For those Navy Hospital Corpsmen who served in the United States Navy and/or the United States Marine Corps.
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
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I was on Active Duty from 4/61-4/65 , spent 2 years in Reserves as HM3. I spent most of my active time at NavHosp SDiego. in various areas. I had broken service for 16 years and went in the Reserves in 1983 in Phoenix, AZ as an HN. This was even though I had worked in the civilian world in emergency medicine (EMT) I basically had to start over! I spent most of my Reserve time attached to the Fleet Marine Force or FSSG. Of my 24y5m8d I spent over 16y with the green side of the house in various units. I retired in 2002 and was Senior Advisor for the MedSurg unit I was assigned to as well as the Career Counselor.
I do miss the camaraderie but not the politics!
Greetings to all my fellow "Docs"
It feels right and good to be with such a group.
Greetings Docs! I was a "Doc" from 1973 to 1977, strangely, my guaranteed "A" school at Balboa hospital corps school was not to start until a several months later, after bootcamp in San Diego. So,,, the Navy sent me to Southeast Asia, Phillippines first (Subic Bay) to catch my new assignment the USS Niagra Falls AFS3. That was an adventure! Although, not a corpsman yet, I was assigned to Sick Bay as a "Stiker", OJT!! Let me tell you, for a 17 yr old who had never been exposed to the world, I got all I needed and more. Yep, some blood and guts episodes, I remember throwing up a few times the first time I smelled fresh human blood. Oh, the first leg amputee I saw was on the USS Kityhawk, I green LT JG was on the flight deck, wrong place at the wrong time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, damn I just got a visual from that,,,and it happened ovr 40 yrs ago! You never forget that stuff. After the WestPack cruise, and Corpsman School I was stationed at NMFRL at Camp Lejuene, N.C., that was interesting. Yep, I have to say my 4 yrs as a Navy Corpman was quite interesting. Good to be onboard, I feel like I am a home......................
Oh yeah. Right.
HM-A School late 73. Only way to get food after hours was ....."ROACH COACH ON THE QUARTERDECK"
Bill Cosby had a comedy bit about him being a Corpsman in Nam. All I remember is that his response to "Corpsman Up" was "What do you want? Come back here."
I still have my Unit One in my truck. 35 years later!
I used to tell my marines that a squid is an animal that swims around and shits on marine life.
As you were instructing at NUMI, I was doing Rad Hlth at NSSF! Maybe we rubbed elbows at the MarBar or the Chief's Club - that is when they had a Chief's Club on that base!
Became an HM in 1968. First tour in the Delivery Room at NH Beaufort, SC. From there, went to First MarDiv 1969-1970. Duty at NAS Oceana; NAS Cecil Field; EENT School Bethesda; NH Orlando; NUMI as a student; USS California; NAU Idaho Falls, Idaho; NUMI as Instructor; USS Shenandoah. Has some good times as an HM. Retired as HMC.
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