The news reported that another navy sailor was killed in the Anbar province. I don't understand why sailors are on dry land.
2006-10-26 09:47:27 · 16 answers · asked by fnansen 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I am a Navy Corpsman. I am based WITH a Marine Corps unit. I've already been over WITH my Marines. The Navy ship gave me a ride over and I departed the ship WITH my Marines. I do everything that they do and carry all the equipment that they do....plus a 50 lb. medical bag to fix them up if they get hurt. I am authorized to wear all of their uniforms with exception of their dress blues. I wear cammies to work everyday like them. I haven't put on a navy uniform in over 3 years. So when you hear of a sailor dying, it's either a Corpsman like myself, a Seabee who flattens land and makes bridges and such, or an EOD tech who disarm the IED's.
2006-10-26 12:52:45 · answer #1 · answered by usndevldoc4u 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are many sailors that are in Iraq because their job in the Military is in the medical field. So they're part of the medical staff who are obviously taking care of our wounded troops. An officer from my husband's command just came back from Iraq, and he was part of the team of people who went out and investigated the bombs being placed by the extremest. I don't know for sure, but I would also guess we probably have, or have had, Navy Seals over there. Again, I'm just guessing on that.
A few months back, there was an article in the Navy Times about the Army and Marines feeling like the Navy and Air Force wasn't pulling their weight in the war. I heard that they are considering, or may have already started, sending sailors over to fight on ground along side the Army and Marines. They would have to go through some training since it's completely different then what their normal job is, but they're saying they'll make sure they are trained and prepared before they are sent in.
Rather there is a war or not, not everyone in the Navy is always on a ship. My husband has served in the Navy for 21 years, and he has been stationed on three ships, but a guy from his command has managed to somehow dodge ever being on ship, and he's been in the Navy for nearly as long as my husband has.
But people that do that, often have a harder time advancing. This particular guy has been told if he doesn't make the rank of Chief next year, he will be forced to get out of the Navy. But part of what they look for in those that are up for Chief, is to show that they have had sea time on a ship, so this guy will probably end up having to get out.
This duty station that we're at now is considered sea duty for my husband. We're in Naples, Italy, and though he isn't on a ship, the command he is with requires him to travel often with other ships. He is a electronics technician, so he works on a lot of their equipment when it goes down. They are ships that are usually deployed over here in Europe, Bahrain, off the coast of Iraq, and Dubai.
2006-10-26 10:42:19 · answer #2 · answered by Naples_6 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All the answers here are correct to an extent in that the corpsman are with the USMC but what people don't know is the fact that the sailors and airmen are now being used in convoy security. Look back to the recent past, say last eight months and you will see a rise in the deaths of both of these services.
The so called "safe services" are no longer that.
US Army 1997-Present
2006-10-26 10:19:27 · answer #3 · answered by James B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The navy supplies medics who fight and live with the marines while they are deployed. the navy also supplies pilots and landing craft crews. Some times various sailors like demolition squads are used to disarm or destroy IED's. We sailors are a very flexible lot and we try to keep our marine brethren out of trouble as much as can. It ain't easy but if you give em any lip you might have to go through us sailors as we reserve the right to dis marines It's tradition.
2006-10-26 09:54:55 · answer #4 · answered by brian L 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marines can get assigned to an aircraft carrier if that just so happens to be the squadron that the ship selects to go out on deployment with them. But those wouldn't be boots on ground type marines, they work on the jets and load bombs. The only weapons that the marines would know how to use if the 50cal mounted guns, maybe. I don't believe that the Navy uses Depth Charges any longer.
2016-03-28 08:31:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
almost all the navy personnel die in iraq is in this 4 rate job(Seals, Seabess, EOD and lots of Corpsman.) for the face marine don't has medical coprmans itself is all depend navy corpsman to cover marines ground support for medical, army got its own corpsman. Seabee is not really into combat they just stay in a area bulining,, but alot of time counter of of attack. EOD and Seals often into combat situation cause of in high risk zone. Don't think navy is just ship not true, navy is expanding alot of force helping the army and marines, navy is seinding 1000's of its own sailor(not in those 4 rate) but any rate. to taking jobs as a backup unit .
2006-10-27 19:41:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Marine Corps use Navy Corpsmen.
Also, Navy SeaBees are used in Iraq as well as Navy SEALS.
2006-10-26 09:53:40 · answer #7 · answered by DW 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Primarilly because the USMC does not have it's own medical personell.
For instence this pic is of an AF paramedic, with a Navy doctor, abord a USMC aircraft
http://us.f6.yahoofs.com/blog/44fae6e4z368943cb/4/__hr_/6649.jpg?mgoQSQFBiSVy2dL4
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2006-10-26 09:49:26 · answer #8 · answered by tom l 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
aren't the Marines part of the Navy? I know the marines don't keep thier own medical corps so the Navy is called in for that purpose.
2006-10-26 09:57:07 · answer #9 · answered by Drewk 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its intelligience people and medics on land as well as mps. not all sailors stay on the sea in a ship many go on to land for different jobs
2006-10-26 09:59:44 · answer #10 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋