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New curriculum?
My son just arrived at "A" school, PIR 6/30, and is being told that there is a new curriculum that doesn't include the EMT portion. Has anyone heard that is now eliminated or is it just reconfigured? He is somewhat disappointed if that is not part of the course any longer. I've heard USN students don't take the national exam whereas the USA and USAF do, maybe that is what he is referring to?
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Permalink Reply by KOGmom on
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So if the Navy feels that the sailors were being trained with info "not needed" will they be certified as EMT's? My son is at boot camp now and will be headed that way when he graduates. He is looking at being a Corpsman on green side when all is done. Just getting the info.. Also, do you think a laptop is needed to study or is everything provided. I know these are some crazy questions but just wondering
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To the best of my knowledge Corpsman have never been certified EMT at the "A" school. Once they completed the HM "A" School in Texas and reported to their first duty station I have read posts where Corpsman have paid out of pocket and taken the test. There are some discussions on the web where some have had success getting reimbursed for the cost via educational benefits offered to our military, but again we are new to this also. EMT training is awesome however, Corpsman do much more than EMT's do, apparently.
Sailor use personal laptops there daily. They don't take the laptop to class but they do use them to study and to research various topics. Not sure if the cadre allow the student to access the various power-point presentations remotely but they may. Our Sailor has a laptop and uses it a lot in the living quarters. Cell phone 'hotspot' doesn't work well there so a $50 a month wifi service is very popular there. I was in the military in the 80's. Wow, how times have changed. The Sailors can access their Official Military Personnel file on their private computers. They can see duty station vacancies for their rates, look at pay-stubs (LES), etc. We brought our Sailors laptop and cell phone to the Midway airport the Sunday after PIR
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Regarding wifi --check with your mobile provider to see if a hotspot is included with your plan. It may be less expensive to pay that than buy the $50 plan --my son is doing that and so far so good.
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Our Sailor has Verizon and an IPhone. Hotspot didn't work good enough for streaming lol
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Thank you for your reply. Our SR graduates in September. Your response has been very helpful. Let us know how your son does. Thanks again
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Talked to my Sailor today --he's in the 2nd or 3rd new group. They are doing more field Medical training vs EMT. Sounds like they have a couple tests per week. His key take away so far is just paying attention.
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Permalink Reply by jakusnnfo on
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Class 190 was the first to begin this new curriculum I believe, then 195 with 200 being the third one and the validation class according to my son. He echoed what NavyWifeandMom said about several tests or quizzes a week and paying attention.
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