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Michael J Sanchez July 28, 2009 at 4:19pm

Doc Alexander, did you get a ribbon when you went to FMF? All we got was the "fire watch ribbon," the National Defense ribbon.
Now the kids get a badge and ribbons. All I have ever said is, if the Nav' is going to recognize one group of HMs, they should give the badge to all FMF Docs...Oo-rah?
Joshua Alexander, MBA July 27, 2009 at 12:55am

They shut down San Diego Corps School in 1997. All Corpsmen go to Great Lakes now. They also shut down IDC school in Portsmouth. All IDC's now go to San Diego. Navy never has made sense of anything. Field Med is still in Camp Johnson, NC and Camp Pendleton,CA. Did you see the new FMF warfare pin when I was in they only had the ribbon.
Michael J Sanchez July 27, 2009 at 12:42am

Yeah, that's from HCS in San Diego. Don't know that it still exists. Another thing I've wondered about...how come the Navy will only recognize FMF service for HMs who served AFTER 1984, but not before? What about the thousands of us HM Devil Docs who served with the Marines before '84? I'm not a glory hound, but on the other hand for the Navy to select just a few recent Grunt Docs and recognize them and ignore the rest of us seems patently unfair, at least. Either we all served FMF and should be recognized for it or none at all. Our Field Med School was as tough or tougher than the post 1984 era will ever know, and we passed the USMC PFT as a requirement, too.
There. I feel better.
Who else is feeling left out? Any old Docs out there?
Doc Sanchez
HM2 (FMF) USN, 1973 to 1975, Golf 2/4, B 1/4, 3rdMarDiv; and Div. Surg 1stMarDiv--OORAH
Joshua Alexander, MBA July 26, 2009 at 11:34pm

Wow that photo is older than me. I went to Corps School in 1996. We never had a mobile canteen at Corps School either. Must be San Diego's I went to Corps School in Great Lakes.
Michael J Sanchez July 26, 2009 at 11:22pm
Michael J Sanchez July 26, 2009 at 11:08pm
Joshua Alexander, MBA June 29, 2009 at 12:28am

I'm concentrating on getting back the title of doc now. I should have it back in the civilian world next year. I will have my PhD in Financial Management then. Getting back the doc title.
Michael J Sanchez June 29, 2009 at 12:12am

Oorah! Now gimme twenty, Doc!
Joshua Alexander, MBA June 29, 2009 at 12:00am

The green side is the only side. If you ain't green you ain't Marine.
Michael J Sanchez June 28, 2009 at 11:46pm

Hey Doc Alexander--Thanks for starting this group!
I was on the 'green side' also, with 3rd Mar Div and 1st Mar Div.
Oorah!
Little did I know how good we had it then...
Semper Fi and Fair Seas...

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Hats Off to All my fellow Corpsman!

This is my first day on here and I am so pleased and proud to find it.I spent my time 1969-1974 active, from Orlando Boot to San Diego Corps School, CHELSEA Naval Hospital, Senior Corpsman of Ward 14, Dirty Orthopedics and then Camp Lenjeune 2nd Amtracs, Force Troops, Camp Lejeune.Have been in healthcare ever since as a Registered Respiratory Therapist. I gave my first breathing treatment in 1970......Thank you All for your Service!!!Curt Hiller, HM3

navy hospital corpsmen

may 31 1956 was the day i graduated from hospital corps school great lakes. spent 18 months at the philly naval hospital working on locked ward t-18. gave electric shock treatments 3 times a week. went to argentia newfoundland, naval air station base hospital from 1958 thru 1959. best years of my life.

Fleet Marine Force Service medal/ribbon

The Navy has yet to recognize the FMF service of thousands of Grunt Docs who have served side by side with the Marines for generations. In 1984 then Navy Secretary Lehman came out with an FMF ribbon but only for FMF service after 1984.The Navy should either recognize all of us Grunt Docs or none at all; choosing only those whose FMF service was post 1984 is a slap in the face to PRE-1984 FMF Hospital Corpsmen.FMF Ribbon service post 1984.gif