Devil Docs

[THEDARKSA1NT]

i got my hospital corpsman fmf contract last week =D i leave january 31 for boot camp

[DamyanXD1]

I am volunteering for FMF as soon as i finish A school. Right now i am a senior in high school. I am already contracted as a corpsman. I cannot wait to serve my country in the best way I know how.

[MrSteelerfan58]

Great video, from a father of a US Navy FMF Corpsman.

[FMFCristo]

@Tycoon:Don't know much about Ranger medics. Usually the needs of the unit come first. @Marleynr8: Being at a BAS is actually very critical and you will see more casualties there because that's where they all pass through. I always say that if I'm bored then that means it's a good day because no one got hurt. However, if you're a hard charger and want to go on patrol it's usually easy to volunteer providing you're squared away and not some dirtbag the Marines don't like or trust.

[xXTycooNXx]

are the army rangers combat medics in more patrol?

[marleynrs8]

how do you get attached to a line company once you're FMF qual'd? i wouldnt want to be stuck at the BAS, and was wondering what things they look for for the docs going out on patrol attached to the unit.

[bryantuten]

A tribute to people that will face anything, even death, to save another and the WMG is worried about their fucking copyright laws.

Great video man, even without the sound!

[jefferyl0928]

Im an HM3 in FMTB (Field Medical Training Battalion) Camp Pendleton right now. been a corpsman for 2 1/2 years and I believe that being a Navy Corpsman is the best job in the world! HOORAH to all former,current and future DEVIL DOCS as well as our fallen brothers who gave the ultimate sacrifice!

[MindEXplorer22]

@jefferyl0928 Hey do you know a Buchanan? I beleive he is in 1st platoon I knew him from last class.

[jefferyl0928]

@MindEXplorer22 Yeah man Buchanan is one of the best and does give a shit corpsman from your class. we graduated together. did you go to blueside or stayed green side?

[djm7136]

Thanks Corpsmen, Five times you guys stuck white on red for me.

1st rec. bn. 2000-?

[nickizcool20]

Thanks for aking this awesome video fmf cristo! HM3 Miranda

[MrFuckyouintheneck]

Hey man, As an FMF Corpsman, do you get to see a lot of combat? Do you have to work in a hospital most of the time?

[FMFCristo]

@MrFuckyouintheneck You go wherever your Marines need you most. It may be out on patrol, or you may be stuck at a hospital. The needs of the Navy come first.

[wallems5221]

@FMFCristo how do you like FMF bc i am currently a EMT and when i turn 18 i plan on going for FMF

[FMFCristo]

@wallems5221 I love being with my Marines. You develop a bond with them that other members of the Navy never do.

[somethingtough]

@MrFuckyouintheneck You will usually do a 2 year shore duty then a 2 year sea duty, and the sea duty can either be on a ship or with a deployable unit (Marine unit) and its the marine unit you are with that determines how often you get deployed, usually its 8 month deployments if im correct. also you can get pulled for a deployment while you are still on shore duty

[FMFCristo]

No. An officer can be a medical officer if they have the qualifications but medical officers are never sent out on patrol. They usually stay at the BAS because the Corpsmen there operate under their medical license unless they are IDC's.

[silenceisaweapon101]

can navy officers be corpsman? and still be with the USMC?

[nickizcool20]

@silenceisaweapon101 LOL this doesnt make sense. but let me break it down officers are commision and coprsman are enlisted. so no you would have to pick one.

[silenceisaweapon101]

@nickizcool20 haha i know that, my dad just told me. he was a corpsman that went FMF. so can navy officers, nurses, go FMF?

[MindEXplorer22]

@silenceisaweapon101 HAHA yeah through a shorter easy laxadaysical version of fmtb

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@silenceisaweapon101: Go corpsman first, if you can; you can always get your professional training (doctor, PA, nurse, whatever) and a commission later on. And, being an HM is very-well respected and looks good on an application to any of those schools. I myself am not a corpsman, but always wish I had been. I work some former HMs on the civilian side, and they are great, top-notch.

You want an idea of what FMF docs go through in battle? Read :On Call in Hell" by LCDR Richard Jadick, D.O.

[richieark]

corpsmen are the best at what we do and the marines are the best at what the do.

[shaolinwarrior87]

hoorah!! thanks for the vid, i went thru fmtb myself and i know how its like, makes me feel proud to be a devil doc myself =)

[coltontd]

@shaolinwarrior87 Buddy Im sorry but it's oohrah in the corps so I don't believe you

[shaolinwarrior87]

@coltontd all HMs that went thru FMTB uses hoorah....yall learned oorah...n yeh i wear the HM shield on my left collar too right above the 8404 FMF device

[nickizcool20]

@coltontd dont diss my fellow corpman. he can say hoorah, boorah, zoorah. we do what we want! mARINES HOORAH, OORAH, OURAH, ARAH, it all depends on what they were accustomed to or where they are at, what the majority say etc.

[jeepdriver7]

I attended FMSS in 1977. The uniforms have changed a few times since then but the young faces of new Devil Docs and their Marines look nearly the same. I served two active duty and a reserve tour with the Marine Corps. They were among the highlights of my career in the U.S. Navy. Semper Fi!

[jaynutt71]

Cool video... it's funny though... I went through FMSS almost 20 years ago, and my pictures that I took could easily have been in your video...some things never change.... Hooyah! Stay safe!

[DevilDoc504]

OO FUCKIN RAH! to all joining.. good luck! you will become corpsmen at first but you have the earn the title of 'Doc'!

[titiboy90]

im a soon to be Hospital corpsman (HM) 2010419 i know a little bit about it but i would like to know more any advice would be appriciated

[Mattc73355]

im gone in January man. shweeeeeeeeeeeet

[watnameisnttaken]

Never fall out.

[DocT31]

Really great tribute to the FMF Corpsman!

Those of you that are going to FMF and Corpsman A school, remember that there have been many that have come before you that you will learn valuable lessons from, set the example for those corpsman that will follow you so they to can continue the tradition of excellence and courage of the Navy DEVIL DOC's.

[thesmoky1]

I just enlisted a week ago, ill be a corpsman soon.

[theace1477]

can a women be a field corpsman????

[FMFCristo]

When women go through Field Medical Training it's at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. So the answer to your question is, "yes."

[theace1477]

GREAT!!!

THANX

[CaptainAmerica322]

yes, but these guys are assigned to an infantry unit, which is closed to women. you wont be SENT to a firefight, but you might get caught in a few. you wont see all the heavy fighting though. i know alot of marines, sailors, soldiers, and airmen. im joinin the marines when i graduate

[theace1477]

yes, thank you for the info I know that women cant be assigned to infantry units but i just wanted to know if apart from that if they could still be FMF's in some other way

thx for the help

[CaptainAmerica322]

yup, you already in the navy? or are you just planning to sign up?

[theace1477]

yes, im planning on enlisting as soon as I finish high school... -_- 17 months from now... lol... how long until you get to enlist

[CaptainAmerica322]

im joinin in 2 years. well...2 and a half, but 2 sounds better lol. so youre in 11th grade? im in 10th.

[MindEXplorer22]

@theace1477 women can be go to FMTB she however cannot serve in an infantry marine unit... i beleive they can serve in the marine air wing though and shit like that

doc/HA Nesbit 1/24 infantry Marine Corps Reserves.

[19devildoc77]

Hey we never got to do pugil sticks at the bottom of the mesa! WTF?!

[luckyfoot2]

whats an average day like at corpsman school training to be with the marines?

[FMFCristo]

There's nothing "average" about your days wit the Marines.

[luckyfoot2]

im just wondering what the training is like. what you go thru and stuff.

[FMFCristo]

All I can say is I enjoyed it a hell of a lot more than Corps School at Great Lakes. If you're heading to Camp Pendleton and if you're lucky you'll get Staff Sergeant Sanchez or Sergeant Turner as instructors. Those guys are great.

[luckyfoot2]

thanks. great video.

[soccerguy1331]

yea Sgt Turner is awesome

[soccerguy1331]

there used to be a video on here called FMTB Song...it got taken off a couple weeks ago and the guys that made it went to captains mast, but it described the training pretty well

[jason1309]

the proudest and best time i had in the navy was with the marines

[zmac115]

you guys will hate it at first...but believe me once you get done with your training and you get attached to a unit you will love it...HM3 McCallister

[jason1309]

lol i thought doc was first name for the longest time where ever we go your marines love u they call you doc

[Beerfestchampion]

I leave in just a few months for It And I cant wait

[ryansmith2k2]

Man...i can wait either!

[NYR2116]

i cant wait to go to corpsman school