As a single E5 will I still rate BAH as an instructor at FMTB-W?

A bit of background. Currently on green side orders about to deploy and on a 1 year extension that started in February. Got accepted in to RT School starting next January.

I’ve always heard Obliserv to train. However, with the SRB for 0000 currently I could reenlist for 3 years get a bit of that bonus and then reenlist again once that time is up which should be under my new NEC and not too far out to put again for reenlistment.

Now I’ve had a couple of friends that did their reenlistment already and they’ll go to IDC School next year around the same time I start RT. Which led me to think why I kept hearing about the obliserv to train since this way would give you an opportunity to get some of quad 0 bonus and then the other NEC bonus once the time comes. Perhaps I’m missing something which is the reason I’m asking here for further clarification.

Thanks in advance.

Hey everybody,

HM2 here stationed in 29 palms. Been in 5 years and some change. Spent my last 3 years with an infantry battalion so I’m a little jaded. My EAS is Nov of 2024. Just got orders to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii though. Torn between getting out and finishing my bachelors and going to PA school or reenlisting and going to Hawaii and maybe submitting an officer package through IPAP. Guess I just need some random peoples advice lol. Having a hard time making a final decision.

Cheers

What has been your favorite shore duty billet?

It’s almost my order window and I am debating between reenlisting and getting out. Currently an HM2 with the Marines, and I love it. I don’t have much of a desire to work with patients anymore, but I do love the Navy, so I’m exploring my options. I am single, unaccompanied, and have no preference in location. With that said, I am just scouting which shore commands are best/most liked to help me with negotiations. Thanks everyone! Rah.

Hello, I've been hearing mixed answers on which date I can actually get out. I've been hearing different answers about whether or not I can get out at my Hard EAOS, which is a year earlier than my soft.

any answers?

Thank you

Just seeing if anyone recently finished the course and got the 60k. I’m curious how much you actually got out of it. For me e4 6+ years I’d have to re enlist for 5 years to get the 60k I get I’m getting 50% up front. But i don’t know how much of it was taxed. Thank you in advance.

I’m wondering how I should go about the future as a hospital corpsman, I was pipelined into lab tech c school and I’m wondering what I should be touching on in corpsman knowledge since even though I’m in c school I’m still a corpsman. To anyone who has gone through a c school or is even just a corpsman what corpsman knowledge should I be touching up on so I don’t come around as useless/a liability. I have also not gotten to an actual command yet, I’m about to graduate my C school.

I’m picking orders in A-School soon and AVT has some availability. I hear it’s a lot of administrative work and flight physicals but I was also told that it’s a good gateway for search and rescue and flight surgery/airborne medical operations. Do you ever get to fly as an AVT or really do anything cool or is it just a death by paperwork job that should be avoided?

Hey guys, I just need some help finding( and printing ) an eval in NSIPS, my LPO is kinda trash and unapproachable and there is nobody else in my chain that’s ever around. Much appreciated!

FMF 2nd class in for 8+ years with an associates degree (GE). Looking to apply for MECP or MSC IPP or both. I understand the requirements for both programs. My question is, how can I create the strongest package? What are ways to set myself apart from the competition? What are the deciding people looking for? If anyone has submitted and been approved or denied, I’d love to hear what you’ve taken away from the process. -Thanks

To start I'm extremely new I graduated corps school in Oct. But messed up my knees kinda good. I am ATF and am at my next portion of trying but have been LLD for well since October and idk if I should lie to the docs and try and push or if I should keep working on physical therapy. If I get dropped I will be resubmitting a package to come back in two years. Any insight would be much appreciated.

As a Corpsman with two years of service, I've cherished every moment until I found myself assigned to a Labor and Delivery ward. I've never been fond of children, and I've made it abundantly clear that I find them annoying and irritating. Our unit leadership constantly emphasizes that holidays or even a 96 once in a while are out of the question. With severe under manning and a constant struggle for supplies due to budget constraints (thanks, Congress), I feel like I'm teetering on the edge of insanity. We're continually told that we're never doing enough and could always do more, and inevitably, more tasks are piled onto our already overwhelming workload. Additionally, we're tasked with 3-4 collateral duties per person just to keep the ward functioning. On top of all that, we also handle mixed Med Surg patients. I've requested a transfer to another unit within the hospital, but I'm met with obstacles. I'm told to find someone willing to swap with me who shares the same PRD (Projected Rotation Date), or I face pushback when I inquire further. Every time I discuss a potential transfer with someone, as soon as I mention where I work, their immediate reaction is "forget that," and the conversation abruptly ends. I've even considered switching rates to escape this ordeal, only to be told that we're too understaffed. Frankly, I don't believe Corpsmen should be delivering babies, especially considering some of the individuals they've placed in this role.

On top of all of this the only ways that others have actually been able to leave the ward were

1. Got in trouble and pulled of patient care
2. Suicidal/Mental issues due to the ward
3. PCS

Honestly, I've reached a point where I'm seriously considering skipping work altogether. The Triad is aware of how much disdain many of the Corpsman have here. They even held a morale discussion with us after the Medical Inspector General expressed displeasure over the treatment of enlisted personnel and those living in the barracks. As a hospital on a Marine Corps base, we're treated poorly in the barracks, and I'm finding it increasingly difficult to cope. I'm beginning to think I might need to seek help from a mental health facility to handle this situation.

Edit: I would like the make it clear I do not support Suicide or anything like it and if you feel that way please receive help.

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline : 988

please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) press 1 For Veterans

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Hey y’all! I got orders to Hawaii, what should I expect when I get there? Any suggestions or recommendations on where I should go/do/try when I get there? Thanks!

Hello I got orders to Cuba what are some things to expect as a new corpsmen ?

You will never not convince me that FORCM didn't purposefully make our number 03 when they were redoing all the NECs in 2016.

Now go celebrate by chasing your closest Marine around with a thermometer and a MRRS hitlist.

Im up for orders and saw these orders for a shore duty HM2 field med tech billet in Tampa Fl for MARFOR CENTCOM. I cant really find any info on this position and was just wondering if anyone knew anything about the command. my specific questions are..

what would i be doing? Im assuming range coverages and maybe teaching TCCC maybe sick call at a clinic?

Would i fall under Marine or Navy chain of command? Im specifically worried about BAH and have been in 29 palms barracks for last 3 years and would like to be back in a place of my own again.

How big is this command and what is the command climate like?

Where is the command located? Im assuming its at Macdill AFB because that was all i could find.

if you've been stationed here id appreciate a DM so i could pick your brain! Thank you in advance for any info!

Where Does One Check In For C -School In Pensacola?

Not an IDC, and not dealing with this, but just curious. I only ever hear horror stories of surface fleet XOs behaving like divas, and I know medical answers to Exec.

How did you salty ladies and gentlemen handle XOs wrath?

Can anyone post or DM me the final multiple for advancing to HM1 last cycle? Thanks

Anyone have issues updated HIV Blood draws? I have a couple Marines that had their blood draw done less than a year ago but over 90 days ago. They are showing as deficient and MRRS does not allow us to update manually if it’s over 90 days ago. Is there a help desk contact that isn’t the the number on the MRRS website? Anytime I call there is no MRRS option. Thanks in advance.

I got my orders to 3rd MAW Miramar, but the phone number for the sponsor coordinator is no longer in service. Anybody know a working phone number to reach the sponsor coordinator?

I re-enlisted for 4 years back in 2018. In 2021 I extended 1 year to stay in Okinawa until Fall 2023. I extended a second time for C school. Just double tapped a test today. Based on my progress I think they would roll me back to the next class, but my EAS is right after when I’m supposed to graduate (Nov. 2024).

Am I able to extend a 3rd time or do I have to reenlist?

I’m E5 receiving dependent BAH because I have joint legal custody of my son with my ex. I’m converting to HM and have to go to A-school in July, my PS1 says my BAH will continue but at a different rate because I’m in between duty stations, but I can’t help but think the navy will try and fuck me and give me the BAQ-diff. That’s what they did through my first year of the navy til I got to my command. Can anyone verify I’ll keep the bah or point me a the direction to look to?

So long story short i struck HM and i got my orders to go this year. Great thing is i have a c school too which is surg tech. Anyway ill be in san antonio for a little under a year and my wife already lives in san antonio. Who do i have to talk to in order to be able to live off base if thats even possible. Should i contact a sponser ? The barracks ? Anybody currently there that would for some reason know the answer

Thanks again :)

Can anyone tell me about A school instructor duty at fort Sam Houston? What’s your daily schedule like? Did you enjoy it? And how long is the schooling/classes before you go?

Misleading title, I know, but I haven’t been in the sub in some time. Was just scrolling through and noticed ALOT of questions regarding FMTB.

Which brings me to a question I’ve had for little bit now. Coming up on the end of my third DS, window opened up and the only thing I saw was greenside for Camp Pendleton. Like… that was the only billet. Straight up. Nothing else, AT ALL.

Add to that, and a lot of people where I’m at have been receiving orders greenside, either after going to a c-school, or just straight going to a division or returning back that way after this place.

So I guess what I’m really asking is does it seem like there’s a shortage with FMF guys? Or are they trying to prep us for a potential shit to come?

Also just making this post for conversation, and see how y’all doing.