Special Operations Corpsman Program?

Devildoc said:
The Navy has supplied corpsmen under every conceivable model to Marine SOFish units. The fact is, they have always been undermanned for 8427/8403 and will often "attach" non-8427/8403 HMs. Although there is a "pipeline" on paper, it is usually not followed.
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Odds 8493 could get attached with Recon/MARSOC?
 
Scubadew said:
SOCP used to be the prep course for fresh Corpsman at A-School to try out for pipeline slots for SARC, DMT, and SAR.

Due to A-School not being deemed a "high risk training area" SOCP is no longer there the same way it used to be.

HOWEVER, there IS a SOF Corpsman on deck down there to help get the right guys where they need to be. He will come in and he will ask for a raise of hands for who is interested in SOF.

SOURCE: I just called down to the schoolhouse.
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If you volunteer for a respective SF pipeline, what's an ideal pt day for a candidate?
 
Devildoc said:
While I suppose it isn't impossible I can't imagine the diving community giving up a manned billet to essentially monitor dive ops with the Marines. You wouldn't be kicking doors.
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Big Blue is marketing 8493 for msob and spec war? I nnow a dmt who's been in 6yrs and hasn't been to a quote on quote dive command yet..
 
Jpod13 said:
Odds 8493 could get attached with Recon/MARSOC?
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Navy Divers run the dive lockers for NSW, Recon, and MARSOC. The dive locker at Camp Pendleton is consolidated and supports both 1st Recon and 1st Raider Battalion. They support dives, maintain dive equipment and run dive super course. I don't know how they do it on the East Coast but I do know they have Navy divers there. All our dive lockers have a dive med tech. Those billets do not normally deploy.
 
Devildoc said:
While I suppose it isn't impossible I can't imagine the diving community giving up a manned billet to essentially monitor dive ops with the Marines. You wouldn't be kicking doors.
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You'd be surprised; that's exactly what the diving community is required to do for every recon, NSW, and MARSOC unit. Those divers do not normally deploy in those billets however. We have been trying to get one out on the MEU though. It may happen the next time I show up at a recon battalion...
 
Teufel said:
Navy Divers run the dive lockers for NSW, Recon, and MARSOC. The dive locker at Camp Pendleton is consolidated and supports both 1st Recon and 1st Raider Battalion. They support dives, maintain dive equipment and run dive super course. I don't know how they do it on the East Coast but I do know they have Navy divers there. All our dive lockers have a dive med tech. Those billets do not normally deploy.
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I can somewhat understand 8493 not deploying with NSW/Marine SF since they don't go through Field Med, so what's the point of Navy spending "resources" to get "divers" jump quals if they won't use them on missions. I know "divers" at SDVT and EODMU typically
get volun-told/opportunities to get jump wings. I guess SARC gets all the "HM" action then again I hear them getting bashed by the
NSW super egos.
 
Jpod13 said:
I can somewhat understand 8493 not deploying with NSW/Marine SF since they don't go through Field Med, so what's the point of Navy spending "resources" to get "divers" jump quals if they won't use them on missions. I know "divers" at SDVT and EODMU typically
get volun-told/opportunities to get jump wings. I guess SARC gets all the "HM" action then again I hear them getting bashed by the
NSW super egos.
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I don't know what to tell you man. You choose your rate and you seal your fate. There is one DMT per dive locker. He supports the command, fills a critical billet, and isn't going anywhere. SARCs are assigned to platoons and companies to deploy with their supported units. DMTs deploy with MDSUs not recon.

Jump school is irrelevant to this conversation. We sent our Religious Programs Specialist to jump school. That doesn't mean we are throwing him into the stack.
 
@Jpod13 I'm trying to help you out man. I haven't seen a Navy Diver deploy with a recon unit in 15 years. I don't see it happening in the near future. That may change at some point but I wouldn't count on it.
 
Teufel said:
@Jpod13 I'm trying to help you out man. I haven't seen a Navy Diver deploy with a recon unit in 15 years. I don't see it happening in the near future. That may change at some point but I wouldn't count on it.
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Yea it's a long shot, I was a bit confused when I was informed DMT's would/could be attached with MSOB,
originally thought it was bcuz SARC is severely undermanned but an 84804 seems like a more viable
option with field med background. From the research I've conducted recon doesn't spend a ton of bottom time
on dives mostly nav or SPIE so I guess they can use a DMT in a limited capacity.
 
Jpod13 said:
Big Blue is marketing 8493 for msob and spec war? I nnow a dmt who's been in 6yrs and hasn't been to a quote on quote dive command yet..
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I've been out a while, things change. Could it happen? Maybe, but I just can't imagine it being a high-probability event (to get out of the locker and into the stick).
 
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Devildoc said:
I've been out a while, things change. Could it happen? Maybe, but I just can't imagine it being a high-probability event (to get out of the locker and into the stick).
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There is almost no chance they would do anything operational but they could support dives on a deployment.
 

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