What is it like

[corpsman20060926]

What is it like as a "DOC" on board a SUB. What does it requier to be elegibel for this job.

Thanks,
corpsman20060926:elvis:
:err:

[Da-Chief]

Well 1st if you are on a sub you have to lurn to speel elegebil..

;-)

You cannot go to a Sub right out of Corps School. Non-Designated Juniors usually help out the "IDC" Doc. (IDC= INDEPENDANT DUTY CORPSMAN). You have to eligible for E-6 for this position, and then pass IDC School which is "1" Year long and is probably the hardest C-School we have in the Corpsman community because after that you have to go to SUB School.

I repeat new HM's cannot go to Subs..

Also a Hint, Firefox, or The Google toolbar has a spell checker in it.. :geek:

Trust me it is easier to get on-board with better grammar skills now while young then later. You will get "HAMMERED" if you misspell on medical documents.

V/R
HMC

[AVTDOC96]

That is very true about the spelling HMC, but why don't they teach the MO's how to do it or teach them how to write so that we can read it.... :weye:

As an AVT i've been well trained in Doctor writing, but something should give don't you think :-)

V/R,
HM2:weye:

[corpsman20060926]

Yeah thanks, lol Thats good 2 know about the spelling. I didnt see it lol... So you have 2 be elegibil for E-6 and have the IDC School followed by SUB school then i could be attached to a SUB?

Thanks,

HN

[gvbest]

Actually you go to SUB school prior to IDC school. Approx 3 weeks of SUB school in Groton, CT then on to NUMI that is also in Groton.

[Hobbes]

PM me if you want to talk about subs. I did a few years in subs and I can tell you about the Docs job even though I was not a HM on subs.

-hobbes

[DeeDee]

ELIGIBLE

(sorry that was driving me nuts)

[psencik1950]

I thought everybody knew that when you can't spell a word, you just kind of scribble. That's why MDs handwriting sucks so bad. Plus of course it helps you get down everything.
But it is my firm belief that school no longer prepares hs grads or even college grads for the 3 R's.

Ben

[puckmedic]

I have lousy handwriting. My mom used to say I was going to be a doctor. When I told her I was going into the medical field she laughed and said "I told you so">

You should se the spelling errors I see from my account reps: N1 (that's what we call the customer) calld into today wants to SIF (settle in full) accouuunt foh agreed ipon $$ that Mark (no last name no title just some dude name Mark !!!!) sd we cd du today. Ownin rep unvalible.

Be dumb, but please don't be too dumb. There's like 6 mispelled words and we abbreviate words like said and could to further confuse the illiterates among us! That freaking text messaging, that's what creates this garbage!!!

[mszwabo]

How about qualify or rate or what does it take to make it on a sub....thanks Dee Dee, I was blowing a heart valve, understand the internet, but still need to spell, especially a highly trained career as a corpsman or medical career, fast track to promotion with education, simple basics are a necessity. I am constantly on my son about this....sooner or later it will be beat in them. Good luck and follow your dreams but also spend the time to develop the simple basics as well as you are heading that way.