Here’s why some Corpsmen are considered Marines, and some aren’t
Since its creation, the U.S. Marine Corps has been involved in some of the most epic military battles in hi…
Why deadly wounds aren’t treated first in combat
Being in combat is one of the craziest experiences a person can have. Bullets are zipping by your melon and impacting the wall behind you, eyes wide and on the alert as the incoming rounds blanket your position. Sounds crazy. Because it is.
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This is what each lifesaving item does in a Marine’s first aid kit
The purpose of combat is to deny the enemy control an area by inflicting the largest loss of life possible. When a friendly troop is wounded on the battlefield, the…
4 reasons why Doc is not in formation
It’s a known fact that Marines are territorial by nature and do not play well with other branches while in garrison. It stems from our culture. Even though other branches have more funding and better promotion mobility, our intensity on an individu…
11 memes that are way too real for every Corpsman
Every day, Hospital Corpsman encounter challenges and surprises they just can’t predict. Whether they’re stationed with the Marines, working sick call in a hospital, or sitting behind a desk handling necessary paperwork — it can get hard out the…
This is how morphine actually works on a wounded warfighter
When soldiers are deployed on field missions, especially the high-risk ones, they stand a high chance of getting injured while on duty. Some even succumb to adverse injuries that lead…
Here’s what a Navy corpsman does when a Marine is hit
Marines rushing into combat count on the corpsman to come to their aid if they’re hit. Here’s what the sailors do after the call of, “Corpsman up!”
1. Rush to the casualty
This is why Corpsmen are better than Medics
“Pecker Checker,” “Silver Bullet Bandit,” and “Devil Doc” are just a few of the names to describe the most decorated rate in the U.S. Navy — the
Chief Eric Gilmet: A Spec Ops lifesaver’s journey, corpsman history and his toughest school
UAP, Inc. sat down with U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet, a MARSOC Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman (SOIDC) and veteran of the Marine Reconnaissance community as a Special Amphibious…
This Corpsman saved a Marine suffering from a sniper head shot
On Oct. 18, 2006, Justin Constantine was deployed to Al-Anbar Province, Iraq when a sniper shot him in the head.
He had just stepped out of his Humvee to warn a rep…