DocMattEB

DocMattEB has 9 years experience.

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1. what do I have to do?

   DocMattEB replied to katlynng_'s topic in Government

   Hi Katlynn! First, good luck this year! I'm a Navy Hospital Corpsman (Enlisted Navy Medic) not a Nurse but I think I can help you out. "Do I go to college and then enlist?" NO!!! This happened to me and it's been a struggle to become a Nurse Corps Of...

2. army vs airforce vs navy

   DocMattEB replied to pulchra's topic in Government

   If I'm understanding your comment correctly, yes. Navy Nurse Corps deploy to fulfill a Nursing roll, you wont be deploying to be a combatant. Technically we, Medical Personnel, are not supposed to "fight" in a conflict, per the Geneva Convention, but...

3. Navy Nursing Duty Stations

   DocMattEB replied to DocMattEB's topic in Government

   Pixie. I'm applying to MECP this fall. Started applying to Nursing schools and taking the ACTs next week and the HESI A2 soon. I think if I blow those out of the water I'll be sitting pretty to start Nursing school next fall. Jfratian, I think you me...

4. Navy Nursing Duty Stations

   DocMattEB posted a topic in Government

   Let me first say, "Thank you for your service and all the help you've provided!" to all the active and retired military Nurses who have posted here. I've learned a lot just by reading old threads. So I've been in the Navy for a minute as a Corpsman b...

5. Military Nursing

   DocMattEB replied to nishey94's topic in Government

   Sorry, I have to continue because you are getting some seriously bad advice from this recruiter. I'm a Fleet Marine Force Hospital Corpsman with 9 years in the Navy. I'm the guy the other posters were talking about earlier, as close to Marine Corps. ...

6. Military Nursing

   DocMattEB replied to nishey94's topic in Government

   I'd pump the brakes a bit. You said earlier you were talking to a recruiter, who you trusted, who's been pushing you to enlist, even though you are already in a nursing program. This guy does not have your best interests at heart. You NEED to talk to...

7. HM to Any Nursing Program

   DocMattEB replied to Meiba2k16's topic in Government

   I'm an AD Corpsman going through MECP. The college I'm applying to, Chamberlain College of Nursing, has two locations in Florida, Jacksonville and Miramar. They are very knowledgeable with military enlisted medical ratings and are very accommodating....

8. Corpsman Worried About Admissions Requirements

   DocMattEB posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm a Hospital Corpsman in the US Navy, been on active duty for a bit over 9 years. In about a year or so I'll be submitting a package to go from enlisted to Nurse Corps Officer. Before I enlisted I graduated from Boston University with a BA in psych...