US Navy

1900

I was a FMF (Fleet Marine Force) HM3 on independent duty in Viet Nam and in combat daily.

If there is a war; you will be in combat.

Learn as much as possible; someone's life will depend on what you know.

Never say you can't do something in training or in the field.

You are a Navy volunteer. You must live up to the responsibility of the job.

Don't be stupid. Valor is tempered by courage. Other people depend on you.

Study, not only medicine and surgery; but, human nature too!

You will see a lot of unusual things as a Corpsman.

When faced with a lifesaving situation you must provide a positive lifesaving intervention.

Keep your wits about you. If you panic who will save your Marine who protects you?

Don't be afraid of blood. The more someone bleeds; the closer they are to shock and death.

Don't do this job for self-satisfaction. Do it because of someone else's life.

Enjoy the Esprit-de-Corps that comes with wearing not only the Navy Blues and Whites; but, the Marine Dress Greens you have earned that right.

You will use your medical training the rest of your life.

Let God be your guide. He will take care of you.

That answer makes me proud to be a HM. Some people think that this job is not strenuous and I can tell you that those people have not been in combat. If the had they would not dare have anything but respect for the task we are given. When men are down we are up, no rest, always putting our lives in danger for our brothers. I have been to Iraq 3 times and counting and seen and done some things that don't rate repeating, and even I am in awe of the things that myself and fellow corpsman have done time after time. Most of us don't ask for anything, the oath a HM makes is binding once you say it your brother Marines and Sailors put there lives on the line with the confidence that you will take care of them. The only tip I can give you would be trust in yourself and your training, and learn to forget words like CAN'T, WON'T, or QUIT. When in doubt improvise it needn't be pretty it just needs to work. If you're thinking on becoming a Corpsman, I say go for it as long as you are reliable and work well under pressure. If you want gratitude do something else, but I can tell you that a combat Corpsman whom saves just one wounded man will see something more than gratitude in the eyes of that man and all those who know you'd do the same for them. If you go to the Marines, which I recommend you do, they will test you. Don't take it personal but make it a personal goal to do your job plus there job, and do it all better than they do. Marines are true to there nickname, DEVIL DOGS, they will smell fear on you and make your life hell. Keep your mouth shut, eyes open, and remember no matter what uniform you wear, what you are and what it is you are there to do. Save lives.

As an Independent Duty Corpsman, these answers resonate through me and reinforce why I became a Corpsman. I am a multiple-trip combat veteran also, and it is one of the most rwarding professions out there.

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Code 263 in BUPERS (Bureau of Naval Personnel) typically refers to a specific administrative action or directive related to personnel management within the U.S. Navy. It may encompass aspects such as evaluations, assignments, or other personnel-related processes. For accurate and detailed information, it's best to consult official Navy documentation or contact BUPERS directly, as codes may change or have particular context-specific meanings.

According to Navybuddies.com, USS KALAMAZOO was the sixth WICHITA - class replenishment oiler and was named in honor of a city and county in southwest Michigan. KALAMAZOO ended more than 23 years of service to the fleet when it was decommissioned at Norfolk Naval Base on August 16, 1996. Stricken from the Navy list on October 29, 1998, the ship is currently situated at the James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, Va.

BB is the designation given to battleships. It itself has no specific meaning other than that.

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Deputy's: Must be left in the deputy's vehicle.

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"There was a Navy boot camp at one point in California, but it closed down in the early 1990's when the bases were reduced. The only Navy boot camp in existence is in Great Lakes, Illinois."

Navy EOD has been under the Special Operations umbrella for years and has recently moved under NECC, Navy EOD are the only trained and capable special operations bomb techs in the military.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961

The President of the United States is the Commander In Chief of all US military forces. That honor and responsibility is grounded in the United States Constitution. The first Commander In Chief of the US military forces with President George Washington, who also is the highest ranking general in US military history.

According to Wikipedia, 6 torpedo tubes. By then (mid-1950s) it doesn't seem like they had re-organised the submarine's role as a mobile missile platform, to which they have eventually evolved too.

depends on ur state domicile and rank

all the best.still 19 is a good rank. u should be able to get a good branch in agood nit.

yes. A medical retirement is one. I am sure the Army Almanac can describe others.

The acceptance rate at Concord Academy is around 34%.

7 US Navy "Flush Deck Destroyers" also known as "Four Pipers" (Clemson class) went aground in 1923 off Point Honda in California. All were destroyed. This was the largest peacetime loss of warships in US Naval history. The Clemson type class of US Navy Destroyer were the MOST produced US warship class in US history; approximately 275 were built during and just after WW1. Fifty of this class were "Given" to Great Britain under the "Lend Lease Act" prior to Pearl Harbor in 1941. The destroyers were already obsolete by the 1930's. 3 US Navy destroyers were sunk, while under Admiral "Bull" Halsey during TYPHOON COBRA in December 1944 in the Pacific. Two of the US Destroyers were older Farragut class destroyers, and the third lost warship was one of the new Fletcher class destroyers. Halsey was nearly relieved of command for sailing his fleet into a typhoon. The Fletcher class of US Navy Destroyers were the SECOND most produced US Warship class in US History; approximately 175 were built during WW2. The design was so advanced that it proved to be the ultimate destroyer during WW2, and was later improved upon and modified into Somers Class, Sherman Class, and finally the Gearing Class which fought it's last war in Vietnam during the 1960's. The Fletcher Class destroyer became a legend in both the US Navy and WW2.

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If you are asking about a man enlisted in the navy it depends on his rank and grade. The higher the rank the more money he makes.

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U.S. Naval Academy graduate Commander Dennis Farrell is currently the Executive Officer aboard the USS Cole (DDG-67). He reported as XO of the Cole in December 2011.