Air Force medic vs Navy Medic?

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Does anyone know who has a better prgram?

please do not label an AF medic as a corpsman...the reason Hospital Corpsman of the navy are called "corpsman" is because we are apart of the Marine....CORPS. AF medical enlisted are medics. Our name is sacred.

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jnette said:
Do your research well. I am an ex AF medic (corpsman), and absolutely loved it. Training was superb, and continuous OJT as you serve your time.

After active, I joined the AF Reserves as a Flight Medic doing Air Evac... fabulous again, no regrests. Often wish I was still doing that.

But yes, Navy definately has excellent training as well, so check them all out.. spend some time with the recruiters and get the FULL story.

Best of luck ! ?

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please do not label an AF medic as a corpsman...the reason Hospital Corpsman of the navy are called "corpsman" is because we are apart of the Marine....CORPS. AF medical enlisted are medics, they have nothing to do with the marine corps.

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amazony71 said:
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please do not label an AF medic as a corpsman...the reason Hospital Corpsman of the navy are called "corpsman" is because we are apart of the Marine....CORPS. AF medical enlisted are medics, they have nothing to do with the marine corps.

HM's are called "Corpsman" because it is short for Hospital Corpsman, it has nothing to do with being part of the Marines.

"The imminent danger of combat in the Spanish-American War to spur Congress into action. Within a bill aimed at building the armed forces was a section to provide for the Navy’s long-needed Hospital Corps. It was approved by President William McKinley on 17 June 1898. From that date to the present, either generically or by rating title, medical Sailors have been called “hospital corpsmen.”" http://www.corpsman.com/history/history-of-the-hospital-corps/#Scene_1

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TrinaRoschelle said:
Does anyone know who has a better prgram?

All of the services have excellent preparation for enlisted medical personnel, but the branches differ in how they employ their people, depending on the missions being carried out. I've known quite a few former navy corpsmen, and they are always very well-trained and sharp. Because a corpsman may be the sole medical provider in some situations, i.e., some ships at sea or as a Fleet Marine Force HM with the grunts, the navy trains them to a very high standard. Medical Corpsmen have a distinguished history, and great espirit d'corps if that sort of thing is important to you. AF medics, such as pararescueman, are justly renowned as superb medics. I can't comment on the "typical" enlisted airmen's medic training. One of my relatives is a retired USAF NCO (not a medic), and he speaks well of his time in that service. Do your homework, ask around, and remember that the recruiters will not always present the "bad" of their services, along with the good. The good ones will, so if you aren't getting the answers you want, don't give up... keep digging. Military bulletin boards such as Military.com may also be of help for general questions and concerns about the military. They have threads devoted to each of the branches as well as to medics. Best of luck with your decision.

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Im an air force medic first off, I believe that all branches of the military have good medical training. army is more combat related as it should be. air force and navy are close to the same. but the truth is when it comes to being a medic it depends on the person. i have seen good navy medics and bad navy medics and good airforce medics and bad airforce medics. its taking the extra step and training like crazy that make you a good medic. im in afghanistan for the 2nd time working for the marines and army in helmond province. i have no doctor to help me. the airforce and some army training has prepared me for this deployment. I have seen Army, Navy, and Airforce medics out here all doing the same thing. The Navy mostly runs the clinic or aid station on base and the army and airforce run the missions. the airforce medics run the long 10 to 15 day missions because 80% of the treatment we do is not from IED's or gun shots its your normal sick call stuff. but when all hell breaks loose air force medics can transisition into combat medics and treat under fire. but like I said it all depends on the person.

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1st off all what a great site I found, and 2nd I found the time to write a quick reply in between shifts. Okay where I currently am at and where I could have started might of or might not have gotten me a little further who knows. I joined the Navy in Aug 86, but right after graduation I became an EMT

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FYI In California navy corpmen, and army medics can challenge the LVN NCLEX. That is what I did. I suppose air force medics could as well but I don't know that for sure.

I then went to Wisconsin (cause I had heard they had changed their LPN to RN program and were military friendly) and did LPN to RN in two semesters.

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