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02-24-2011, 03:18 PM | #1 |
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More HM rating info stuff...
Hospital Corpsman (HM) Hospital Corpsmen are medical professionals who provide health care to service people and their families. They serve as pharmacy technicians, medical technicians, nurse's aides, physician's or dentist's assistants, battlefield medics, and more. All work falls into several categories: first aid and minor surgery, patient transportation, patient care, prescriptions and laboratory work, food service inspections, and clerical duties. Hospital Corpsman (HM) perform duties as assistants in the prevention and treatment of disease and injury and assist health care professionals in providing medical care to Navy people and their families. They may function as clinical or specialty technicians, medical administrative personnel and health care providers at medical treatment facilities. They also serve as battlefield corpsmen with the Marine Corps, rendering emergency medical treatment to include initial treatment in a combat environment. Qualified hospital corpsmen may be assigned the responsibility of independent duty aboard ships and submarines; Fleet Marine Force, Special Forces and Seabee units, and at isolated duty stations where no medical officer is available. Duties performed by HM's include:
Hospital corpsmen work in a variety of environments. Most HMs works indoors in hospitals or clinics. Others work aboard ships and submarines; with air squadrons, special operational environments (e.g., SEAL, Recon Forces, Seabee units and Deep-sea Diving). Duties are service oriented, repetitive and require good judgement and mental alertness. HM's may work alone or with supervision by other health professionals, depending on the assignment. Women are assigned to most ships and field medical support units of the Fleet Marine Force (FMF). Women are not assigned to submarines, with the SEALs, or some units of the FMF. A-School (Job School) Information Great Lakes, IL --96 calendar days A-School teaches basic principles and techniques of patient care and first aid procedures through group and modular instruction. After completion of "A" school, hospital corpsmen are normally assigned to Navy medical treatment facilities although some are assigned to operational units. Advanced training in a "C" school, a tour at sea or ashore, overseas or with the Marine Corps may follow this initial tour. The HM field has several sub-specialities in which personnel may request advanced "C" school training (see "Sub-Specialties Available for This Rating," below). En route to their first permanent duty stations, most male HMs will be assigned to either Field Medical Service School, Camp Lejeune NC, or Camp Pendleton CA, for specialized training in the knowledge and skills required to perform medical services in the field with the Marine Corps and/or the "Seabees." Security Clearance Requirement: None (Note: Some assignments may require a Security Clearance) Other Requirements
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Unless this has changed, ALL HM's are now required to go FMF (providing they meet the physical/medical requirements). So, to those who are about to go to FMTB or joining to be a HM, good luck in Field Medical Training Battalion! It's hell but it's fun!
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Hey - a fellow Hampton Roads resident onthe board! Where in Chesapeake are you? I'm in Virginia Beach (can ya tell??? lol) and welcome to NavyDep.
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From what I have been told by the recruiters in my area that only females are NOT going to FMTB, that all males will...it is overmaned so that is the only option for males at this time.
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im a hm and it says my A schools right across the street from basic??
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So has anyone gained any sort of new information this rating? Between what retired Sailors and Marines have said, my recruiter and Navy Liaison Yeomen at MEPs, and the Navy Corpsman Facebook page, and a couple of other active duty Sailors, the information is contradicting. Some say all males go HM-8404 for C school or that the program has been integrated into A school. Some say FMF is a rare billet to get these days, some say its all they have.
Any current HM mind setting this right once and for all? It seems a lot has changed in the past few years. |
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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!
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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! |
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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
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If you go HM (Hospital Corpsman) or HMDA (Hospital Corpsman Dental Assisting) you still receive the same training, however you receive follow on training for dental which is about 5 weeks long. You are considered to be a HM first and a dental tech second. You'll find that either way you go, you will definitely get your hands dirty with medical stuff. They usually tie in hand to hand. It also depends on what platform you are billeted to: the clinic life will be very fast paced followed by hard work. If you are on a carrier or amphib you have more room to grow, you will be doing a lot of emergency medicine on duty section and apart of your regular day. GQ you will be put into a BDS and expected to know your stuff. At any rate if you are unsatisfied with you have the dental NEC 8701 or 8702, you can drop it at E5 and become NEC 0000. It wouldn't hurt to get some extra training, if you were ever stationed on a small boy you are the doc. HMDA are one of two people usually, the second being an Indepenent Duty Corpsman (IDC). Till this day dental emergencies are still the number one reason for medivacs in the fleet. All the NEC are in numerical order here. Just scroll down to 8701 & 8702 http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-np...e%20Manual.pdf ------------------------------------------- Here are the NEC for Dental assisting: 8701 - Dental Assistant Perform duties as a general dental assistant to include dental infection control, dental treatment room management, preventive dentistry, comprehensive dental assisting, and intraoral radiography. Source Rating: HM Course: Mandatory Sequence Code: 1 Component NEC: Primary Advisor: BUMED M005C Billet Paygrades: E3-E5 CIN: B-300-3300 B-300-3301 B-300-3310 ESTB Date: REV Date: 10/6/11 Related NEC: Technical Advisor: NAVMED MPT&E Personnel Paygrades: E1-E5 CDP: 00AM, 05JR 02WD 03JN, 06VP NR Ind: R Open to Women: Yes ECM: BUPERS-32 NOTE: Last reviewed during “CIN/CDP” refresh completed 10/6/11. ---------------------------------------------- 8702 - Advanced Dental Assistant Perform duties as general dental assistant to include reversible operative dentistry and prosthodontic procedures, clinical infection control procedures, application of pit and fissure sealants and anti-cariogenic agents. Provide auxiliary support to dental hygienist, polishing restorations, carrier’s prevention treatments and instructions and advanced patient management and administrative skills. Source Rating: HM Course: Mandatory Sequence Code: 1 Component NEC: Primary Advisor: BUMED M005C Billet Paygrades: E4-E7 CIN: B-330-1011 ESTB Date: REV Date: 9/9/11 Related NEC: Technical Advisor: NAVMED MPT&E Personnel Paygrades: E3-E7 CDP: 03BZ NR Ind: A Open to Women: Yes ECM: BUPERS-32 NOTE: Last reviewed during “CIN/CDP” refresh completed 9/9/11
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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!
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Do HMs attached to an FMF get any kind of clearance? Are there any HM specialties that are eligible for a top secret clearance?
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Anyone know how the barracks in Fort Sam are like?
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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.
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Hi everyone! I'm also an HMDA. Will i be able to bring my family to A School in Fort Sam?
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Did you get HMDA ahead of hand? Meaning guaranteed on your contract? Just wondering.
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Good info!
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For reserves, they usually have something attached to their contract such as DA, or FMTB. So you won't be needing to pick your orders at A-School.
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So is it correct to say that if you do well in A school,they can send you to C school? What are the criteria? Or depending on the need on the navy? How do they determine if you are assigned to Marine combat?
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I am currently in DEP and my rate is HM (I leave for RTC on December 24)... the information i got from MEPS (I just went in June) is that A school is in the Great Lakes, but i keep reading that it was moved to Texas... I'm just confused
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98% of what you get at MEPS is outdated and incorrect. HM A School is in Texas now at Fort Sam Houston.
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I recently joined the navy my rate is HM. I ship out December 9th for basic the 10th. My A School is in San Antonio Texas and is scheduled for 19 weeks.
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Hi I also have the rate HM and I ship out December 10th. It would be cool to know people ahead of time to make things easier and to just have someone to talk to so at anytime anyone can message me if they want.
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I ship out Dec 10 to
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HMRivera/djessee,
Since I report for RTC on the 12th Of December the two of you start on the 10th providing none of us are help back during RTC and do okay it looks like all three of us will start A school together. |
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Cool so I'll be seeing you guys at boot camp and A school. Its nice to know people ahead of time
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If any of you have questions about HM you are more than welcome to message me. I am a Corpsman and I'm more than happy to answer any questions. People who don't have the rank just speculate or post what they've heard.
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Once you get to corps school, there is about a month average hold on classing up. You will most likely get to see each other at corps school but probably not the same class. Also, at corps school you might make a small group of friends in the other classes, but will spend most of your time with people from your class because you will be studying for the upcoming test. |
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Hi, I am a newbie so be gentle. I am an HM shipping to GL currently on 17FEB2014, however we are trying to roll me in early. I got advanced rank of E-3. I really want to get a C-School. You mentioned that your GPA helps you. GPA at A-School or from education prior? I ask cause my undergrad I didn't do so hot but I went for my Master's degree and I had a high GPA there cause I got my act together. Will they base it off my GPA from Grad school? As you can probably guess I am joining at a late stage in life, when I ship I will be 29 years old.
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Thanks for the info on the GPA. My Master's is in Theology but I am not qualified to be a Chaplain and I really want to do something in the medical field.
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I am interested in X-Ray Tech, Respiratory Therapy Tech and Surgical Tech. When do you ship out for BC?
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Let me just say, coming in with a Master's degree and going surg tech would be one of the dumbest things you could do. Yes, you get certified as a surgical tech in the civilian sector coming out of c school, but the money in it isn't worth it, especially someone with the education that you already have. Resp tech and X-Ray tech is where the money is at with those c schools. Personally, I would go to the fleet for 2 years straight out of a school, then put in a package for Nuke med or Bio Med. You'll get in no problem because they will see that you wouldn't take it lightly. With those certifications, you would make real good money in the civilian sector.
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