The Role of the Medical Non-Commissioned Officer Panel

Opening Remarks Rear Admiral Colin Chinn, PACOM Surgeon Fleet Master Chief Mark Rudes, PACOM Senior Enlisted Leader

US Navy Enlisted Medical Specialties Within the HM (hospital corps) rating there are 38 occupational specialties Hospital Corpsman Basic SAR Medical Technician Field Medical Service Technician Aerospace Medicine Technician Radiation Health Technician Cardiovascular Technician Aviation Physiology Biomedical Equipment Technician Nuclear Medicine Technician Recon Corpsman Preventive Medicine Technician Hemodialysis Technician Radiographer Electroneurodiagnostic Technician Optician Physical Therapy Technician Occupational Therapy Technician Pharmacy Technician Surgical Technologist Behavioral Technician HM Urology Technician Orthopedic Castroom Technician Dive Medicine Technician Mortician - Must have civilian license; recruited as Mortician Histology Technician Medical Laboratory Technician Respiratory Therapy Technician Dental Assistant Advanced Dental Assistant Dental Hygienist Basic Dental Laboratory Technician Advanced Dental Laboratory Technician Maxillofacial Technician Independent Duty Corpsman –Submarine Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) –Recon IDC –Surface Force IDC –Dive IDC

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY 30 ACCESSION TRAINING US NAVY HM Enlisted Career Path TrainingEducation Experience Constant Career Development 5 TH SEA/SHORE TOUR SENIOR ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT 5 TH SEA/SHORE TOUR SENIOR ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT IDC SCHOOL ADVANCE “C” SCHOOL IDC SCHOOL ADVANCE “C” SCHOOL CMC, CMDCM PROGRAM KEYSTONE 3 RD AND 4 TH SEA/SHORE TOUR IDC,LEADING CHIEF AT SEA, INSTRUCTOR DUTY 3 RD AND 4 TH SEA/SHORE TOUR IDC,LEADING CHIEF AT SEA, INSTRUCTOR DUTY 2 ND SEA/SHORE TOUR GENERAL DUTY HM/TECH SHIP,SQUAD,FMF,MTF SPECWAR,EXP,IDC, ADV “C” SCHOOL 2 ND SEA/SHORE TOUR GENERAL DUTY HM/TECH SHIP,SQUAD,FMF,MTF SPECWAR,EXP,IDC, ADV “C” SCHOOL 1 ST SEA TOUR SHIP, FMF, EXPEDITION 1 ST SHORE TOUR MTF 1 ST SEA TOUR SHIP, FMF, EXPEDITION 1 ST SHORE TOUR MTF HOSPITAL CORPSMAN BASIC HOSPITAL CORPSMAN BASIC “C” SCHOOL

US Navy Enlisted Medical Specialties US Navy IDC Serves on surface ships, submarines and ground units within the Navy and Marine Corps Highly trained in A&P, physical examination & medical diagnosis and treatment Applicants must be senior Corpsman (E5-E7) with heavy experience in patient care Deploy on multiple platforms both ashore and afloat Provide Primary Care under indirect supervision of a physician Monitor medical inventory, readiness, and assess material condition of all medical equipment Direct advisor to Commanding Officers on status of medical readiness and ongoing medical issues throughout his/her command

US Navy Enlisted Medical Specialties FIELD MEDICAL TRAINING BATTALION Field Medical Training Battalion (FMTB), where sailors bound for service with the USMC operating forces earn the NEC HM-8404, Field Medical Service Technician 16-week rigorous program provides specialized training in advanced emergency medicine & the fundamentals of Marine Corps life, while emphasizing physical conditioning, small arms familiarity, and basic battlefield tactics.

US Navy Enlisted Medical Specialties Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Corpsman FMF Hospital Corpsmen wear the uniforms of the USMC while on duty with the Marines Hospital Corpsmen can further specialize to become Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman (SARC) –Usually found in both the FMF Recon, Marine Division Recon and MARSOC units –Trained and skilled in combat, including combatant swimming, opened/closed circuit scuba diving, military free-fall and amphibious operations. –Act as advisers regarding health and injury prevention, and treat illnesses from decompression sickness as well as other conditions requiring hyperbaric treatment

8 8 US Army Enlisted Medical Specialties

US Army Career Management Field 68 Professional Development Model LEGEND SSDStructured Self Development WLCWarrior Leaders Course ALC Advanced Leaders Course SLC Senior Leaders Course MLCMaster Leaders Course SMCSergeants Major Course Institutional Operational Self Development Average Time in Service Recommended Leadership Time Duty Assignments months months months Team LeaderSquad Leader Section Sergeant Platoon Sergeant First Sergeant Command Sergeant Major Army Career Tracker: -Key leadership or operational assignments are essential elements of professional development and should be completed prior to consideration for special duty assignments. -TDA assignments should be limited to a length of 36 months. Soldiers need to be active in seeking a TOE/TDA balanced career. -Special duty assignments are very competitive and successful completion is indicative of future promotion potential to Senior Enlisted Grades

US Army Enlisted Medical Specialties Healthcare Specialist (Combat Medic) 68W is the 2 nd largest MOS in the Army There are Over 35,000 Army Combat Medics – National EMT certification/Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) – Flight Paramedic (F2), Flight Medic (F3) – Enhances the healthcare team in both fixed facilities and operational assignments Partner Nation Initiatives: Pacific Pathways Pacific Partnership Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR)

US Air Force Medical Enlisted Specialties Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) 4A0XX Health Services Management 4A1XX Medical Material 4A2XX Biomedical Equipment 4B0XX Bioenvironmental Engineering 4C0XX Mental Health Service 4D0XX Diet Therapy 4E0XX Public Health 4H0XX Cardiopulmonary Laboratory 4J0XX Physical Medicine 4M0XX Aerospace and Operational Physiology 4N0XX Aerospace Medical Service 4N1XX Surgical Service 4P0XX Pharmacy 4R0XX Diagnostic Imaging 4T0XX Medical Laboratory 4V0XX Ophthalmic 4Y0XX Dental Assistant

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 4 ASSIGNMENT SYSTEMCMSGT MANAGEMENT NCO ACADEMY SENIOR NCO ACADEMY 30 FTACFTAC AIRMAN LEADERSHIP SCHOOL US Air Force Enlisted Career Path TrainingEducation Experience Constant professional development BASE PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT COURSE BASE PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT COURSE CCM COURSE MAJCOM CMSGT ORIENTATION CCLS GETTYSBURG KEYSTONE 3-LEVEL TECH SCHOOL 5-LEVEL TECH OJT/CDC 7-LEVEL TECH SCHOOL

AE Crews & CCATT CASEVAC/ MEDEVAC Definitive Care Field Hospital En Route Staging U.S. Med Ctr CONUS or Home Station First Responder Care Forward Resuscitative Care POI Continuum of En-Route Care Enlisted Contributions – Patient Movement Hospital Ship