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 […]

Corpsman Killed in Action in IRAQ?

I have recieved a few messages telling me a Doc was KIA in IRAQ this week.  I just wanted you all to know, we dont’ post a death notice until official notification comes out from the DOD. It is important that family is notified per the official notification process.  I would never want a loved […]

(Air Force) Western Medicine helping in Afghanistan

  From AirForcetimes.com KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Abdul Bachery fell off a roof when he was 10 and spent seven years limping around with a dislocated right knee. In March, after spending nearly half his life injured, Bachery finally found help. An Afghan orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Nik Mohammad Shinwad, reconstructed Bachery’s knee at Kandahar Regional […]

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 […]

PFC Jonathan Hall (MEDIC) USA KIA 08 APR 2010 AFGHANISTAN

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Colleagues and relatives of a Fort Campbell medic who died last week in Afghanistan said he was dedicated to helping others on the battlefield. Pfc. Jonathan David Hall, 23, died April 8 from wounds suffered a day earlier when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan. Hall […]

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 […]

HM2 Xin Qi, KIA In AFGHANISTAN 23 JAN 2010

I have received reports about HM2’s death.  His family has been notified. HM2 Qi was with OHSU DALLAS DET C from NOSC Austin, TX and volunteered to mobilize and deploy with 4th LAR out of Camp Pendleton, CA. He was on foot patrol in Helmand Province when a suicide bomber attacked. Didn’t make it to […]

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