CPO Forced Retirement Discussion

We are holding 2 discussions in our forums on the new “E-7-E9” Retention boards that are starting this year, if your a Chief or above with 20+ years and 3 years time in grade. Get involved, we want to know what “YOU” Think!! We host our Online Chat tonight in the Scuttlebutt Forums from 2100-2300 […]

It’s Here!! The Corpsman.com Newsletter for Q1 2009!!!!

Apologies around.  This tome of information has been done for 2 days. I got sidetracked yesterday taking care of a family friend.  Everything worked out, but it blew up my day. Today Admiral and I are working at the “FUN-FAIRE” at our kids school.  If you have never experienced a event like this at a […]

MCPON tells Commands, “WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE, UNSAT!!”

If there is one thing I liked in my 24 years in the Greatest Navy in the world, it was serving with the Marine Corps!! Why?  Well at the time, it used to drive me nuts how by the book they were, there was no Gray area for them. “THE MARADMIN, or MARINE CORPS ORDER […]

Ok we had the good, now here is the Bad.. What a MORON!

Navy corpsman faces weapons charge in N.C. The Associated Press Posted : Friday Mar 6, 2009 9:33:04 EST JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A Navy corpsman has been charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction in eastern North Carolina. The Daily News of Jacksonville reported that 25-year-old Gregory Desmond McGill was charged Thursday by Onslow […]

*Silver Star* FMF Doc saves 17!

This was written by “TheOneCalledDoc” in our Forums, he said it best, so with his permission, we are using it for the story. HM2 Joshua Simson I salute you! HM2 Simson was involved in a 7 hour firefight in Afghanistan around 2 summers ago. In those 7 hours Petty Officer Simson not only fought along […]

2010 Pay Raise Proposal, 2.9% for for Military Members

During this time of cutbacks and layoff’s etc in the private sector, the DOD is itself cutting back on programs, aircraft, ships etc. One thing that won’t be cut back next year at least, the President has proposed a 2.9% pay increase and improved benefits for all Active and Reserve servicemembers. 2.9% doesn’t seem like […]

Army: 2009 The Year of the NCO

I started writing this article in January, and have been trying to find a way to finish it without coming off as a pompas ass.  Tell me what you think below.-D/C 2009 is the year of the NCO for the United States Army.  I find that admirable. Unfortunately they have a “WONK” writing about it […]

Sometimes it just hits home, With HM2 King it did.

I wrote my first article about the tragic accident of HM2 King last Monday.  I also asked that if anyone knew what his warfare designation was to please drop me a line. Drop me a line they have, HM2 was a well respected Petty Officer who loved his Marines, and took care of all those […]

HM2 Andrew J. King RIP, Killed 9 Feb 2009 in a Training Accident, Camp Lejeune, NC

HM2 Andrew J. King was killed in a training accident on the 9th of Feb 2009 at a firing range at Camp Lejeune, NC. Our thoughts and prayers go out to HM2’s family, shipmates, Marines, and friends. HM2  King had made 4 combat tours already in his young career. It shows that our job is […]

Scuttlebutt Forum Chat & Netcast updates

Greetings fellow Doc’s, Vets, Family Members and Recruits! I know there are a lot of new folks on the site of late.  How do I know this? Because in the forums we are getting asked the same questions over and over again. In our forums we have a thousands and I mean THOUSANDS of posts […]

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