Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital

[oorahcorpsman]

can anyone give me a break down? that is my first duty station

i know how to get their, i know the basics about the base, but not much about the hospital

i have been on the command's website and have spoken with a few people who have been there....they all complained about it haha (i am from victorville so its home to me :D)

my ultimate questions are to find out if anyone knows what a fresh HN straight out of FMTB does there? when does 1st mar div get deployed again? how can i get deployed with em? i am currently in clinicals and assigned to the OR...could i possible get in there again at 29 palms?

and anyone's 2 cents helps too! :)

hit me up shipmates :)

[8404]

My son went to 29 Palms straight out of Corpsman 'A' school. Worked in the BAS for a few months until he received additional TAD orders to attend FMTB - West at Camp Pendleton, CA. Upon FMTB graduation, he returned to 29 Palms and again worked at the BAS.

My son worked records at the BAS for quite awhile. IA deployments come up often, and Corpsman are mapped to a platform that they pull from.

Expect to PT at least 3-4 times per week.

29 Palms can be whatever you decide to make it to be. There is plenty of opportunity to get know the people from 1st MarDiv and you can address your IA questions at that time. If you want deployment, the opportunities are there! Simply let your ALPO, LPO, CPO know that this is what you want. They will be able to accommodate you.

Be sure to get involved in command activities, go to college, do some volunteer work out in the community and study for your advancement exams! We have the bibs online here at hospitalcorpsman.org
(http://www.corpsman.com/forum/hospitalcorpsman.org)
Best of luck to you.

...could i possible get in there again at 29 palms?

Probably not.

[D.morgan]

Im going there as well. it was my chiefs first duty station and he told the same thing. i had a firend station there in the marines and he told me that he would see the docs working in the BAS and sometimes the sameone in the field with them. it seems like the best opportunity for a corpsman becuase it is a marine base.

i class up for FMTB on the 30 but im still in hold here in corps school...best of times.

[8404]

I forgot to mention that when a group of Marines or a unit goes out to the range or EOD etc they require a Corpsman, and will pull from the BAS.

My son said he had a great time there, once he got his feet wet and his off base housing (married)! He learned an awful lot, met a lot of great people and made a nice network of contacts in those 3 years there.

If you don't have a car, you are somewhat disadvantaged as far as transportation.

For those who do have a car, there is a garage on base whereby personnel can take their car and work on it. Even if you don't know how to do the mechanical work, the mechanics will tell you what you need, instruct you on how to do it and you get to use their tools for free. All you pay for are the parts. My son used it quite a few times for break jobs etc.. and learned an awful lot about car mechanics and how to do the work himself.

You will see a boat load of dehydration cases during the summer months at 29 Palms. Most people do not drink sufficient amounts of water in that kind of weather and end up at the BAS via ambulance!

In my own humble opinion, I feel the body requires more than just water, with some form of electrolyte replacement supplement in addition to the water.

You will also notice a big difference doing PT there, due to the elevation of the base. It will take some time to acclimate to the elevation/heat. Don't be surprised if you become winded, tire easily and cannot perform at the same level of fitness you did while at Great Lakes, IL. But you will improve with time.

[D.morgan]

...garage on base whereby personnel can take their car and work on it.

Thats nice to have becuase i plan on getting a SUV after FMTB. Im a big fan of the outdoors and i love camping/hiking too.

In my own humble opinion, I feel the body requires more than just water, with some form of electrolyte replacement supplement in addition to the water.

I cant agree with you anymore, electrolyte help out the body so much. I use them when i going hiking. The first time i used them was a scouting trip. we plan 2 days of water but East Texas heat plus rain didnt like that idea. We burnt 2 days of water up with when the first day. So we when from nice clean water to clean fresh creek water that we learn to purify. Adding some electolyte helps to suck it down and to get us out of there. We plan on purifing becuase the trip was for 3 days but not so soon.

You will also notice a big difference doing PT there, due to the elevation of the base.

Man the good ole great lakes weather. the cold is ok but the wind is what hurts.