Pipeline For My Schools

As many of you are aware I am going for specialized training to become a Corpsman. In Fact if things go exactly as I hope I will be a part of one of the most specialized medical practitioners in the world. Think of a unique blend of a highly trained Marine and a doctor.

Once I complete 8 weeks of boot camp and then 14 weeks of Corpsman school, here is what my schooling looks like.

Course	Length	Location	Branch
Field Medical Service School	7 weeks	Camp Lejeune, NC Camp Pendleton, CA	USN
Basic Reconnaissance Course	12 weeks	Little Creek, VA Coronado, CA	USMC
Basic Airborne School	3 weeks	Ft. Benning, GA	USA
Combatant Divers Course	8 weeks	Panama City, FL	USMC
ARC Diving Medicine Course	3 weeks	Panama City, FL	USN
Special Operations Combat Medics Course	24 weeks	Ft. Bragg, NC	USA
Special Operations Medical Sergeant	22 weeks	Ft. Bragg, NC	USA

It will be challenging and I am sure the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. But the good news is, unlike anything else I have shot for the moon on, if I fail at any point then I can go back to being a regular Corpsman with the Marines and still do something I love. For once this isnt an all or nothing situation for me.