HCB 101 - HOSPITAL CORPSMAN BASIC PROGRAM INTRODUCTION EXAM

HCB 101 - HOSPITAL CORPSMAN BASIC PROGRAM INTRODUCTION EXAM Caduceus Rating insignia for the Hospital Corps Sickbay Where sick and injured men were taken for care Cockpit Another name for sickbay Surgeon Steward First enlisted rate requiring specific qualification Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration that may be awarded by the United States government. It is presented by the President of the United States, in the name of Congress, and is conferred only upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. Distinguished Service Cross The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army (and previously, the United States Army Air Forces). It is awarded for extraordinary heroism. Navy Cross The Navy Cross is the second highest military decoration that may be awarded to a member of the United States Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, (and to members of the Coast Guard when operating under the authority of the Department of the Navy). It is awarded for extraordinary heroism. Silver Star The Silver Star is the third-highest military combat decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Armed Forces. It is awarded for gallantry in action. Bronze Star According to , "The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the military of the United States after 6 December 1941, distinguished himself or herself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service, not involving participation in aerial flight, while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or while serving with friendly forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. When was the first direction given to the organization of Navy Medicine published? 1775 Rules for the Regulation of the Navy of the United Colonies of North America Article 16 A typical medical section is limited to - 2 or 3 men What is a ship's surgeon? Trained Physician What is a surgeon's mate? Usually a physician but subordinate to surgeon When did Congress mandate newly comissioned sailing warships to contain a "cockpit" for treatment of the sick and injured; unofficially reestablish need for enlisted medical personnel? March 2, 1799 What nickname was created for the Corpsman forerunners? Loblolly Boys How did the nickname "Loblolly Boys" came to be? They served a porridge called "loblolly" to the sick and injured Loblolly Boys became an official rate in what year? 1814 When did the Loblolly Boys serve during the Quasi-War with France? When did the Loblolly Boys serve during the first Barbary War? Who was the first Loblolly Boy? John Wall Who was the first Loblolly Boy POW? John Domyn Who was the first African-American Loblolly Boy? Joseph Anderson When was the title Surgeon Steward used? Age of American expansion to the end of the Civil War () Surgeon Steward was first seen in the Navy pay charts in what year? 1841 What is the first enlisted rating requiring specific qualifications? Surgeon Steward Nurse Who was applied to junior enlisted medical personnel and served concurrently with Surgeon Steward? Nurse Baymen Early 1870's - 1898 Which title replaced Nurse for junior medical enlisted? Baymen Apothecary What does the the Greek word, apothēkē mean? To put away What was the 14th century term for "pharmacists" ? Apothecary When did Apothecary consolidate to one senior Petty Officer? March 1869 Requirement and Duties of an Apothecary Required to have a vast pharmaceutical knowledge; Duties include: anesthesia, mixing/ distributing medications, correspondence, logistics, and training of Baymen Who are the 2 apothecaries of distinction? Cornelius O'Leary and Robert Stanley Who signed the birth of the United States Navy Hospital Corps President William McKinley Navy Hospital Corps Birthday June 17, 1898 What does WAVES stand for? Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service Who is Robert Stanley? The first Hospital Corps recipient of the Medal of Honor How many senior apothecaries did the Secretary of the Navy appoint? 25 Since when was Bethesda Naval Hospital the Flagship of Navy Medicine? November 11, 1940 Where was WAVES commissioned? U.S. Naval Hospital, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland Where was the first Hospital Corps School established? Portsmouth, VA How many of the first Hospital Apprentices graduated? 29 When did the did the first Hospital Apprentices graduate? December 15, 1902 When did Congress authorize the expansion of Hospital Corps to 3.5% of all Navy? the 1916 When was Hospital Corps School established in Great Lakes, IL 1917 When did the Hospital Corps School in Great Lakes close? 1921 When was the Hospital Corps School established in San Diego, CA? 1928 When did the first Hospital Corps School for WAVES commission? January 12, 1944 Brought into the regular Navy by Congress on what year? 1948 The Dental Technician rating was established ___________. December 12, 1947 The Dental Technician rating change became effective on what date? April 02, 1948 When did the Dental Technician rating merge with the Hospital Corps? October 1, 2005 In what year were the remaining "A" schools consolidated making NHCS Great Lakes the Navy's sole training facility for basic enlisted hospital corpsman training? 1997 Which Hospital Corps School became the Navy's sole training facility in 1997? NHCS Great Lakes Where did the US Congress move the Army, Navy, and Airforce for medical training? Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX In what year did the Army, Navy, and Airforce move to San Antonio for medical training? 2005 When did the Navy HM "A" course consolidate with the Air Force Aerospace Medical Assistant Course? 2011 When did the Navy and Air Force convene their first class together? April 2011 When did HM "A" school restablish and convene its first class of only Navy Sailors in over 6 years? July 1, 2017 In what years did the Rank Structures include Chief Pharmacist Mate, Pharmacist First to Third Class, and Hospital Apprentice First class to Hospital Apprentice? What generated a new rank structure? Congressional mandate of 1916 In what years did the Rank Structures include Chief Hospital Corpsman, Hospital Corpsman First to Third Class, Hospitalman, Hospital Apprentice, and Hospital Recruit? Pre-World War I Spanish-American war, Boxer Rebellion, Veracruz Incursion, Philippine Insurection In World War I, how many Hospital Corpsman were Killed in Action or Died of Wounds? 17 In World War I, how many Hospital Corpsman were wounded or gassed? 146 In World War II, where did the HM's serve? Pacific and Atlantic campaigns What was the established percentage in casualty survival rate? 97% In World War II, how many HM's died in combat? 889 Half of HM's serving at the __________________ were wounded. Battle of Iwo Jima Who participated in the flag raising on Mount Suribachi? Pharmacist's Mate John Bradley During World War II, where was the flag raised? Mount Suribachi At the end of the war, who paid honor to the Hospital Corps of the United States Navy? Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy In the Korean War, HM's served valiantly during the landing at ______________. Incheon and Battle of the Chosin Reservoir In the Korean War, how many Hospital Corpsman were Killed in Action? 108 How many did the Navy Medical personnel assigned to First Marine Division at Chosin treat? Over a period of how many days?