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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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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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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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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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