Navy Corpsman

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Comment by Bob on May 31, 2009 at 12:31pm

Our son is about 10 minutes from touching down in San Diego, on his way to Camp Pendleton for FMTB training. He's not supposed to class up for a couple of months but is instead on "PSI" orders at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton. Can anyone give me some insight as to what a Corpsman does on PSI orders? Thank you in advance.

Comment by Daniel Melia on May 27, 2009 at 7:49pm

The muted crow and chevron on cammies from a distance can be confused with an colonel's eagle, particularly if you don't see a lot of navy insignia!

Comment by Daniel Melia on May 27, 2009 at 12:43pm

Kevin, congratulations to your son on getting his "crow". My son tells me that the Marines regard E-4 as a much bigger deal than the navy does, so you get extra respect from them. Also, from a distance in cammies, Army guys think you are a Colonel and salute you.

Comment by Jerry Giecko on May 27, 2009 at 9:32am

congrats Ron, you must be proud

Comment by Jerry Giecko on May 27, 2009 at 9:28am

Well it has been a while since my son called at a decent hour but he did on Sunday. I told him of this sight and encouraged him to tell other corpman that he sees for training at 29 palms to tell there parents of this sight as well. He is the IDC at the camp bas... trains many our boys to be combat ready for what they are about to endure.... so many of your sons and daughters may get to know him.... his name is HM1 Jason Giecko....and one heck of an IDC....

Comment by Ron on May 27, 2009 at 1:06am

Hi Daniel, Cindy, have not had much time to log in and actually write anything. My lame "smartphone" allows me to log-in and kind of scroll around and read a little bit, but very tedious. Nevertheless it is good to read of your respective sons' activities and duties. Like your son, Daniel, ours is about halfway thru his tour in Iraq. He is based NW of Baghdad but that's about all I can say. He too has had access to the internet most weekends, so it is always a pleasure to be able to chat with him from our breakfast table during his after-dinner time (gotta love that 10 hour time difference). He has spent a lot of time out on convoys so had got to see a lot of the country, even if for the most part it all looks the same. Hasn't got up north much however. For the most part his corpsman skills have (fortunately) been in low demand, a few band-aids here and there and minor injuries. His comment the other day was "ya know, the war here is over; there are still bad guys to deal with, and fanatics who still can kill you with IED's and acts of suicide, but the battles are done". A relief to hear and at the same time, you are left wondering why Marines and their Corpsmen are still there. Soon enough I guess they will be re-deployed to Afgan-land. On a happier note we were proud to be told last month he was awarded the Blue Jacket of the Quarter at his Base, then a couple weeks ago was told he had also "won" the award at the next level up. I'm afraid I don't know much about the award other than what I have recently read, but sounds like a heck a big pat on the back (other than the ribbing he must now endure from his Marines). The other good news was that he had picked up E4 petty officer ranking last week, should get pinned in the near future. Enough for now, good luck and fortune to your Sailors.

Comment by Cliff on May 26, 2009 at 1:16pm

My Son is a Corpsman that just left for Afghanistan with the 2 nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (IIMEB) MP Company 3rd Platoon. I was down at Camp Lejeune for the send off and found that the 3rd Platoon is as proud as him as I am. After meeting some of the other Corpsmans from the other platoons and their Marines, I know that the USA is in good hands.

For those of you that your Corpsman find serving with the Marines rest your worries. For after meeting some of the other Corpsmans from the other platoons and their Marines, I know that my Son is serving with the best and that he is in good hands.

Comment by Richard on May 25, 2009 at 10:59pm

Hey everyone, thanks for all the posts. I find it very interesting hearing about where everybody's kids are and what stage they're at in their career. My kid is taking his third test this week at NHCS Great Lakes. I'm sure he will be off to FMBT when he finishes, but you just never know. I guess that's part of the adventure, you just never know where you will end up. Anyway, I enjoy the posts so keep them up!

Rich

Comment by Jerry Giecko on May 22, 2009 at 7:23pm

My son Jason is an IDC corpman. Has been in the Navy for about 12 years now, wow how time flies..... He has made 2 tours in Iraq. Has been on ship, shore duty and 2 tours with the Marines, in fact is currently at 29 palms..... I was a Dental Tech in the Navy and we share a lot.... I would be glad to share what I can with anyone that may have questions. The navy has changed a great deal since I was in but my son keeps me pretty well informed..... Hope I can help. We can all get through this united.

Comment by Bob on May 22, 2009 at 6:52pm

Kevin,
Thank you very much for sharing. I've shown this video to Eric and he is very excited about getting there. He says that, "it looks like fun". We'll see how much fun he'll have in a few weeks:)

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