marine corps/navycorpsman? help!?

Question

if anyone can explain everything about navy corpsman and answer my question i would highly appreciate it.


do corpsman always stay with marines and become part of the corps after they become corpsman?

also, do corpsman in the marines fight as well as treat their brothers in arms?

do they get to carry weapons such as the M16A4 and saw?(please answer this!)


during peacetime,where do navy corpsman stay? with marines or with the navy?


also, if ur a navy corpsman and work in the marines, are you part of both branches?





help!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks so much







-jim

also, if anyone can answer this...what type of good civilian jobs can be offered to someone with medical experience as a corpsman?

Answer 1

Navy Hospital Corpsmen do rotate between Fleet Marine Force units and other ships and stations, even though they have a Navy Enlisted Classification code of HM-8404 (Field Medicine). Corpsmen are permitted under the Laws of Land Warfare (also known as the Geneva conventions) to arm themselves in order to defend themselves and their patients. The type of weapon is not specified, though most are issued a side arm. I carried a .45 pistol. I believe the current side arm is a 9mm pistol. But, one could carry a rifle as well.
In peacetime, Navy corpsmen who are trained in field medicine are sometimes assigned to Fleet Marine Force units in garrison status. They continue to train with them and see to their injuries and illnesses. Other assignments can involve duty at Naval hospitals and station clinics. Some even become instructors at the two Field Medical Service Schools in California and North Carolina to train the next generation of Field Medicine personnel.
But, they are and will always remain Navy men and women. Members of the Navy Hospital Corps. And in their service with the Marines they have a chance to earn one of the highest terms of respect in the military: "Doc".

Answer 2

both services are part of the Dept of the Navy. A Navy Corpsman is just that - a member of the Navy. They may be attached to a Marine outfit as their medic, but they still hare a Navy Corpsman. I don't remember if the Marine Corp had a specific rating of a Corpsman or medic - I don't think they did.

Answer 3

an navy corpsmen is attached to the marine units they serve with. they are still Navy personel. when they are serving with a marine unit they live in baracks with the marine unit they serve.

on carrying a weapon, it depends they would not carry a m-16 or a saw unless they were serving with a recon unit. when i served in the USMC the corpsmen carried side arms. I am not sure if they were suppose to or not becuase medical helo's are not supposed to be armed as they are designated non-combatants. I am not sure if the same rule applied to them but they did carry side arms

also they serve roles in the navy also they might be assigned to duty with a navy unit.

Answer 4

desertviking is 100% on the money. We Marines LOVE our Corpsman. Their job is not to die for us, but to live for us. "Doc" is a term of endearment bestowed on those brave individuals willing to risk their lives "so others may live" Every Corpsman is "Doc" till someone gets hit, then it's "CORPSMAN UP" And they come running, they always come running, they never stop, they never quit, they will fight to the last for their Marines. God bless them all.

Answer 5

no

yes

yes

both...corpsmen serve w/marine units, aboard ships and at naval hospitals & clinics

the Marines are part of rhe Navy

Answer 6

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