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Can you be a physician for the marine corps?
Officially, no. The Marine Corps does not have a medical unit itself. However, the Navy has Corpsmen, which are medical personnel, attached directly to Marine Corps units.
Why does the marine corp use navy corpsmen instead of having a medical corps of its own?
If it ain't broke...don't fix it.
What is the salary of a marine corpsmen?
The US Marines don't have a medical branch - the Corpsmen are members of the US Navy. Their pay is based on their pay grade, time in service, and any special allowances they may be entitled to.
Who is patron saint of Navy Hospital Corpsmen?
There is no patron saint of Navy Corpsmen. However, St. Michael the Archangel is the patron saint of Emergency Medical Technicians.
In the USMC what is a corpsman?
A Medic, actually a Navy Hospital Corpsman. They are USN personnel attached to a specific unit in the Marines. The Marines do not have their own medical staff. Corpsmen, as well as Doctors, Nurses, Naval Gunfire Liaison Officers and Chaplains are assigned from the Navy. Officers have the choice of wearing Navy or Marine Corps uniforms. In the field, everyone wears Marine Corps uniforms.
How many corpsmen in the navy?
how many corpsman served in the FMF in the vietnan war
Do FMF Corpsman go through Navy and Marine boot camp?
Only through Navy Boot Camp.
Can you become a Navy SEAL through the Marines or would you have to go through the Navy?
No you cannot do that. The Navy SEALs is just that, the NAVY. You would have to finish your enlistment in the Marine Corps and then join the Navy.
How many Navy Physicians have earned the Medal of Honor?
Various sources say it is a total of 22. The link has the citations of seven of the Corpsmen, four on Iwo Jima and three on Okinawa. Since 1862, 294 Marines have been awarded the Medal of Honor, according to the official website: http://www.medalofhonor.com/recipients/marines.html In addition read HEROES: US Marine Corps Medal of Honor Winners, by Mark Cerasini. New York, NY: Berkley Publishing, May 2002. 374 pp. $26.95. ISBN: 0-425-18159-6. Author Mark Cerasini tells the stories of the US Marine Corps recipients of the Medal of Honor from the American Revolution to the first Gulf War. There has been at least one awarded in the Iraq war. 22 Navy Hospital Corpsmen have indeed received the Medal of Honor since the formation of the Hospital Corps in 1898. Of 14 enlisted Medal of Honor recipients in the Navy during WWII, 7 were Corpsmen. Corpsmen make up 3% of the Navy and Marine Corps. Per capita, the Navy Hospital Corps is the most decorated segment of the United States Military.
Do the Marines like the Navy?
while there is always inter-service rivalry, the Marines and the Navy work well together to accomplish their missions. The Navy also provides a great deal of support to the Marine Corps in the form of medical help, doctors, nurses, corpsmen, chaplains, JAG and liaison staff. And the Navy provides the ship transportation to land the Marines at their destination.
Is a navy serviceman a marine or are they both different?
They are both VERY different. A Navy servicemen is in the Navy. A Marine is in the Marine Corps. The Marine Corps is just a department of the Navy.
How many Marines died on Peleliu?
Peleliu had 1,252 Marines and Navy Corpsmen killed from the 1st Marine Division and another 542 soldiers from the 81st Infantry Division, US Army. The Japanese 14th Infantry Division lost 10,695 killed.
