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Where is your corpsman headed after A School, or is posted now after graduation?

C school?  First duty station?  Post your info and help the newcomers!  If a C school: which one, and please include how long the program is and where is it located, along with other relevant info such as graduation.  

Field Medical Training Battalion - Camp Johnson/Camp Lejeune, or Camp Pendleton

First duty station - Greenside (with Marines) or blueside (ship, hospital, or clinic) and where based?

Here's a list of NECs, their schools and locations.

HM-0000 - Hospital Corpsman Basic - San Antonio, TX

HM-8402 - Submarine IDC - Naval Undersea Medical Institute (NUMI) Groton, CT

HM-8403 - Recon IDC - Fort Bragg, NC

HM-8404 - Fleet Marine Force - Field Medical Training Battalion, Camp Lejeune, NC or Camp Pendleton, CA

HM-8406 - Aerospace Medicine Technician - Pensacola, FL

HM-8401 - SAR Medical Technician - Naval Operational Medical Institute (NOMI) Pensacola, FL

HM-8409 - Aviation Physiology - NOMI Pensacola, FL

HM-8407 - Radiation Health Technician - Naval Undersea Medical Institute Groton, CT

HM-8408 - Cardiovascular Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8410 - Biomedical Equipment Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8416 - Nuclear Medicine Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8425 - Surface Force IDC - NOMI San Diego, CA 

HM-8427 - Recon Corpsman - Fort Bragg, NC

HM-8432 - Preventative Medicine Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8434 - Hemodialysis Technician - Portsmouth, VA

HM-8452 - Radiographer - San Antonio, TX

HM-8454 - Electronneurodiagnostic Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8463 - Optician - Naval Ophthalmic Support & Training Activity (NOSTRA), Yorktown, VA

HM-8466 - Physical Therapy Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8467 - Occupational Therapy Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8482 - Pharmacy Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8483 - Surgical Technologist - San Antonio, TX

HM-8485 - Behavioral Tech - San Antonio, TX

HM-8486 - Urology Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8489 - Orthopedic Castroom Technician - San Antonio, TX 

HM-8493 - Dive Medicine Technician - DSTC Panama City, FL

HM-8494 - Dive IDC - NOMI San Diego, CA

HM-8496 - Mortician - Must have civilian license; recruited as Mortician

HM-8503 - Histology Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8506 - Medical Laboratory Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8541 - Respiratory Therapy Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8701 - Dental Assistant - San Antonio, TX

HM-8702 - Advanced Dental Assistant - San Diego, CA

HM-8708 - Dental Hygienist - PJC Pensacola, FL, CCC Camp Lejeune, NC

HM-8752 - Basic Dental Laboratory Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8753 - Advanced Dental Laboratory Technician - San Antonio, TX

HM-8765 - Maxillofacial Technician - Bethesda, MD 

And Trish from Texas posted this on 2/1/13 - "In a nutshell, Corpsman can only fill billets (job openings) that are available to them the week that they complete EMT training...  The students pick from billets available according to their "GPA" in their class.  Whomever has the highest scores at that point picks first, etc.  Not all classes have C school billets available, while some may have several, it just depends on the needs of the Navy.  Quad Zero means that the Corpsman doesn't have a specialty, and will go on to their first duty station after completing C school as a General Duty Corpsman."

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Navy wife and proud on January 23, 2013 at 4:59pm

my husband went from A school at San Antonio and then to FMTB east ( Camp Lejeune and graduated at Camp Johnson)  and he was there two months and it was a lot of information that they retained here is the actual website as well as the Facebook page for FMTB east -http://www.tecom.marines.mil/fmtbn-e/UnitHome.aspx  and https://www.facebook.com/FMTBeast/info . This is really useful as to keep up with what your sailor is doing in FMTB as they regularly post pics.  I found it to be rather comforting. There is a great hotel called sunset inn near the base for those who decide to go to FMTB graduation- but be sure to get where the graduation will be held as it is a big base and can be rather confusing i ended up missing my husbands grad because no one could tell me where FMTB grad was :(. He is now stationed back at Sam Houston for PMT. Can anyone give me some insight as to what that entails? 

Permalink Reply by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on January 23, 2013 at 5:08pm

Preventive Medicine Technician - here's some information from navy.mil:  https://www.cool.navy.mil/enlisted/hm_pre_m_tec.htm

Sorry to hear about your FMTB grad experience.  For anyone else headed there, here's info you need to know about graduation at FMTB-East at Camp Lejeune/Camp Johnson, Jacksonville NC in addition to the info on the FMTB-E Facebook page - http://www.navyformoms.com/group/CampLegueneMoms/forum/topics/fmtb-...

NavyWifeandProud, look forward to hearing about your husband's experience with C school and PMT!

Permalink Reply by darius mom on January 23, 2013 at 5:10pm

Are there any sites for FMTB West?

 

Permalink Reply by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on January 23, 2013 at 5:38pm

Dariusmom, there is a NavyforMoms group for Camp Pendleton corpsman moms here:  http://www.navyformoms.com/group/camppendletoncorspmen - ignore their spelling :)

Here's the official website for FMTB West - http://www.tecom.marines.mil/fmtbw/Students/FMST.aspx

The official Facebook page for FMTB-West is here:  https://www.facebook.com/FieldMedWest

So there you go!

By the way, "the needs of the Navy" is an expression you'll be hearing for a few years.  "A" school students can voice their preferences for East or West, just as they do when they submit a 'wish list' for C school etc, but the needs of the Navy will ultimately be the determining factor.

Permalink Reply by Navy wife and proud on January 23, 2013 at 5:02pm
it all depends on his GPA at the end of the class if he has one of the highest he can choose, if not he gets told his orders personally i would tell him to get a prev med with REQ FMTB. i think he can choose east or west but im not entirely sure. hope this helps
Permalink Reply by Ole-CorpsmanMom on February 19, 2013 at 3:23pm

What is a prev med with REQ FMTB?

Permalink Reply by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on February 19, 2013 at 3:28pm

Preventive Medicine Technician, and he's required to attend Field Medical Training Battalion.  

Permalink Reply by Navy wife and proud on January 23, 2013 at 5:05pm
he will enjoy it, my husband went to Lejeune after a school and had a blast but be prepared for any kind of weather and no sleep fro the entirety of being at FMTB as it is a 0400 - 0430 wake up everyday
Permalink Reply by txdylansmom on January 24, 2013 at 7:08pm

Good afternoon,

This is my first posting... my son is HM and has been in A School San Antonio for a week now. His focus is FMF or SAR Corpsman.  So we are cheering him on. :)

Permalink Reply by Paula's/son/corpsman/ on February 10, 2013 at 1:32pm

My son is there now too, I am cheering him too.Mine also is hoping for FMF

Permalink Reply by hansumsgirl93 on February 16, 2013 at 1:12pm
Parris Island! Just 5 hours from home, yaay!
Permalink Reply by Mia the US Navy wife on April 13, 2013 at 2:04am

Where is Parris Island?

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