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mattzcoz asked in Politics & GovernmentMilitary · 1 decade ago

Civilian equivalent to Corpsman/Medic?

I was in the Navy on a destroyer. All we had onboard was a couple of Corpsmen. This was fine, they did good work. Is there an equivalent civilian position - what job can they get as a civilian?

(I figure most people - those with minor/common emergency needs - could get by with seeing the equivalent of a corpsman when they need a little medical attention.)

My respects and thanks to all past and present medics!

Update:

PS - Just in case it's not clear, none of the above should be construed as an insult to or denigration of civilian medical personnel. One of my sisters is a nurse and so was my aunt.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Military medics are usually qualified to work as a medical assistant (drawing blood, checking vitals, etc in a doctor's office) or as an EMT-Basic (working on an ambulance). They usually need to go to school to become certified to do anything else in the civilian world (even though they may already have the skills, the military won't certify them in anything but the basics).

    Hope this helps!

  • 1 decade ago

    EMT or CNA, but based on my sister's experience (ortho surgical tech, 1984-1988), you pretty much get a pass on the first 2 years of nursing school because medics/corpsmen do so much more than EMTs or CNAs are legally allowed to do.

    (she worked at the VA while she was going to nursing school; she told them up front that she didn't have her RN yet but she wound up as a charge nurse anyway).

  • Mrsjvb
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    1 decade ago

    depends on their NECs, actually..anywhere from a phelobotimist in a lab to a pahrmacy tech to an EMT. My father was an HM, and as a civilian he worked as an X ray tech.

  • 1 decade ago

    Emergency medical technicians and medical assistents

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  • 1 decade ago

    EMT or possible LPN depending on their training and State requirements.

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