NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔Name other duties of the Bayman - ✔✔- Focusing on electric light on the incision
site while the surgeon performed shipboard surgery.
- Sterilizing surgical instruments and bandages
- Preparing sick bay for surgery, scrubbing, and washing the bags and hammocks of the
sick
✔✔From a Greek word; 14th century term for "pharmacist" - ✔✔Apothecary
✔✔Apothecary was invaluable to... - ✔✔medical department for anesthesia,
mixing/distributing medications, correspondence, logistics, and training of Baymen.
✔✔Apothecaries of distinction: - ✔✔Cornelius O'Leary and Robert Stanley
✔✔Who advocated for an originated hospital corps as early as 1893 based upon? -
✔✔Navy Surgeon General J.R. Tryon
✔✔Signed by President William McKinley on _____________, giving birth to the United
States Navy Hospital Corps. - ✔✔17 June, 1898
✔✔S.T.A.R.T. stands for: - ✔✔Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment
✔✔If the respiratory rate is greater than 30, tag as...? (Non-tactical) - ✔✔Immediate
✔✔If the respriatory rate is less than 30...? (Non-tactical) - ✔✔Check perfusion
✔✔If the patient is not breathing, what must be done first? (Non-tactical) - ✔✔Open the
airway
✔✔If unresponsive, not breathing, and no pulse, tag the patient as...? (Non-tactical) -
✔✔Expectant
✔✔If breathing with radial pulse present and/or capillary refill is less than 2 seconds,
what do you do next? (Non-tactical) - ✔✔Check mental status
✔✔If breathing, with radial pulse absent/weak and/or capillary refill is greater than 2
seconds, tag patient as...? (Non-tactical) - ✔✔Immediate
✔✔If the patient can follow simple commands (open eyes, close eyes, move extremities
as instructed) tag patient as...? (Non-tactical) - ✔✔Delayed
, ✔✔If patient cannot follow simple commands or is disoriented, tag patient as...? (Non-
tactical) - ✔✔Immediate
✔✔Factors affecting evacuation priorities in tactical situations are: - ✔✔1. Type and
duration of required transportation
2. Type of receiving medical facility
3. Ability of casualty to withstand evacuation
✔✔Who was the first Corpsman to receive a Congressional Medal of Honor? -
✔✔Robert Stanley
✔✔What honors and awards did Hospital Corpsmen receive during WWII - ✔✔- 7
Medals of Honor
- 67 Navy Crosses
- 464 Silver Stars
- 820 Major Awards and Citations awarded in all
✔✔What honors and awards did Hospital Corpsmen receive during Vietnam? - ✔✔- 4
Medals of Honor
- 29 Navy Crosses
- 127 Silver Stars
- 2 Legions of Merit
- 290 Bronze Stars
- 4563 Purple Hearts
✔✔What honors and awards did Hospital Corpsmen receive during WWI? - ✔✔- 2
Medals of Honor
- 55 Navy Crosses
- 33 Distinguished Service Medals
- 27 Letters of Commendation
- 460 major awards and citations awarded in all
✔✔What is the name of the Hospital Corpsman pictured in the flag raising on Mount
Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima? - ✔✔John Bradley
✔✔What year did the 8th Congress establish the Women Accepted for Volunteer
Service (WAVES)? - ✔✔1948
✔✔The USS Benfold, USS Caron, USS De Wert, USS Durant, USS Frament, USS
Halyburton, USS Francis Hammond, USS Jobb, USS Daniel A. Joy, USS Lester, USS
Liddle, USS Litchfield, USS Thaddeus Parker, USS David R. Ray, USS Henry W.
Tucker, USS Valdez, USS Walter C. Wann, USS Jack Williams, USS John Willis, and
the USS Don O. Woods all have what in common? - ✔✔They are all ships named for
Hospital Corpsman
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔Name other duties of the Bayman - ✔✔- Focusing on electric light on the incision
site while the surgeon performed shipboard surgery.
- Sterilizing surgical instruments and bandages
- Preparing sick bay for surgery, scrubbing, and washing the bags and hammocks of the
sick
✔✔From a Greek word; 14th century term for "pharmacist" - ✔✔Apothecary
✔✔Apothecary was invaluable to... - ✔✔medical department for anesthesia,
mixing/distributing medications, correspondence, logistics, and training of Baymen.
✔✔Apothecaries of distinction: - ✔✔Cornelius O'Leary and Robert Stanley
✔✔Who advocated for an originated hospital corps as early as 1893 based upon? -
✔✔Navy Surgeon General J.R. Tryon
✔✔Signed by President William McKinley on _____________, giving birth to the United
States Navy Hospital Corps. - ✔✔17 June, 1898
✔✔S.T.A.R.T. stands for: - ✔✔Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment
✔✔If the respiratory rate is greater than 30, tag as...? (Non-tactical) - ✔✔Immediate
✔✔If the respriatory rate is less than 30...? (Non-tactical) - ✔✔Check perfusion
✔✔If the patient is not breathing, what must be done first? (Non-tactical) - ✔✔Open the
airway
✔✔If unresponsive, not breathing, and no pulse, tag the patient as...? (Non-tactical) -
✔✔Expectant
✔✔If breathing with radial pulse present and/or capillary refill is less than 2 seconds,
what do you do next? (Non-tactical) - ✔✔Check mental status
✔✔If breathing, with radial pulse absent/weak and/or capillary refill is greater than 2
seconds, tag patient as...? (Non-tactical) - ✔✔Immediate
✔✔If the patient can follow simple commands (open eyes, close eyes, move extremities
as instructed) tag patient as...? (Non-tactical) - ✔✔Delayed
, ✔✔If patient cannot follow simple commands or is disoriented, tag patient as...? (Non-
tactical) - ✔✔Immediate
✔✔Factors affecting evacuation priorities in tactical situations are: - ✔✔1. Type and
duration of required transportation
2. Type of receiving medical facility
3. Ability of casualty to withstand evacuation
✔✔Who was the first Corpsman to receive a Congressional Medal of Honor? -
✔✔Robert Stanley
✔✔What honors and awards did Hospital Corpsmen receive during WWII - ✔✔- 7
Medals of Honor
- 67 Navy Crosses
- 464 Silver Stars
- 820 Major Awards and Citations awarded in all
✔✔What honors and awards did Hospital Corpsmen receive during Vietnam? - ✔✔- 4
Medals of Honor
- 29 Navy Crosses
- 127 Silver Stars
- 2 Legions of Merit
- 290 Bronze Stars
- 4563 Purple Hearts
✔✔What honors and awards did Hospital Corpsmen receive during WWI? - ✔✔- 2
Medals of Honor
- 55 Navy Crosses
- 33 Distinguished Service Medals
- 27 Letters of Commendation
- 460 major awards and citations awarded in all
✔✔What is the name of the Hospital Corpsman pictured in the flag raising on Mount
Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima? - ✔✔John Bradley
✔✔What year did the 8th Congress establish the Women Accepted for Volunteer
Service (WAVES)? - ✔✔1948
✔✔The USS Benfold, USS Caron, USS De Wert, USS Durant, USS Frament, USS
Halyburton, USS Francis Hammond, USS Jobb, USS Daniel A. Joy, USS Lester, USS
Liddle, USS Litchfield, USS Thaddeus Parker, USS David R. Ray, USS Henry W.
Tucker, USS Valdez, USS Walter C. Wann, USS Jack Williams, USS John Willis, and
the USS Don O. Woods all have what in common? - ✔✔They are all ships named for
Hospital Corpsman
