corpsman
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Strachan started his career in the Navy as a hospital corpsman but left on a medical discharge after a surgery gone awry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
Mr. Ferriero, by the way, also served as a Navy hospital corpsman during the Vietnam War.
From Washington Times ● May 3, 2022
Rauf enlisted in the Navy Reserve in 2017 and serves as a hospital corpsman, according to his service record provided by the Navy.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
Ghost Company’s Maxton “Doc” Soviak, a 22-year-old Navy corpsman, got a call that someone had fainted next to the jersey barrier; he and another medic went to help.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
A corpsman with the small circle of his profession on his helmet knelt by my side.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
The occasion is production on a show called “Devil Docs,” a web comedy about Navy corpsmen billed as “Scrubs” for the U.S. military.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2020
“Problem is, the Marine Corps does not have its own medical staff. Navy corpsmen serve as medics to deployed Marine units, and their doctors are naval officers, not Marines.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2019
After dropping the second Marine off, Naimo told the corpsmen he was returning to his own fighting position.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2017
If proven effective, they could be issued to corpsmen to give to Marines immediately following an event, and therapy could start immediately, said Hoffer...Since the center has opened, 40 patients have received treatment.
From Time ● Jun. 19, 2011
Nine hours later, when the light came up, he became aware of two medical corpsmen kneeling beside the man next to him.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
