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Posted on Mar 15, 2018

Navy Medics Get Prepared for Combat—With Tour of Duty in Chicago

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Well, I guess that's one way to get battlefield medic experience...

Navy Medics Get Prepared for Combat—With Tour of Duty in Chicago

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Posted 6 y ago

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PO2 John Pritz

Posted 6 y ago

1st of there are no NAVY MEDICS. Proudly so They are called and know as Hospital Corpsman to differentiate from the other branch of services. When in Combat with the USMC, Corpsman are known as "Doc", and not known as Marine Medics.

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Roger that. HM2 USN here. Just call me Doc.

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PO1 Barbara Matthews

Posted 6 y ago

The Navy doesn't have Medics. We're called Corpsmen.

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PO3 Kimberly Nash

Posted 6 y ago

Medics? Wtf! We are proudly Corpsmen.

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Navy Medics Get Prepared for Combat—With Tour of Duty in Chicago

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