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Doc Book

HM2, Navy Search and Rescue Medical Technician

1999-Present

MCAS Cherry Point Search and Rescue

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Currently with the 2515th Naval Air Ambulance Detachment

 

I get out next April. Have been deciding between PA and MD/DO. I already have a B.A. in Liberal Arts, but no science pre-reqs. Fortunatley with the new GI Bill I can go full time and devote it to getting my science pre-reqs out of the way. I have been mulling this over and talking with my wife. The less school time to become a PA seems really appealing, but that is a way down the road. I am treating this like a marathon and just dealing with my classes now.

 

When I get back from deployment, my first step is to take all my math. It has been ten years, so I would like to have the math down before tackling the science classes. This is a great website, even better that there is a Military section to it.

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Doc Book

HM2, Navy Search and Rescue Medical Technician

1999-Present

MCAS Cherry Point Search and Rescue

HSC-8

Currently with the 2515th Naval Air Ambulance Detachment

 

Welcome HM2. Enjoy the Forum.

 

As your future, just make sure to make the highest grades you can in your classes.

 

Contact the MD and PA schools you consider going to and they can send you brochures on their programs and prerequisites. Make sure you always go way over and above what is required to give you a better chance of getting accepted into the program.

 

Remember, success and life are easy as long as you work your a#@ off.

 

Just my 2 cents.

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HM2 (FMF) Grunt

8404/9502 (also Marine MOS 0317 Scout Sniper)

03' Camp Delta/Camp X-Ray Detainee Operations JTF GITMO

04' OIF II Fallujah, Iraq 2/2 WPNS Co

05' NMC Portsmouth, VA Pediatrics (not too fun, very degrading)

06' Kunar Province, Afghanistan 1/3 B Co Senior Line

07' Haditha, Iraq Police Training Team 1 RTC-2

08-Present -- Scout Sniper School MCB Hawaii Instructor Staff/Doc

 

Have come to a cross road in my life and I'm finally going to follow my dream of becoming a PA. About to transfer to VA then I'll be out in a year. Would like to apply to the MSC IPP program but it's easier to get out and go to a school of my choice. Excited about going back to school but nervous to make the transition. This website has given me a lot of insight on what to expect and I hope to gain more information from all of you.

 

 

Served with txCorpsman in 2/2 back in 04'. Remember me calling you a POG from my HUMMV during a fight? Hahaha. Good luck with school, proud of you.

 

McNasty

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Nice to see so many corpsmen here, being the only honorable job in the Navy. But now I am afraid to come on this site because I am afraid I will get my shots up to date. I wonder if you guys know that Marines are trained that whenever they see you guys holding a list in your teeth and your hands are full of a tray with medical instruments we are to go the other way...

 

I hope that you all can get into PA school and fulfill your dreams. The Corpsmen attached to my unit, as well as our flight surgeon were instrumental to my acceptance into PA School. God bless you all.

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Guest Mishabella56

Whoa! We have some impressives on this thread.

I am not as decorated. Maybe that's cause I'm a spouse, daughter,grand-daughter, and 4x sister of the military. :)

I'm a lonly EMT (hopefully soon to be student in a PA program) but the hubs is a lifer in the Marine Corps running under the name Cpl. Smart

 

That's me, in a nutshell. :)

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Jarhead - I did what they told me to do and that took me to some odd places doing some odd things. I claim rights to both definitions of "grognard".

 

'76-'77: 2nd Bn, 9th Marines

'77-'79: MACS-7, Camp Pendleton

'80-'82: MCTSSA, JINTACCS project

'82-'83: RSS OKC

'83-'85: Comm Co, 1st MarDiv

'85-'88: Nuclear Ordnance Platoon, SADM Chf, Bn Rifle & Pistol Team

'88-'92: MCCES 29 Palms, CCRB Chair & MCAGCC Rifle & Pistol Team

'92-'95: NMCC JCS, OT-5 CWD NCOIC

'95-'97: 1st Combat Engineer Bn, platoon sergeant, comm chief, captain Bn Rifle & Pistol Team

'07-'08: EMT-B AMR San Diego

 

currently Western University PA2010

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Looking to join the Army next year... gimme any and all input.

 

Cheers.

 

Depends on your goals.

 

My grandfather was Army.

My dad was Army.

My uncles were Army.

My brother was Army.

With that kind of insight, is it any wonder I chose the Corps? :)

 

I got this from Major Stan Ford, Signal Corps USA: Soldiers are the priests of War. Marines are the monks.

 

"I would rather have a good Marine, even a ruined one, than anything in the world when there are chips down." -- Hemingway

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Just joined the PA Forum so I thought I would take this moment to say hello to everyone. I am currently a Medic with the 173rd Airborne Brigade out of Bamberg, Germany. I was accepted to PA school this past year and I will be heading back to the states to begin school in Jan 2010. Do we have any other IPAP students here?

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Guest ghost187x

Hi all! First post woohoo!

 

I am (e-4) SPC Martin. I am going to get promoted pretty soon to Sergeant (e-5)

I am a 25N Joint Node Network operator/maintainer.

Enlisted on June 6, 2006 (6/6/06 all hail satan LOL) Active duty Army.

I am stationed in Fort Hood, TX, under 504 Battlefield Surveillance Brigade. I am currently at Tallafar, Iraq :(

 

I want to be a 18D SF Medic or Army PA. I am still trying to decide. I need anatomy & physiology 2, chem 1 & 2, and college algebra. Once they are completed, I will be good to go. Oh yeah, I need those SAT's too.

I like helping people, especially in diets and working out. I want to do more though. Mostly something in sports medicine and emergency type care...

Take it easy!

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Just a treat for everyone from an old, broke **** dogface medic. Hope it is enjyed

 

 

Dear Civilians, 'We know that the current state of affairs in

our great nation has many civilians up in arms and excited to join the

military.

For those of you who can't join, you can still lend a hand.

Here are a few of the areas where we would like your

assistance:*

 

1. The next time you see any adults talking (or wearing a

hat) during the playing of the National Anthem - kick their ***.

 

 

2. When you witness, firsthand, someone burning the American

Flag in protest - kick their ***.

 

 

3. Regardless of the rank they held while they served, pay the

highest amount of respect to all veterans. If you see anyone

doing otherwise, quietly pull them aside and explain how these

veterans fought for the very freedom they bask in every second.

Enlighten them on the many sacrifices these veterans made to make

this Nation great.

Then hold them down while a disabled veteran kicks their ***.

 

 

4. (GUYS) If you were never in the military, DO NOT pretend that

you were. Wearing battle dress uniforms (BDUs) or Jungle

Fatigues, telling others that you used to be 'Special Forces,

Collecting GI Joe memorabilia, might have been okay when you

were seven years old Now, it will only make you look stupid and

get your *** kicked.

 

5. Next time you come across an *Air Force* member, do not ask

them, 'Do you fly a jet?' Not everyone in the Air Force is a

pilot. Such ignorance deserves an ***-kicking (children are exempt).

 

 

6.If you witness someone calling the *US Coast Guard*

'non-military', Inform them of their mistake - and kick their ***.

 

 

7. Next time Old Glory (the US flag) prances by during a parade,

get on your damn feet and pay homage to her by placing your hand

over your heart. Quietly thank the military member or veteran

lucky enough to be carrying her - of course, failure to do either

of those could earn you a severe ***-kicking.

 

 

8. Don't try to discuss politics with a military member or a

veteran We are Americans, and we all bleed the same, regardless

of our party affiliation. Our Chain of Command is to include our

Commander-In-Chief(CinC). The President (for those who didn't

know) is our CinC Regardless of political party. We have no

inside track on what happens inside those big important

buildings where all those representatives meet All we know is

that when those civilian representatives screw up the situation,

they call upon the military to go straighten it out. If you keep

asking us the same stupid questions repeatedly, you will get

your *** kicked.

 

 

9. 'Your mama wears combat boots' never made sense to me - stop

saying It! If she did, she would most likely be a vet and

therefore could kick your ***!

 

 

10. Bin Laden and the Taliban are not Communists, so stop saying

'Let's go kill those Commies!' And stop asking us where he is!

Crystal balls are not standard issue in the military. That

reminds me- if you see anyone calling those damn psychic phone

numbers, let me know, so I can go kick their ***!

 

 

11. 'Flyboy' (*Air Force*), 'Jarhead' (*Marines),* 'Grunt'

(*Army*), 'Squid' (*Navy*), 'Puddle Jumpers' (*Coast Guard*),

etc., are terms of endearment we use describing each other.

Unless you are a service member or vet, you have not earned

the right to use them. Using them could get your *** kicked.

 

 

12. Last, but not least, whether or not you become a member of

the military, support our troops and their families. Every

Thanksgiving and religious holiday that you enjoy with family

and friends, please remember that there are literally thousands

of soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen far from home wishing

they could be with their families.. Thank God for our military

and the sacrifices they make every day. Without them, our

country would get it's *** kicked..'

 

 

*'It's the Veteran, not the reporter, who has given us the

freedom of the press.'

 

'It's the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us the freedom

of speech.'

 

'It's the Veteran, not the community organizer, who gives us

the freedom to demonstrate.'

 

'It's the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath

the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the

protester to burn the flag.'

 

 

*AND ONE MORE::

 

 

13. If you ever see anyone either standing for or singing the

national anthem in Spanish - KICK THEIR ***.

 

 

ONE LAST THING:

 

 

If you got this email and didn't pass it on - guess what -you

deserve to get your *** kicked!!!!

 

I sent this to you, because I didn't want to get my *** kicked.

 

AMEN.........

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HMC(SW) 8483/9588

NH Pensacola - 91-93

Fleet Surgical Team 4 - 93-95

NMC Portsmouth - 95-99

USNH Sigonella IT - 99-03

NH Oak Harbor - 03-05

USS San Antonio (LPD 17) - 05-08

BMC Washington Navy Yard - 08-Present

 

I am an Active Duty HMC with a little over 18 years in. I am seriously considering retiring at 20 and then trying to complete PA school. Being an admin puke at the BMC (clinic for you non navy types) has convinced me that this is not my calling. Any and all advice appreciated.

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