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03-15-2007, 11:12
Marine Corps News
100 additional Recon Corpsmen needed
March 15, 2007; Submitted on: 03/15/2007 11:31:30 AM ; Story ID#: 2007315113130
By Cpl. Patrick J. Floto, MCB Camp Pendleton
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (March 15, 2007) -- Many hospital corpsmen pride themselves in their position on the ground with the grunts. Now, more hospital corpsmen will have the opportunity to practice their trade in the air, land and sea with the Marine Corps? elite as Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Corpsmen.
?We want highly motivated corpsmen of above-average intelligence who are willing to step up to the plate,? said Petty Officer 1st Class Rudy J. Lopez, Fleet Marine Force Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and a 29-year-old from Las Vegas. ?First and foremost, our applicants are out for the challenge to become part of something special.?
The challenge: 79 weeks of training in schools offered by the Marine Corps, Navy and Army.
The schools consist of the Field Medical Service School, Diving Medical Course, Basic Reconnaissance Course, Combatant Divers Course, Basic Airborne School, Special Operation Combat Medic?s Course and Special Operations Medical Sergeant.
?It?s definitely a gut check,? said Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Gribi, a corpsman approximately halfway through the training.
?You really learn exactly who you are when you undergo some of the toughest training the United States Armed Forces has to offer. The camaraderie experienced in these schools is untouchable.?
In addition to these schools, corpsmen are able to attend just about every special warfare school offered by the United States.
?Corpsmen are easily one of the most diverse ratings in the Armed Forces,? explained Lopez, citing a corpsman who was the top graduate of the Scout Sniper course.
Once complete with all schooling, a corpsman will receive multiple pay incentives according to which schools the corpsman attended.
In order to be eligible, a corpsman should be between the grades of E-1 and E-6, younger than 35 years of age, no non-judicial punishments within the past 12 months and able to fulfill the three-year obligation.
For more information on becoming a Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Corpsman, contact Petty Officer 1st Class Heath E. Harbison at (760) 725-8912.
100 additional Recon Corpsmen needed
March 15, 2007; Submitted on: 03/15/2007 11:31:30 AM ; Story ID#: 2007315113130
By Cpl. Patrick J. Floto, MCB Camp Pendleton
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (March 15, 2007) -- Many hospital corpsmen pride themselves in their position on the ground with the grunts. Now, more hospital corpsmen will have the opportunity to practice their trade in the air, land and sea with the Marine Corps? elite as Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Corpsmen.
?We want highly motivated corpsmen of above-average intelligence who are willing to step up to the plate,? said Petty Officer 1st Class Rudy J. Lopez, Fleet Marine Force Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and a 29-year-old from Las Vegas. ?First and foremost, our applicants are out for the challenge to become part of something special.?
The challenge: 79 weeks of training in schools offered by the Marine Corps, Navy and Army.
The schools consist of the Field Medical Service School, Diving Medical Course, Basic Reconnaissance Course, Combatant Divers Course, Basic Airborne School, Special Operation Combat Medic?s Course and Special Operations Medical Sergeant.
?It?s definitely a gut check,? said Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Gribi, a corpsman approximately halfway through the training.
?You really learn exactly who you are when you undergo some of the toughest training the United States Armed Forces has to offer. The camaraderie experienced in these schools is untouchable.?
In addition to these schools, corpsmen are able to attend just about every special warfare school offered by the United States.
?Corpsmen are easily one of the most diverse ratings in the Armed Forces,? explained Lopez, citing a corpsman who was the top graduate of the Scout Sniper course.
Once complete with all schooling, a corpsman will receive multiple pay incentives according to which schools the corpsman attended.
In order to be eligible, a corpsman should be between the grades of E-1 and E-6, younger than 35 years of age, no non-judicial punishments within the past 12 months and able to fulfill the three-year obligation.
For more information on becoming a Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Corpsman, contact Petty Officer 1st Class Heath E. Harbison at (760) 725-8912.