Do nurses and doctors in the navy get serve on ships (or some ocean vehical?)
2007-11-27 10:56:47 · 6 answers · asked by polluxgirl14 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Would a nurse be automaticlly transfered to a hospital ship, or do they just place most of them on land and few on board vessels?
2007-11-28 01:02:13 · update #1
Yes.
Who serves where depends on the size and type of vessel; additionally, the Navy provides medical personnel to support Marine units--that battalion aid station is a Navy shop.
2007-11-27 11:20:37 · answer #1 · answered by psyop6 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on the ship. small boys only have an IDC. Carriers and Gators will have a Doctor and possibly a Nurse. the two Hospital ships carry a full hospital's worth of medical personnel when deployed. But for the most part: shore duty.
2007-11-27 19:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US, every major Combatant (Corvette and larger) has at least an Independent Duty Corpsman. The larger the vessel the more Corpsman, eventually to CVN's and Hospital Ships that have full functioning Operating Facilities.
2007-11-27 19:25:52 · answer #3 · answered by Think for yourself 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Canada, no. There are physician assistants (medics) on board the ships, but Doctors and Nurses stay on land. In the US, there are medical ships and the larger vessels probably have them
2007-11-27 19:06:40 · answer #4 · answered by colleena7 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most major warships have dedicated doctor officers. Small ships tend to do with enlisted Hospital Corpsmen.
2007-11-27 20:48:01 · answer #5 · answered by WM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-11-27 19:05:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋