i am a paramedic looking into joing the navy to be a medic on a ship and be deployed. of course my recruiter assures me that ill get just what i want if i join, but im afraid that after my name is on the dotted line ill get stuck on land....
2007-03-19 13:25:29 · 11 answers · asked by tara d 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
HM is currently closed to females. you won't get HM at all. there are, however, plenty of ratings that you could get that would land you sea duty.
2007-03-19 16:48:12 · answer #1 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't heard about not taking females for corpsman right not, but the Navy did just combine the Dental Tech and Corpsman rating where everyone is an HM or "Doc" and females can be attached to deployable units of all types. Seabee battalions, carriers, most ships except subs, and females can also be Fleet Marine Force qualified and be stationed with Marine Corps units
2007-03-20 12:15:36 · answer #2 · answered by cm2_r_u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The jobfield you're wanting to get into is Hospital Corpsman. Women and men are on all kinds of ships in the Navy, from a Hospital ship, to combatant ships. Currently the only ship women arent allowed to serve on are submarines. Yes women are being deployed in support of all efforts the U.S. Navy is involved in, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, and other efforts around the world.
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2007-03-19 23:22:28 · answer #3 · answered by GIOSTORMUSN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I'm not intimately familiar with all of the ins and outs of the Navy Corpsman (HM) rating, which is what you are asking about (the Navy doesn't call them 'medics' they are usually called 'Doc'), The people at this websit ( http://www.corpsman.com/ )are. I do know that if you keep asking and pushing to depoy, that is what you will get. However these days deploy usually means Iraq. the best I can tell you is everywhere you go, talk to your chief, tell him what you want and work hard, no matter what the job is, and you will be recognized and rewarded
2007-03-19 13:50:01 · answer #4 · answered by ftn_nuke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The navy isn't taking any women in the corpsman rate right now. Try coming in as a Dental Tech. Your chances of being deployed are about 100%.
2007-03-19 16:52:29 · answer #5 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a bit of advice... if HM is closed to females right now, don't give up. Those that joined right after 9-11 are coming up on the end of their enlistments, so they may open that MOS back up to women... they do, after all, provide corpsman services to the Navy and the Marine Corps.
2007-03-19 20:03:26 · answer #6 · answered by Amy S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have as good a chance as any sailor being assigned to a NON-COMBAT ship. No female billets on DDGs/FFGs/subs. There are only 2 repair ships in the Navy (Sardinia and Guam), but there are billets on carriers. Request a sea going billet, and I'm sure the Navy will accommodate you because some folks don't want that duty.
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2007-03-19 14:04:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask! You never know, they might say yes. I would take a tour first though and at least taste the Navy Chow. My brother was stationed on the Bird Farm (Enterprise) and he would sure come back hungry!
2007-03-19 13:37:12 · answer #8 · answered by MUDD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 03:05:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not that difficult.. first volunteer for training that's needed on ships...God bless you.
2007-03-19 13:29:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋