r/CorpsmanUp

I’m an HM3 trying to figure out what I actually want to do long term.
I’ve gone back and forth between medicine and engineering. Right now I’m working toward mechanical engineering with the idea of applying for the CEC Collegiate Program and commissioning as a Civil Engineer Corps officer. I like the idea of CEC because it gives me a clear career path, leadership opportunities, and a degree that translates well outside the Navy.
But if I’m being real, I think part of the reason I chose engineering was because it felt safer than committing to medicine and possibly failing.
I keep coming back to wanting to be a physician.
I recently talked to an IDC friend and it made me reconsider IDC. I like the autonomy, responsibility, and experience IDCs get, and I could see myself doing:
HM → IDC → bachelor’s/prereqs → med school
My other option would be getting out, possibly going Reserves, finishing school, and going straight toward med school. Or I could stay on the engineering path and pursue CEC.
For anyone who’s been in a similar spot, especially IDCs, CEC officers, or people who later went to med school, how did you decide which path was actually right for you?

It’s been about 6 months I’ve been waiting on new orders. Still nothing yet. They show up on my MNA but nothing official yet. Anyone know why this could be ? #Navy

I am a HN, soon to be HM3 and just got orders to 2d MAR RDR BN. I am not a SARC or ATF corpsman just a quad zero. what should I expect?

Hello! The list of c-schools dropped for this upcoming cycle and L32A ( Respiratory Therapist ) is available! Before making any decisions I had a couple questions.

Background: HM3 been in 5 years, currently in my 3rd window, the goal has always been RT school, but it hasn’t been available in my first two windows.

- I’ve been hearing that the school house is losing its accreditation? Is that true? Or is it just changing?
- Has anyone been accepted to a C school via MNA? How long does it usually take to hear back?
- What makes someone more competitive for a c school seat?
- With BBA, will it be more likely to get stuck as an E4 since there are a lot of E5/E6 RTs already?
- Can anyone give their insight on OTT? If i’m selected that’s probably the route i’ll be going since there’s an SRB currently for L32A

Thank you !

what do you guys think of the e5 billets this cycle? Why are they all ships ?

Just got orders to Red Rover. Anyone been there? What are the hours like, what’s the job like day to day, and how is it there overall?

HM3 heading to 3rd LCT. What does day to day look like or duties and such?

With how applying to c schools on MNA works is there anyway to help you get it if it’s not advertised during your windows. For example, mine starts in a couple months and I want to go to the recon pipeline but am I just SOL if there is no slots available during my window?

I’m trying to make E-5 on this next cycle. Anyone have any study tips and suggestions?

Hello I’m curious on how to contact my sponsor, I’m on fmtb right now and I was not contacted yet by him. Could you help me, where can i see that ?

This is a throw away for soon to be know obvious reasons. I’ve been in the navy for 5 years. I’m a HM, did my year of training and went green side for 3. Now I’m at my first blue side command. Just for context my command is insanely small, we are talking 7 enlisted, and 7 officers, the rest is completely civilian staff. The corpsman at this command (there is only 2 of us) have gotten completely shafted, to put it lightly we open boxes. We deal with WAWF, ERP, contracts, Receiving boxes. Nothing to do with corpsman shit. And it has really started to take a toll on my mental health, I reach out to the command and I get told “its easy work, you could be in the field” or “ it’s all about supporting our mission” and I’m not the 1st corpsman who has felt like this at this command, they had a second class a few years ago shred a bunch of “important” documents because she couldn’t handle the office life either. We are basically undertrained LS’s. And now my therapist has threatened to admin separate me for “adjustment disorder” if things don’t improve, because I want to do what I signed up for? Because I want to be a corpsman and not a LS? It all feels like a kick in the balls. I’ve drafted a email (never sent it) for the CNO and MCPON as a full scorched earth tactic. But I’m at my wits end and I don’t know what to do anymore.

Is there anyway to go to the clinic for SOI without going to FMTB first?

hard orders to camp pendleton as emf a, anything i should know? how are the barracks, life, work style, etc. (what is emf) thanks 👍