Navy For Moms2024-03-28T16:20:44Zcupcakegirl14https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/cupcakegirl14https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1954384735?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://navyformoms.ning.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?groupUrl=fmf-corpsman-moms&user=0wmo3300yjxnz&feed=yes&xn_auth=no29 palms base in Cali help?tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2015-03-19:1971797:Topic:89836242015-03-19T15:25:23.913Zcupcakegirl14https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/cupcakegirl14
ne I am new to all of this and would like some help please :) so my husband is currently in A school in San antonio and recieved preorders for FMF in 29 palms Cali and I am hoping those orders change because that location scares me lol has anyone been to that base? If so how is it and what is there to do? Thank you
ne I am new to all of this and would like some help please :) so my husband is currently in A school in San antonio and recieved preorders for FMF in 29 palms Cali and I am hoping those orders change because that location scares me lol has anyone been to that base? If so how is it and what is there to do? Thank you What it takes to earn the FMF qualificationtag:navyformoms.ning.com,2012-09-08:1971797:Topic:73246452012-09-08T01:42:52.702Zcupcakegirl14https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/cupcakegirl14
<p><b>Fleet Marine Force (FMF)</b> <strong>is an earned qualification.</strong> Only those sailors who are attached to forward-deployable Marine units are eligible to earn the FMF pin. The rigorous process takes months and consists of study, written testing and oral boards.<span><br></br></span></p>
<p>Corpsmen who are attached to ships rather than to forward-deployed Marine units may earn Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist and Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist quals. Both require the same…</p>
<p><b>Fleet Marine Force (FMF)</b> <strong>is an earned qualification.</strong> Only those sailors who are attached to forward-deployable Marine units are eligible to earn the FMF pin. The rigorous process takes months and consists of study, written testing and oral boards.<span><br/></span></p>
<p>Corpsmen who are attached to ships rather than to forward-deployed Marine units may earn Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist and Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist quals. Both require the same program of study, testing, and oral boards. You'll hear the final oral board called the 'murder board,' by the way...which is a play on the expression "a murder of crows," as well as a description of a killer exam.</p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><em>Photo of FMF study session from HM3 Ronald Pineda, August 2012 -</em></span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799211355?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="300" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799211355?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p><strong>Video</strong> from Navy.mil, 10/2/12: <a href="http://www.navy.mil/viewVideo.asp?id=17637" target="_blank">Navy Hospital Corpsmen Help Care for Marines in Afghanistan</a></p>
<p><strong>News story</strong> by Lance Cpl. Lance Denny, dvidshub.net:</p>
<p>The <strong>Fleet Marine Force</strong> pin is more than just a piece of metal worn on a sailor’s uniform. It represents a rite of passage endured and a sacrifice made by the individual wearing it, and it signifies that the individual is an “FMF sailor.”<br/> <br/> It represents the devotion a sailor has to the Marine Corps and to learning every aspect of his or her job. To earn the pin, a sailor is required to learn Marine Corps history, how a Marine unit operates and what it takes to be a Marine mentally and physically.<br/> <br/> The pin shows the level of dedication a sailor has to the Navy and Marine Corps. Upon completion of the 13 - 16 month process, a ceremony is conducted giving the sailor the right to wear the pin.<br/> <br/> Not all sailors can earn the pin, said Petty Officer 1st Class Humberto Cabrera, Navy career planner with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Only sailors attached to forward-deployable Marine units are eligible to earn the FMF pin, added Cabrera.<br/> <br/> Sailors must belong to an operational combat element of a Marine Expeditionary Force to start earning their pins. From the first day of arrival to their Marine Corps units, sailors can begin completing the requirements of earning the pin.<br/> <br/> “It is a privilege to have earned the right to be considered part of the Corps,” stated Senior Chief Petty Officer Jonathan S. Sotingco, deputy medical planner with MWHS-1, 1st MAW. “It was a big deal to me when I [received the pin], Marines don’t hand out the eagle, globe and anchor to just anyone. We really have to earn it.”<br/> <br/> There are more than 30 warfare designator pins, but when sailors see other sailors wearing the FMF pin, a higher respect is given to those sailors, knowing that they have proven they can keep up with the Marines, said Petty Officer 2nd Class G. Kalae Paoa, Navy personnel chief with MWHS-1.<br/> <br/> Sailors are issued a book by their command that has all the knowledge required for their platform, said Cabrera.<br/> <br/> Once the sailor has the Personal Qualification Standards book, he or she must present him or herself to a Marine non-commissioned officer or higher, who is familiar with FMF qualifications, and have him or her teach a section of Corps knowledge. Once the instructing Marine feels the sailor has sufficiently learned the topic, he or she administers a practical application and verbal test to ensure knowledge was retained and a signature of approval is given.<br/> <br/> After the eight- to 11-month process, a written test is administered. A board is then convened of senior enlisted Marines and sailors.<br/> <br/> The board consists of two separate sections. First, Marine Corps knowledge questions are administered, and if the individual qualifies, the board will decide if the sailor is ready to move onto the next section. The second section consists of detailed knowledge about the platform they’re assigned to. For example, the wing platform is Air Combat Element and consists of any detail about Marine Corps Aviation, from the name of an aircraft to the breakdown of each MAW squadron.<br/> <br/> In order to earn and keep the FMF pin, sailors must perform and be held accountable to complete all standard Marine Corps training, such as qualifying on the rifle range and completing a Marine Corps physical fitness test and combat fitness test every year, stated Cabrera.<br/> <br/> When Marines see the FMF pin, they know the sailor has sacrificed a lot of time and effort towards earning it, said Cabrera.Read more: <a href="http://www.dvidshub.net/news/64696/fleet-marine-force-pin-sailors-earn-respect-confidence-wear-pin#.UEqfJFG9IgH#ixzz25q0Nt4Bk">http://www.dvidshub.net/news/64696/fleet-marine-force-pin-sailors-earn-respect-confidence-wear-pin#.UEqfJFG9IgH#ixzz25q0Nt4Bk</a></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Getting ready for deployment?</strong></span> FMF corpsman dad Andy (aka Vettespace on N4M) shared this article: <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/2nd-battalion-8th-marines-front-toward-hero/a-deployment-what-to-do-withforto-parents-other-than-a-7-month-medically-induced/546487018735199" target="_blank">A Deployment ;Advice for parents (other than a medically induced coma!)</a></strong> from 2nd Battalion 8th Marines.<br/> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799213263?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799213263?profile=original" width="300" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799213299?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799213299?profile=original" width="553" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p></p> OPSEC Rulestag:navyformoms.ning.com,2012-08-06:1971797:Topic:72464662012-08-06T04:13:03.358Zcupcakegirl14https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/cupcakegirl14
<p>Here are the Operational Security rules - and the easy Dr. Seuss version to help remember! :) </p>
<p>It's always good to review the OPSEC guidelines. </p>
<p>Homecomings have been postponed and Navy Facebook pages taken down due to postings that violated OPSEC. These are just examples of inconveniences; more important, the security issues for our sailors are vastly greater. </p>
<p>An example of how indiscretions have immediate impact: USS Bataan (LHD-5) had its Facebook page taken…</p>
<p>Here are the Operational Security rules - and the easy Dr. Seuss version to help remember! :) </p>
<p>It's always good to review the OPSEC guidelines. </p>
<p>Homecomings have been postponed and Navy Facebook pages taken down due to postings that violated OPSEC. These are just examples of inconveniences; more important, the security issues for our sailors are vastly greater. </p>
<p>An example of how indiscretions have immediate impact: USS Bataan (LHD-5) had its Facebook page taken down and 700 families lost that means of contact with their sailors and Marines last summer due to posts that violated OPSEC: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/05/navy-facebook-page-opsec-gossip-bataan-052811w/" target="_blank">USS Bataan's Facebook page shut down</a></p>
<p>And not to diminish the importance of OPSEC but if you need an easier way to remember it, click here for the <strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799209094?profile=original" target="_self">Dr. Seuss version</a></strong> :) In any case, here are the guidelines to observe:</p>
<p><strong>OPSEC GUIDELINES</strong></p>
<p><span>✓</span> Donʼt discuss future destinations or ports of call.</p>
<p><span>✓</span> Donʼt discuss future operations, exercises or missions.</p>
<p><span>✓</span> Donʼt discuss dates and times of when we will be in port or conducting exercises.</p>
<p><span>✓</span> Donʼt discuss security procedures, movements, or arms.</p>
<p><span>✓</span> Donʼt discuss readiness issues and numbers.</p>
<p><span>✓</span> Donʼt discuss specific training equipment.</p>
<p><span>✓</span> Donʼt speculate about future operations.</p>
<p><span>✓</span> Donʼt spread rumors about past, current or future operations or movements.</p>
<p><span>✓</span> Donʼt discuss deployment or homecoming dates (including Tiger or Family Day Cruises)</p>
<p><span>✓</span> DO assume the enemy is always trying to collect information.</p>
<p><span>✓</span> Keep in mind there is no guarantee of security for information transmittal, or that a chat room or forum described as “military” has its membership restricted to militarypersonnel and their families.</p>
<p><span>✓</span> Be smart, use your head, and always think OPSEC when using email, phone, chatrooms and message boards.</p> I am a Navy Corpsmantag:navyformoms.ning.com,2012-08-05:1971797:Topic:72455592012-08-05T19:57:55.264Zcupcakegirl14https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/cupcakegirl14
<p><span>I am a navy corpsman. I possess the stamina and enthusiasm of youth and the wisdom and experience of an old man.</span><br></br><br></br><span>I am 3 parts doctor, 1 part nurse, 2 parts marine, 1 part yeoman and 3 parts mom, yet I am 100% sailor.</span><br></br><br></br><span>I am unemployable to the civilian world in my given profession yet have been the very life line for countless marines, soldiers and sailors since 1778.</span><br></br><br></br><span>I have carried marines from the battle field ... and…</span></p>
<p><span>I am a navy corpsman. I possess the stamina and enthusiasm of youth and the wisdom and experience of an old man.</span><br/><br/><span>I am 3 parts doctor, 1 part nurse, 2 parts marine, 1 part yeoman and 3 parts mom, yet I am 100% sailor.</span><br/><br/><span>I am unemployable to the civilian world in my given profession yet have been the very life line for countless marines, soldiers and sailors since 1778.</span><br/><br/><span>I have carried marines from the battle field ... and have benn carried reverently myself by marines who mourned my passing like that of a brother or sister.</span><br/><br/><span>I am young. I am old. brave, scared and scarred. my title has changed over the years: loblolly boy, surgeons stewart, pharmacist mate, hospital corpsman, IDC, yet with all the changes I am still simply know as "doc".</span><br/><br/><span>I have celebrated peace; yet felt the sting of war on the seas, in jungles, in foreign cities, in Washington D.C. and on beaches of every shade of sand... white, tan, coral and black.</span><br/><br/><span>I have raised hell on liberty; hope in the midst of battle .... and Old Glory on Iwo Jima.</span><br/><br/><span>I have removed appendixes on submarines and limbs in the midst of battle and many other procedures far above and beyond what I am expected to do by the normal practice of medicine because it had to be done in order to save the life of a marine or sailor in battle or under the ice, far from a doctors care.</span><br/><br/><span>I have ignored my own wounds to the point of death in order to stay at my station treating the wounded of my nations navy, marine corp, army and air force.</span><br/><br/><span>I have the highest number of medal of honors of any corp in the Navy .....most of them presented to my wife, child or mother because I was already in heaven at the time.</span><br/><br/><span>I am proud to know in my heart that every marine who has ever fought and every sailor who has gone to sea on ships owe their very lives to those they simply, yet respectfully know as "doc"</span></p> Field Medical Training Battalion (FMTB)tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2012-08-05:1971797:Topic:72452862012-08-05T19:24:59.970Zcupcakegirl14https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/cupcakegirl14
<p>Wonderful information by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.navyformoms.com/group/corpsmanmomsanddads/forum/topics/field-medical-training?xg_source=activity">http://www.navyformoms.com/group/corpsmanmomsanddads/forum/topics/field-medical-training?xg_source=activity</a></p>
<p>Wonderful information by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.navyformoms.com/group/corpsmanmomsanddads/forum/topics/field-medical-training?xg_source=activity">http://www.navyformoms.com/group/corpsmanmomsanddads/forum/topics/field-medical-training?xg_source=activity</a></p>