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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

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Camp Lejeune and FMTB-East Moms, Families and Friends

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Camp Lejeune / Camp Johnson / Field Medical Training Battalion moms, family and friends - Welcome! Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is home to more than 47,000 Marine and Sailors from around the world. FMTB, the eight-week training course for corpsmen, is on Camp Johnson, adjacent to Camp Lejeune.

Location: Jacksonville, NC (and everywhere they deploy!)
Members: 146
Latest Activity: Jan 26, 2023

Learn about Field Medical Training Battalion: Field Medical Training Battalion East, Camp Johnson/Camp Lejeune official website then -> Students -> Welcome -> FMST

FMF Qualification: http://navyformoms.com/group/fmf-corpsman-moms/forum/topics/what-it-takes-to-earn-the-fmf-qualification

Field Medical Training Battalion East on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FMTBeast?ref=br_tf

Overview of Camp Lejeune, the largest Marine Corps base on the East Coast: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/usmcbase/ss/Lejeune.htm includes driving directions, main phone numbers, Inn of the Corps, housing info.

VIDEO: What to expect at Field Medical Training Battalion East DVIDS video by Sgt. James Skelton, Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools, March 2016. "This video is a guide on what to expect during the eight-week course that transitions corpsmen into the Fleet Marine Force."

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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 20, 2013 at 9:30pm: txdylan'smom, he will be able to call you evenings and weekends, which is nice :) If you send a letter or package, there will be pushups involved - not as awful as it sounds, but ask him his preference to receive things or not! He's at Camp Johnson, which is adjacent to Camp Lejeune. They are able to share taxis to the CL Marine Exchange, go out to eat in Jacksonville on the weekends, go to Walmart etc.

The first few weeks are classroom instruction, then training in small arms and tactical combat casualty care out in the field. You can track what he's learning by going to this link FMTB-East then -> Students -> Student Materials -> FMST Manual. There's a lot more info at that link too, just look through the dropdown menus.

Starting now, you can watch for photos of him during his training on the FMTB-East Facebook page here: FMTB East on Facebook

They have a nice graduation ceremony if you're able to go; lots of family members attend - Graduation info

He's about 50 miles from the town of Wilmington and its beaches and the Topsail beach area.

He will have a great time, they all do! Here's a video, music optional LOL

Comment by txdylansmom on May 20, 2013 at 10:34am: Here we go... My corpsman son checked in yesterday. Today is his first official day at Camp Lejeune. What can we expect for the next two months?

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 6, 2013 at 11:09pm: (btw I booked it through Hotwire.com, got a good rate)

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 6, 2013 at 10:49pm: I stayed at the Baymont Inn and Suites and liked it very much. Breakfast is included in their rate. The room was well decorated and the manager and staff friendly and helpful. They have a pool, too :) Baymont Inn and Suites Jacksonville NC.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 5, 2013 at 7:57pm: Class 13030's eight-mile hike, photos posted yesterday - gotta love the attitude! :)

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 30, 2013 at 3:20pm: Sorry mzungu, don't know about this :(

This was just posted on FMTB-E/Facebook for Class 13030 graduation May 13:

Each platoon is putting a list together of people who will need a base pass to get on base. If you are coming to graduation and do not have a base decal, please be sure that the person you are coming to see graduate gets your name on the list. This will make it possible for you to obtain your base pass on the 15th instead of waiting until the morning of the 16th and you will be able to do it without your Sailor.
If you are going to be driving the student's vehicle, without them, while you are here, you will need to get a pass.
Be sure to have a valid drivers license, registration, and proof of insurance when you go to get your pass.

FMTB-E Class 13030 on Facebook - graduation info

Comment by mzungu on April 24, 2013 at 3:46pm: I have a question about taking leave either en route to FMTB from Ft. Sam (A school) or once arriving at Camp LeJeune. My soon-to-be Corpsman graduates on May 13th and is scheduled to start FMTB on June 3rd. He. STILL has not received his orders, but is a reservist and has FMTB in his contract. I've read about many Sailors having to report straight to FMTB from Ft. Sam and then being on PSI until they class up. Some say that you can request leave once arriving at FMTB, others say they were able to take leave en route.

Do any of you have current experience with this? I've also read that they can submit a chit once a arriving at FMTB, but that they're rarely approved.

Comment by 2proud4wordsnwv on April 22, 2013 at 1:44pm: My son has just transferred to Camp Lejeune from Camp Lester in Okinawa. He is an 8404 Corpsman. He says he really likes Lejeune so far. I am originally from NC myself so I envy him a bit being back in the Carolinas.

Comment by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors on March 27, 2013 at 6:00pm: http://youtu.be/yhQR0zYtZi8

Here is a link to one of the FMTB videos.

Comment by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors on March 27, 2013 at 5:56pm: Welcome to the group, txdylansmom. My son is stationed with a Marine unit at CP. He did his FMTB in California and was then sent to New Orleans in a clinic on a reserve base for two years. He likes being with the Marines.

FMTB is a training much like boot camp, but more relaxed as in A School. He will have time off as in A School, but drills as in BC.

My son liked it, in that it kept him busy and being a corpsman with a Marine unit is why he joined the Navy. You should check out some of the videos about FMTB on Youtube. They give a good idea of what the corpsmen do while in training. He will become very buff while training with the Marines!