More HM rating info stuff...

[buick0067]

Originally Posted by RysMomma

My son is signed up to be a HM. Still in the DEP pool but will be headed to Bootcamp in September. I haven't read anything about "A" school anywhere, but I did see something about "C" school. He's been in JROTC for 4 years so he is going in as an E3 ... What does all this mean?? ... Sorry for my stupidity, but this is my first Military experience & I know nothing!
~Lynette

I am also a HM in DEP. I am shipping in October. A school is immediately after boot camp. It is where he will learn how to be an HM or Hospital Corpsman. It is 14 weeks at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio TX. If you go to youtube.com and search for METC there is a great video that shows the campus and training. After that school he will get orders to his first duty station. Depending on his orders he may get a "C" school. It is a little more specific training. ie Dental Tech, Radiology Tech, Field Medic etc. These are just base on the needs of the Navy. They last between 9-30 weeks.
Because the Marine Corps does not have there own medical division, they use the Navy's medical personnel so there is also another school he may go to called FMTB. It is 8 weeks long I believe, and is in either at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside CA of Fort Lejuene in Jackson North Carolina. Again on youtube.com if you search FMTB the video titled FMTB West part 1 is a great one to show the training. This training is more combat based and works on battlefield medicine.
E-3 is his rank, and paygrade. Most enter boot camp E-1. E-3 is the highest you can get while in boot camp without having some sort of a advanced technical field as your job. Not only is it more pay but it gets him to be able to advance to E-4 which is a Petty Officer 3rd class sooner.
Below is a good link that lists all the classifications you can get through the various "C" schools.
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navynecs/a/hm.-urt.htm
I am not sure but seeing that his ship date is close to mine there may be a chance we will go to "A" school together.
Good Luck!

[Craig]

To see all the Navy Enlisted Classifications (Job), just go to this official link, do a ctrl-F, and type HM. This has a write up that is excellent for all the different positions.

The HM rating is mostly in the 8400 series of numbers. This book is in numerical order.
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-np...e%20Manual.pdf

[RysMomma]

Thank you, for your response, it was very helpful. It would be kinda cool if you were in his training class, our Last name is Laskie ... He's a great kid & I am so beyond proud of him! He is excited about going & I hope he keeps up the enthusiasm! I know it'll be good for him, I just hate that I'm not gonna be able to talk to him for 8 weeks, other then writing letters. Good luck to you as well buick0067!

[kgervais]

Do HMs attached to an FMF get any kind of clearance? Are there any HM specialties that are eligible for a top secret clearance?

[HMPrz]

Anyone know how the barracks in Fort Sam are like?

[OscarHM09]

Originally Posted by HMPrz

Anyone know how the barracks in Fort Sam are like?

They're brand new so probably better than any other place you are going to end up. I didn't stay in them personally as I was living out in town but they have their own bathrooms with showers and a sink for each person. A lot better than I had in GL.