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    Default USMC Medic Insignia, gear etc.

    After hours of hopeless browsing and searching I've come up with very little. I'm looking for information conserning USMC, US Army etc. medics' insignia and gear, any pictures or information is HIGHLY appreciated.

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    Hey, are you from Finland too?

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    O/T but yeah, I am-)

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    Heehehehehh....

    Here's a US medic for ya'

    EDIT: seems like you're searching for USMC medics but here's something I found...

    Something called "Combat medical badge", which has at least been used at the times of the Vietnam war...



    www.1stcavmedic.com/

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    We dont have a medical field in the Marine Corps. All medics come form the Navy and are called Corpsmen. So look up Navy Corpsman I think their rate is HM.

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    Hey!Daleer plays with dollies!Lol j/k,but yes USMC has Navy Corpsman,HM is their rank(s) I belive.

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    Corpsmen are designated as HM. With the exception of a few Eagle, GLobe and ANchor (USMC) insignia, they look just like Marines.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TriggerPuller
    We dont have a medical field in the Marine Corps. All medics come form the Navy and are called Corpsmen. So look up Navy Corpsman I think their rate is HM.

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    Amen,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dalleer

    EDIT: seems like you're searching for USMC medics but here's something I found...

    Something called "Combat medical badge", which has at least been used at the times of the Vietnam war...

    The CMB was created during WWII...It's a US Army award and has absolutely nothing to do with USMC/Navy Corpsman

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    Thank you all for your time.

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    The USMC does use Navy Corpsman, Navy Doctors, and Navy Nurses for their medical needs. Corpsman (HM's) are deployed with Marines for everything from Commo Companies to Recon. The HM's that are deployed with USMC units, are expected to meet, and most times exceed, the physical demands of their USMC counterparts. HM's are expected to "hump" the same gear, not to mention their medic gear, and then be able to perform medical procedures when a Grunt goes down. HM's wear all the same uniforms that the USMC wears, with the exception of the Enlisted Blue Dress uniform. The HM's wear their "crows" (crows are their rank insignia) instead of USMC rank. I have had the privilege to serve with a USMC Reserve unit for the past 2.5 years. Marines treat us like gold.


    This is the collar device worn by HM's.


    That is the USMC FMF warfare device worn by HM's that have met the USMC regulations.
    http://www.navyidc.com/fmfwarfaredevice.htm

    For more information about the fields that HM's can go into, check this out.
    http://www.persnet.navy.mil/pers407/.../HM%20NECs.htm
    1. Click on the "C Schools" link on the left.
    2. Click on "HM NEC's" on the right hand side.

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    Keissi, ayay forever <3

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    he CMB was created during WWII...It's a US Army award and has absolutely nothing to do with USMC/Navy Corpsman
    Yes, I am sure that the correct matter of this thing has already been established.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dalleer
    Hey, are you from Finland too?
    OOLRAITH!!! KOHTA ME VOIDAAN PERUSTAA SÄHLYJENGI!!!

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    If you want medics look for the navy medical corps navy corpsman work with marine units because the corps doesnt have medics then have navy corpsman

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