To all you Mothers, This Day’s for you! Happy Mothers Day!

To all the Mothers… This Day’s for you.. Enjoy!! (Doc’s please call your MOM’s.. This is a Hint from the Corpsman.com Network!) Have a GREAT day Mom! And “K” I love you! Da-Chief Tweet

Interview & Read the Book “Luminous Base” By: Bruce Williams-Burden

What a honor! On Saturday night, I took time out from cramming for finals and term papers which are due next week, to interview Bruce Williams-Burden, the author of: “Lumious Base: Stories about Corpsmen and Helicopters, Courage and Sacrifice” You can hear the entire interview I taped, this Wednesday Night @ 2130 EST on “Attack of […]

Sel Reserves E-8 & E-9 results released earlier this month.. (Who Knew?)

Ok I am sure I am out of the Navy now. I realize I got out in 2007, but I still was able to have my finger on the pulse as to what was going on. Not this time.. I completely “WHIFFED” on these results being released.. (or some results.) There were “0” Slots open […]

Marines Bring Angels Home

by LCpl. Khoa Pelczar CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan — Service members who make the ultimate sacrifice while serving in a combat zone are known as Angels. Those troops who lose their lives on the battlefield are brought home so they may be honored and laid to rest. It is the job of the Marines with the […]

Numbers a bit down for HMCS for FY11

The numbers are a bit down for HMCS (ACTIVE) this year, but overall with folks staying in the NAVY due to the economy, it’s not as bad as it could be. Good Luck to all HMC’s out there hard-charging for HMCS! RATING FY11 Eligibles FY11 QUOTAS FY11 OPP FY10 QUOTAS FY10 OPP HM 1107 102 […]

New PTS Requirements (Reenlisting? Better Read this!)

Release Date: 04/14/2010 By Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW) Maria Yager, Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs MILLINGTON, Tenn. – A Navy message released April 12 announced policy, timeline, and procedural changes to the Perform to Serve program. “At a time when retention is at an all-time high and attrition is at an all-time low, we […]

Worst C.O. Ever? How Navy Leadership let one “Captain Bligh” through the Ranks..

I know this isn’t Meidcal related, but I am sure Doc’s out there worked for this “WITCH”. This is a problem with the “It’s how you know” mentality in the Services.  I have worked for bosses like this before, I am sure we all have, all the while watching the “GREAT” leaders being kept down […]

Navy ending ban on women aboard subs

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Defense Department informed Congress on Friday that the Navy will soon allow women to serve aboard submarines. In a move led by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Chief Naval Officer Adm. Gary Roughead, women for the first time could begin training to join submarine crews as early as next year. Defense […]

2 Bronze Stars, and 1 Navy Com, all to 1 Doc!

And a Meritiourious promotion to HM2 to boot! Read below from Stars and Stripes, HM2 Harris is a hero in my book–D/C MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa — Two Bronze Stars and a Navy Commendation Medal, all for valor, are commonplace at awards ceremonies these days. But when the three medals are pinned on […]

AOTC #89 Farewell HM2 Qi KIA 23 Jan 2010″

AOTC #89 is final. 8404, myself and 3 callers eulogized HM2 Qi on his passing. I would like to thank HM1 Gutierrez, Doc-Pardue, and HMC Kloka for calling in to help us with the show. It is always a sad affair when we lose a shipmate. But let’s not lose sight that we have many other men […]

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