HM on deck

Blackie · Post by **Blackie** » January 28th, 2006, 3:08 pm

If you ever want any info on HM's or amphib ops let me know. I don't know much about carriers, subs, frigates or any of those ships.
I was with the Marines on amphibs like the Tarawa, Rushmore and Duluth.
Amphib ops look cool, but are wet, sandy and miserable, especially stateside in the winter. But it makes for cool pics I guess.
I saw some Ranger's at 29 Palms once, just two of them outside the PX, I have no clue as to what they were doing there, there was talk once of maybe intergrating an SF officer into the MEU(SOC) command, to stay on the ship and work with the MEU commander, but that might have been just rumors, maybe they are doing it now? I don't know.
Ship life sucks if you hadn't guesses, but the ports usually make up for it and the booze are cheap and women are, well you know how women are.

289sotherhalf · Post by **289sotherhalf** » January 28th, 2006, 11:21 pm

Welcome to the site.

Swamp Fox · Post by **Swamp Fox** » January 29th, 2006, 5:05 am

"Whoops! I can't navigate for shit!"

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Swamp Fox · Post by **Swamp Fox** » January 29th, 2006, 5:10 am

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Vee · Post by **Vee** » January 29th, 2006, 9:10 am

That better?

Dumbass.

Remember......he's always watching.....

Earthpig · Post by **Earthpig** » January 29th, 2006, 11:00 am

Welcome to the site, Doc.
RLTW
EP

Black 6 · Post by **Black 6** » January 29th, 2006, 11:07 am

welcome

Doc Burns · Post by **Doc Burns** » January 29th, 2006, 3:40 pm

Hey, Doc always good to see some of us from the "sister" services...hehehe

Blackie · Post by **Blackie** » January 29th, 2006, 9:34 pm

Yeah well our training as HM's is better than yours

You guys get some okay EMT quasi paramedic stuff, but we learn to cut, stitch, push IV meds, dole out antibiotics calculate drip rates. We don't have PA's and most often we don't have a doctor close by.
Anyway nice joke, but you know you guys are just aidmen who can stick a line on bolus or KVO.

Ambulance drivers

Doc Burns · Post by **Doc Burns** » January 29th, 2006, 11:05 pm

Whitey wrote:Yeah well our training as HM's is better than yours
You guys get some okay EMT quasi paramedic stuff, but we learn to cut, stitch, push IV meds, dole out antibiotics calculate drip rates. We don't have PA's and most often we don't have a doctor close by.
Anyway nice joke, but you know you guys are just aidmen who can stick a line on bolus or KVO.
Ambulance drivers

I actually though about going into the Navy, but I was really excited about dating Marines every Friday nite on the those big boats...hahaha.

Blackie · Post by **Blackie** » January 29th, 2006, 11:21 pm

Actually those big boats hit ports and the rules aren't enforced like they are in the Army. You want booze, girls or tattoo's, go get em. No one cares about your business.
Being a Corpsman with the Marines is just like being a Marine, you just skip boot camp and go to FMSS. It is a short condensed version of field medicine and combat skills. You get out of there knowing nothing, your shoulders just ache, feet are toughened up and you learn how not to piss Marine NCO's off.
You get to your unit a boot like the rest of the grunt boots from SOI and hit a training cycle, that is where you learn stuff and get the full make over.

I liked the travel. The Marines were great as long as you aren't a sucky Corpsman.
To tell you the truth after you are in the FMF you never want to go back to the Navy.
Ship life at sea does suck though and seeing how crappy the Sailors are treated who are assigned to ships company I was glad I was on the green side.
A ship basically is like a big armoed personel carrier. It stinks like leaking oil and fuel, it is grungy in most places and loud all the time.
And the 1MC, Jesus, all hours day and night b/s announcements. You never get sleep. "Now hear this, the ship is still a ship", stuff like that. And hot, general quarters in the Middle East sucks. Pressure cooker. You just sit and sweat for days. Going to chow in intervals.
But everything else is fine. Marines treat their HM's good too. Great time, but not a place to grow old for most.

Ranger Bill · Post by **Ranger Bill** » January 29th, 2006, 11:22 pm

Welcome Whitey. I never was a medic, but I've seen Army Rangers stop a sucking chest wound, perform a trach with a knifie, take care of intestines pouring out, give the IVs and plasma, do an appenendectomy and delivery babies - on the ground while they were wounded and in the backs of helicopters with no doors and in flight out of a hot LZ. Stitches? Even I can do that. And SF medics are as good as any MD when it comes to trauma. Better trained? Come on... You have a problem and I thinnk it's with yourself. Don't let it become a problem with the Rangers here. You ain't better than anyone here. But welcome.

Blackie · Post by **Blackie** » January 30th, 2006, 12:53 am

Welcome Whitey. I never was a medic, but I've seen Army Rangers stop a sucking chest wound, perform a trach with a knifie, take care of intestines pouring out, give the IVs and plasma, do an appenendectomy and delivery babies - on the ground while they were wounded and in the backs of helicopters with no doors and in flight out of a hot LZ. Stitches? Even I can do that. And SF medics are as good as any MD when it comes to trauma. Better trained? Come on... You have a problem and I thinnk it's with yourself. Don't let it become a problem with the Rangers here. You ain't better than anyone here. But welcome.

It's an HM/Medic rivalry thing. It was meant as ribbing. You seen a lot though. I never saw a sucking chest wound myself, performed a trach on a real person, let alone my knife. Intestines? Does hernia repair count?

I saw plasma in a old VN medical kit we found in a connex once. I never delivered a baby or saw a Corpsman do that, we get a class on it though.
Stiches, what kind? Inverted matress? What gut you using?

But yeah the Corpsman A school is a better package than 91W school, just a fact. I'm not better than anyone, just ended up in the Navy as a Corpsman, never wanted to be an HM, I wanted Gunnersmate. Hell I don't even do medicine anymore. But if I had to choose between a medic and an HM, I'd choose an HM, your politicians seem to agree. Bethesda mean anything to you?

If you guys get that touchy over two medics giving one another a bit of service rivalry then fk it I got my own gig I'm working on.
I think you mistook the conversation for an insult rather than two guys just breaking one anothers balls.
You ever encounter another MOS from another service and give one another a ration for fun? Come on.

Blackie · Post by **Blackie** » January 30th, 2006, 1:13 am

Cut me some slack btw I'm a anarchist

I just noticed you were in VN, hey my hat is off to you. My dad served as a 105 gunner there. I have no doubt you saw what you said you saw. Plasma? Man I know you have to be old. I saw a canned jar of that once.
Sense of humor though, I got French heritage, no one understands the French

Chiron · Post by **Chiron** » January 30th, 2006, 3:35 am

Welcome.