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Re: NAVADMIN 188/09 & Navy Working Uniform Now Authorized Off Base

Jason — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:45:09 -0000

Wow...at least the rules haven't been relaxed to the point of the Army. No offense to them, but wearing any camouflage uniform out in town is dirty and disgusting. Here's an idea, lets work all day, sweat alot, and get our uniforms dirty...then go to the mall!!! That's ridiculous...I hope we don't get to that point. It's awful funny, I can take my marine corps utilities off each day no problem...but they try to limit the NWU to the same standards and the rest of the navy is up in arms...

Stop complaining, don't be dirty....

Jason
HM3, Camp Pendleton, CA

Re: FireFox 3.5

Lonnie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:49:42 -0000

I was using the beta for a while and yes its a lot faster!

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

thiral7 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:02:30 -0000

U.S. coast guard enlistment oath is too good to read.. i like the lines "I will fly in helos into the eye of the storm to rescue people dumber then rocks, and then be heckled by the same people when I bust them for transporting drugs two months later".
water wall fountain

Re: HM2 Andrew J. King RIP, Killed 9 Feb 2009 in a Training Accident

Christopher Barber — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:29:38 -0000

I new HM2 Andrew King when I was stationed with him on the Kennedy in 1998. I was his LPO, needless to say I was heart broken when HMC Manahan told me about this tragedy. I watched him grow from a young HR, who was like many of us to a shining Second Class Petty Officer. The Hospital Corps lost a good man. Being a Doc is not easy, danger lurks at every corner. I remember when he got his Surface Warfare Pin. That was a proud day for all of us. Semper Fi Doc King. Rest in Peace Brother.

Christopher Barber
HMC(SW/AW/SCW/FMF/PJ) RET

Re: “Alienware” Vs. Apple Mac Book Pro?

Nupshaid — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:10:19 -0000

in the last article a made a typo. change "real linux" to "real unix".

Re: “Alienware” Vs. Apple Mac Book Pro?

Nupshaid — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:09:11 -0000

that article was just terrible... you forgot to mention that since the architecture is x86/64 you're able to run linux, *bsd, real linux....and whatever else OS that supports x86 architecture without some underlying bullshit bootcramp.l

how about the ability to upgrade your video card? elite features as having raid...damn the list just goes on and you barely scratch the surface...

Just goes to show that people are trying their hardest to be writers but have no clue about fact writing...sheesh

Nuphsaid.

Re: http://www.corpsman.com/2008/12/new-unfiform-info-navy-working-uniformnwucammis/

Christina — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:47:49 -0000

The Army does wear their ACUs when comming back from deployment for R&R, but not normal travel. Besides the Army has like 2 uniforms that everyone e-1 - o-10 wears, I guess that's why they call it uniform=the same!

Re: The “REAL” HM1 (E6) List for Active Duty Selections for March 2009

Chris Stroner — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:23:55 -0000

Hey, I'm trying to get a hold of my brother in arms Michael Pappenfus, navy corpsman. Unfortunately the Navy website site sucks for searching. Left navy spec ops last year. Any help appreciated. I know he's out there somehwere, just trapped by the web

1SG Chris Stroner A CO 2-135 IN

Re: Quota’s for Chief Petty Officer (CPO) FY10 Active, Reserve & FTS

twitter-30735341 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:47:44 -0000

Nice to have finally found this. Thanks!

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

twitter-21711212 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:30:18 -0000

These are too funny, helped on a day I needed a laugh. Thanks Deb

Re: “SHIFT COLORS” The Newsletter for Navy Retiree’s.. (Good info for Vets as well!)

Philip Esbensen, CDR USNR RET. — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:37:25 -0000

I'm currently enrolled in Tri Care for Life. Will Obama's health care have any effects?

Re: Quota’s for Chief Petty Officer (CPO) FY10 Active, Reserve & FTS

Da_Chief — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:45:13 -0000

Thanks Indy for updating the numbers!!

Re: Computer Based Training and the Navy. A Chief’s View, How we did it, and how it was fixed.

Callahan — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:15:03 -0000

Interesting report. I'm a civilian, I just came across this while doing some research about online education. For learning academic subjects, CBT works pretty well. For math classes especially, going at your own pace makes sense (Carnegie Mellon's website has some free math and science courses that are pretty impressive). But if a sailor or marine needs a corpsman, book knowledge only takes you so far.

Sorry if this a dumb, lubberly question but since there's typically a lag between a recruit signing a contract and actually shipping off to boot camp, why not use that wait time for the recruits to complete a CBT course at home? Some recruits won't have the time to get through it, to be sure, and they could still start from scratch at their A-school.
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But the recruits who "test out" of the online exams could be taught as a separate cohort by instructors who can assume they have the theoretical knowledg and move to advanced skills or practical applications sooner at no additional cost to the Navy. I seem to recall that the Air Force conducts its reserve medical officer training that way. The docs have to go through a self-study course at home. Once that's complete, they ship off for their two week knife and fork school.

Of course the AF docs get their medical knowledge from med school, the self-study program is just basic stuff-- who to salute, military law, the history of the Air Force (who knew they won World War II single-handedly?), etc. :o)

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

Richard Cooper — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:25:04 -0000

Being a corpsman was one of the best life choices I ever made. Served as a HM2 on the USS Independence CVA-62 for 4 years. After retirement from civilian life I couldn't shake the need to be involved in emergency work so I entered EMT-Paramedic School; a two year ordeal that I wouldn't wish on anyone; especially at 70! But it's over and I am now back doing trauma work.
Richard Cooper

Re: Computer Based Training and the Navy. A Chief’s View, How we did it, and how it was fixed.

hm1dana — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:36:19 -0000

Chief,
As you can imagine, I am right there with you, as I was back then teaching with you. I had wanted to be a Hospital Corps School Instructor from the day I graduated Corps School in 1995. I fought very long and hard to get those orders and was one of the few at the time that actually wanted to be there instead of being forced. I can honestly say with exception of the last 6-9 months of my tour, it was the best tour I ever had and I enjoyed it tremendously! Over my 4 years as an instructor, I went from fundamental area team teaching (go team 1), to pushing an entire class through the entire curriculum (my favorite by a long shot) to the computer based training (total waste of time in my opinion) and caught the tail end of the "improved" blended learning. When I first got to Corps School and we actually "taught" things were so much better. The moral of the students was the biggest thing. There were less disciplinary problems because you were seen as an instructor and a mentor. You had the opportunity to mold these young people into sailors. This was even more evident when we pushed a whole class through the curriculum. They had 3 staff to go to at all times. They knew what was expected and when. We had very low attrition rates and even less disciplinary problems. But then as the Navy wanted to save money, our program was affected. We went to the computer based training over what seemed to be overnight. After a couple months it was evident to all of the instructors, what a horrible plan this was. All of voiced our opinions, but it was never taken into consideration. At the point that I had transferred, I felt more like a babysitter than I did an instructor.
I am glad to hear that someone finally listened to the fleet about the poor quality "HMs" we were producing, and made a change. The children of this generation do enough sitting in front of a computer. But sitting infront of a computer screen cannot teach you how to treat a human being. There has to be a personal approach.

Re: Computer Based Training and the Navy. A Chief’s View, How we did it, and how it was fixed.

Ben P — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:47:39 -0000

The idea of complete CBT for a bunch of young sailors was a little strange when I first heard it. For a couple of reasons, first we're talking about a lot of 18 to 21 yr olds without much formal education, who have just been to bootcamp. They would need to pretty driven to keep up with what had to be learning some pretty foreign material. I have done a lot of computer courses for college, but I was already an RN. I had all the hands on stuff that I needed. I even did some of Master's online, but any hands on and true new skills were done in the classroom or a lab. The research crap was just that, but diagnosing and treating patients was treated very differently.
Secondly, there is no group cohesion in a completely computer based course. When I was in Corps school, the stronger students helped the weaker ones. We were a company and we were still learning about the Navy. Besides our instructors, we had a company co. and an asst., both HM1's going thru a "C" school themselves.

So, I agree with a mixed approach. There is more to Corps School than passing a few tests on a computer.

Ben

Re: Computer Based Training and the Navy. A Chief’s View, How we did it, and how it was fixed.

8404 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:12:05 -0000

While, Computer Based Training has it's place, I don't believe it's the panacea to classroom instructor based learning. Students need to be able to put what they have learned into practice, via hands-on practicals. Some things cannot be put into words, like what it feels like attempting to find a suitable vein for venipuncture.

While not a Corpsman myself, my past medical history has put me on the receiving end of what you all do. Why is it that every time I go into the hospital, it's the civilian nurses who have difficulty finding a vein, but a former 68W or Navy Corpsman, find them the first time, every time and in record time.

With regards to this article, this will not be the only time the military or civilian corporations sacrifice quality for the pursuit of cost savings! Cudos, to HMCM Cangelosi for successfully negotiating with the upper echelon of BUMED an alternative that meets everyone's needs.

Re: Rob Reno and Da-Chief in August Preview…

bobby_knoxville — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:16:58 -0000

There will be much laughter. The consumption of adult beverages will be encouraged. And last but not least I will ask Dee to "Take my picture with Darrell" on the average of a dozen times per hour. These scenes certainly should not be viewed by the faint of heart or those with any modicum of good taste. Don't say you weren't warned. That is all....

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

Da_Chief — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:03:04 -0000

Thanks Master Chief, I found the error and corrected it. –D/C

Re: VA to face questions on Colonoscopies

Linda — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:20:21 -0000

Catching HIV, etc. from Veteran Clinics is another reason why we don't want Obamas Federal Health Care Reform. The majority has said no, many times now and we would like Obama & his administration to quit forcing it on us Americans now, like a preditor who won't take NO for an answer. We would also like Obama to quit telling Americans we cannot and are not allowed to voice our opinion or say anything negative or against his Federal Health Care Reform to the public. That is suppressing our peaceful voices & aspirations!

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

William Bailey — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:49:36 -0000

Reserve HMCM & HMCS (E8 & E9) results “FINALLY” released FY10 miss identified two HMCM selectees; 7685 Queen Mary Jo 001 and 6030 Read Stanley 004 were selected as HMCM, not HMCS. Please correct the posting.
Thank you HMCM (FMF) W. Bailey

Re: Rob Reno and Da-Chief in August Preview…

DeeDee — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:05:57 -0000

somehow this wouldn't surprise me even a little bit LOL

I expect at least one or three goofy things to happen while we are there :)

Can't wait to see you all

Re: Congratulations to Johnathan Reno on your Graduation

bobby_knoxville — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:04:11 -0000

I want to give a shout out to J-Dawg on hiz gradeation. Much luv to ya'.

Re: Congratulations to Johnathan Reno on your Graduation

bobby_knoxville — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:03:25 -0000

I want to give a shout out to J-Dawg on hiz gradeation. Much luv to ya'.

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

Michael C — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:30:34 -0000

What a very special person. I tell my Corpsman son that I most proud of his heart, that he wants to help others. My son is now in Afghanistan and we have lots of sleepless nights. God Bless our men and women in uniform.