Verizon, InComm Retailers and the USO Team Up to Provide Free Phone Calls to Active Duty Military Personnel so They Can Stay in Touch With Loved Ones

New York, NY – June 16, 2009 – Verizon, InComm Retailers and the USO are launching an initiative to let Americans demonstrate their appreciation for armed forces personnel serving America worldwide, just in time for the July 4 holiday. From June 22 to July 4, consumer purchases of Verizon Prepaid Long Distance Phone Cards at participating local […]

New Enlistment Contracts for all Services Please Read!! ;-)

Yeah you might have seen them before but most haven’t ..  and boy do they make me laugh.  Thanks Indy!! This was pulled from our forums. Scuttlebutt Forums U.S. COAST GUARD ENLISTMENT OATH ” I, (State your name), swear to sign away 4 years of my life to the UNITED STATES COAST GUARD because I […]

Happy Birthday to the one and only Navy Hospital Corps! Happy B-day Doc’s!

Happy 111’th Birthday to the United States Navy Hospital Corps! Uhh-Rahh!–Corpsman.com! Tweet

Computer Based Training and NHCS. A Chief’s View, How we did it, and how it was fixed.

A bit of history. As many of you know, I was a instructor at Naval Hospital Corps School from 2004-2007 upon my retirement.  During this time, we were on the leading edge of initiating a Computer Based Training Curriculum for all of Naval Hospital Corps School.  I will go into the positives and negatives that […]

VA to face questions on Colonoscopies

Looks like the VA still hasn’t gotten it’s act together.. WASHINGTON — The questionable medical practices were first found at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Tennessee, then at VA facilities in Georgia and Florida. Now, Veterans Affairs officials will face fresh questions about patient safety at a House hearing Tuesday after an internal review […]

Reserve HMCM & HMCS (E8 & E9) results “FINALLY” released FY10

Congrats to the newly Selected Master Chiefs and Senior Chiefs.. 1 in particular, Congrats to HMCM Laurie Cangelosi. I know you worked hard as heck for this and it is well deserved! BZ!! Here is the list for Reserve Hospital Corpsmen Selected to HMCM (Master Chief) HMCM – MASTER CHIEF HOSPITAL CORPSMAN 8590 BAILEY WILLIA […]

My Heroes Have Always Worn Boots, RIP Doc Whalen, MOH Recipient

By Doc_D Corpsman.com Salutes Doc Whalen and all MOH recipients.  We grieve for our loss of him leaving our earthly bounds–D/C Official MOH Page: Doc Whalen MOH As I sit here this evening thinking about the passing of one of my true heroes, I feel compelled to write something. Heroes are a funny thing. They […]

Increase to Maximum Allowed Award Points on the E4-E6 Final Mulitple Score with In-Theater Service

R 300147Z MAY 09 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS//N01430// NAVADMIN 167/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAY// SUBJ/INCREASE TO MAXIMUM ALLOWED AWARD POINTS ON THE E4-E6 FINAL MULTIPLE SCORE WITH IN-THEATER SERVICE// REF/A/DOC/BUPERSINST 1430.16F/2NOV07// NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16F, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL IN THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE// […]

Navy Earns Big “OOOP’s” Award! Navy: 133 sailors were on E-6 list in error

This is the worst.  I know of a “FEW” folks this has happend to. BUT 133?!?!?!?!? WTF? Awww Jeez read the article on NavyTimes.  If this screws Indy’s wife who was selected for HM1… Gads… Navy: 133 sailors were on E-6 list in error What do you think?  Do you know anyone who was notified? […]

Memorial Day 2009, My personal reflection.

This is the hardest holiday for me to celebrate. If you ask anyone they will tell you I become quiet and withdrawn. If you’re a Doc and are able to look at our list on our Memorial Page, and don’t know anyone on our Iraq or Afganistan list, you’re lucky and have probably just joined. […]

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