuff corpsmen do, its every aspect of health care. At a lot of bases some corpsmen I know ONLY do STD tests or ONLY do incoming patients vitals (BP, Temp, etc). If you want to join get a list of a few jobs you'd like so you can be prepared for it when you go to MEPS. Craig had a nice post all about the HM rate not too long ago, I highly recommend you take a look at that if its more about the saving lives stuff then the Navy stuff.
BTW, Don't knock nukes too much, we are good people. Nuclear EM, best job in the fleet! (trust me, everyone thinks their job is the best job, and I'm no exception)
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