2/C MQS Chapter 1: U.S Navy Personnel

What are the four subsets of the medical community?

1.) Medical Corps

2.) Medical Service Corps

3.) Dental Corps

4.) Nurse Corps

Medical Corps

commissioned doctors who are responsible for maintaining the general health and medical readiness of personnel in the Navy and USMC

Medical Service Corps

Most highly diversified corps within the medical community with 2700 officers who are specialists in clinical, scientific, and administrative health care fields

Dental Corps

Commissioned dentists provide dental services on shore and onboard large ships. Responsible for preventing and controlling dental disease, oral surgery, and supervising dental hygiene.

Nurse Corps

Established in 1908- composed of over

4,200 Active Duty and Reserve professional registered nurses. They care for many patients whose illnesses and injuries are no different from those found in civilian facilities.

What are the three Engineer Functions and Activities?

1.) Combat Engineering

2.) General Engineering

3.) Geospatial Engineering

Combat Engineering

Engineer capabilities and activities that support the

maneuver of land combat forces and requires close support to those forces.

1.) Mobility

2.) Counter Mobility

3.) Survivability

General Engineering

modify, maintain, or protect the physical environment.

Geospatial Engineering

Analyzes geographic data for engineering services.

Combat Engineering Examples

Combined arms breaching operations, gap grossing operations, constructing and maintaining combat roads and trails;

General Engineering Examples

construction, repair, and maintenance of infrastructure, Class III/V storage area requirements, LOCs, and bases; protection of natural and cultural resources; terrain modification and repair; and selected explosive hazard (EH) activities

Geospatial Engineering Examples

terrain analysis, terrain visualization, digitized terrain products, nonstandard tailored map products, precision survey, geospatial data management, baseline survey data, identification of significant cultural sites and natural resources, facility support, and force bed down analysis.

What are the five types of enlisted service schools?

1.) Class A

2.) Class C

3.) Class E

4.) Class F

5.) Class R

Class A School

basic technical knowledge required for job performance and further specialized training. A NEC may be awarded to identify the skill.

Class C School

Advanced skills and techniques needed to perform a particular job are taught. A NEC may also be awarded to identify the level of skill.

Class E School

Designated for professional education leading to an academic degree.

Class F School

Trains fleet personnel who are enroute to, or are members of ships' companies. It also provides

individual training such as refresher, operator, maintenance, or technical training of less than 13 calendar days. A NEC is not awarded.

Class R School

basic school that provides initial training after enlistment, also known as 'boot camp' or 'recruit training.'

- Conducted at Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes, IL

What are the general requirements for enlistment advancement?

-Recommendation by Commanding Officer

-Time-In-Services (E2= 9 months ; E3= 18 months ; E4= 30 months)

- Performance/ scores on tests

-proper path of advancement

-special requirements

-Service School

..... and more

When was the Navy Reserve official formation?

March 3, 1915

Navy Reserve from WW1-WW2

-There were no Ready Reserve units as we know them today and no reserve officers on extended active duty

-Reserve Officers trained during voluntary two week active duty tours

Navy Reserve At end of WW2

-4/5 navy personnel were Navy Reservists

-Set up framework for modern day navy Reserve by establishing the Naval Air Reserve Training Command and the Naval Surface Reserve Command

Navy Reserve Post-Vietnam to Present day

-"Total Force Concept"

-Horizontal Integration Strategy

Mission of the Navy Reserve

Provide strategic depth and deliver the full range of operational capabilities to the Navy and Marine Corps team as well as to Joint forces.

Navy Reserve Organization

Commanded by a Vice Admiral with a subordinate rear admiral in charge of Navy Reserve Forces Command