Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman?

Question

I am enlisted on the DEP Program( Delayed Entry Program); leaving early 2008.

I would like to be Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman or other related IDC.

Any IDC, or anyone can provide me with some info on this??

I read you have to be E-5 to be elegible; how is the transition from A School(I would only be E-3 when i come out)

Answer 1

An IDC is not a separate job from corpsman.

It is a position that experienced corpsman are assigned to.

You will start out as a General Duty Corpsman.

After several years on the job, you will be eligible for further training.

You will then be allowed to attend one of the 19 C schools for Hospital Corpsman.

Then you apply for a IDC slot.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

you have to do time in Rate and Time in Grade before you can advance. there will also be the E4 and E5 exams to take and pass with a high enough final multiple. You an expect not being even remotely close to being picked up until after your first enlistment is up.