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how is it used?   it could be Hospital corpsman 3rd class. --- On Sun, 6/7/09, Ron Hunt <arion_racing@att.net> wrote: From: Ron Hunt <arion_racing@att.net> Subject: Model ships ------- Need Navy rating info - To: "Model Ships" <Modelships@yahoogroups.com> Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 9:56 PM Can anyone please tell me exactly what - Hm3 "fmf" - stands for?   Ron (FoMo)

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From: Joe Boyd

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Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 11:24 PM

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That’s it!  I bet I handled at least 2000 pieces of traffic with that abbreviation on it, and I couldn’t remember it for the life of me!  Thanks for jogging this old yeoman’s memory.  I can finally get some sleep tonight.  JB

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From: Modelships@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Modelships@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of chieftoolmaker
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"fmf" to me, suggests Fleet Marine Force.

The Marines used the navy corpsmen for their medical needs

Jerry G (Glickstein)

aka Sgt Glick ( Ret.)

1951-1953 (Korea)

USMC

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From: max zepeda

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how is it used?   it could be Hospital corpsman 3rd class. --- On Sun, 6/7/09, Ron Hunt <arion_racing@att.net> wrote: From: Ron Hunt <arion_racing@att.net> Subject: Model ships ------- Need Navy rating info - To: "Model Ships" <Modelships@yahoogroups.com> Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 9:56 PM Can anyone please tell me exactly what - Hm3 "fmf" - stands for? Ron (FoMo)

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From: Joe Boyd

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Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:00 PM

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Hey, I had some good times with the Marines back in the day. . .of course they were pretty nice to me because I was the one who processed their overnight requests. 

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From: Modelships@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Modelships@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of chieftoolmaker
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Yeo   Man, Joe! 

( not a typo! )

You are welcome....

Never thought I would be 'hobnobbing" with a swabbie.... :)

Jerry G (Glickstein)

----- Original Message -----

From: Joe Boyd

To: Modelships@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 11:24 PM

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That’s it!  I bet I handled at least 2000 pieces of traffic with that abbreviation on it, and I couldn’t remember it for the life of me!  Thanks for jogging this old yeoman’s memory.  I can finally get some sleep tonight.  JB

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Subject: Re: Model ships ------- Need Navy rating info -

"fmf" to me, suggests Fleet Marine Force.

The Marines used the navy corpsmen for their medical needs

Jerry G (Glickstein)

aka Sgt Glick ( Ret.)

1951-1953 (Korea)

USMC

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how is it used?   it could be Hospital corpsman 3rd class. --- On Sun, 6/7/09, Ron Hunt <arion_racing@att.net> wrote: From: Ron Hunt <arion_racing@att.net> Subject: Model ships ------- Need Navy rating info - To: "Model Ships" <Modelships@yahoogroups.com> Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 9:56 PM Can anyone please tell me exactly what - Hm3 "fmf" - stands for? Ron (FoMo)

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Hello Ron,

According to "The Bluejacket's Manual"  an HM3 would be a Hospital Corpsman

(Petty Officer) Third Class. They are assigned as tecnicians in the Medical

Corps doing everything from dental assistants to combat medics. I believe, but

do not know for certain, that fmf refers to Fleet Marine Force, a US Marine

Corps group assigned to ships. The Navy supplies combat medics to the USMC.



Al Blevins



--- In Modelships@yahoogroups.com, Ron Hunt <arion_racing@...> wrote:

>

> Can anyone please tell me exactly what - Hm3 "fmf" - stands for?

>  

> Ron (FoMo)

>

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From: whaleboat2001

To: Modelships@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 5:15 AM

Subject: Model ships ------- Re: Need Navy rating info -

 

Hello Ron,
According to "The Bluejacket's Manual" an HM3 would be a Hospital Corpsman (Petty Officer) Third Class. They are assigned as tecnicians in the Medical Corps doing everything from dental assistants to combat medics. I believe, but do not know for certain, that fmf refers to Fleet Marine Force, a US Marine Corps group assigned to ships. The Navy supplies combat medics to the USMC.

Al Blevins

--- In Modelships@yahoogroups.com, Ron Hunt <arion_racing@...> wrote:
>
> Can anyone please tell me exactly what - Hm3 "fmf" - stands for?
>  
> Ron (FoMo)
>

----- Original Message -----

From: bushman31@...

To: Modelships@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 10:55 AM

Subject: Re: Model ships ------- Re: Need Navy rating info -

 

In a message dated 11/15/2009 6:27:15 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, chieftoolmaker@earthlink.net writes:

They are assigned as tecnicians in the Medical Corps doing everything from dental assistants to combat medics.

Corpsmen are not dental assistants, the Navy has a separate rating called Dental Techs (DT). I do not recall DT's being part of the FMF though.

 

Ron Wilkinson
Great Salt Lake Ship Modeling and Research Society
Nautical Research Guild
Society for Nautical Research

Sorry Ron,



Just quoting the "Bluejackets Manual" 22nd Edition page 28, where they list HM's

as serving as "dentists assistants" . You are correct in saying that there is a

rating Dental Technician, which, in my reading on page 26, indicates that the DT

does more technical tasks

than a dentist's assistant.



Probably mor than anyone wants to know about this.



Al





--- In Modelships@yahoogroups.com, bushman31@... wrote:

>

>

>

> In a message dated 11/15/2009 6:27:15 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,

> chieftoolmaker@... writes:

>

> They are  assigned as tecnicians in the Medical Corps doing everything from

> dental  assistants to combat medics.

>

>

> Corpsmen are not dental assistants, the Navy has a separate rating  called

> Dental Techs (DT). I do not recall DT's being part of the FMF  though.

>

> Ron  Wilkinson

> Great Salt Lake Ship Modeling and Research Society

> Nautical  Research Guild

> Society for Nautical  Research

>

----- Original Message -----

From: bushman31@...

To: Modelships@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 6:58 PM

Subject: Re: Model ships ------- Re: Need Navy rating info -

 

Sorry Jerry, I was replying to Al's post as well but just using the latest post (which was yours) to do it through. I guess it showed your name as the author. Sorry about that.

 

Ron Wilkinson
Great Salt Lake Ship Modeling and Research Society
IPMS SLC
Nautical Research Guild
Society for Nautical Research

Sorry Ron, but according to "The Bluejacket's Manual" 22nd Edition, page 28,

Hospital Corpsmen (HM) act as "dentist's assistantants". You are correct in

saying that there is a rating known as Dental Technician (DT) who perform more

technical dental procedures such as prosthetics, x-ray techniques, clinical

laboratory procedures, etc.



All of which is much more than the original information requested which

referred, I believe, to a HM assigned as a medic with the Fleet Marine Force.



Al Blevins



PS: If both these messages get posted I apologize for my impatience.





--- In Modelships@yahoogroups.com, bushman31@... wrote:

>

> Sorry Jerry, I was replying to Al's post as well but just using the latest

> post (which was yours) to do it through. I guess it showed your name as the

>  author. Sorry about that.

>

> Ron  Wilkinson

> Great Salt Lake Ship Modeling and Research Society

> IPMS  SLC

> Nautical Research Guild

> Society for Nautical  Research

>

Hi Ron,



Going back into ancient history (the 1940's) my brother served as an HM2 though

the rate was then known as Pharmicists Mate (PM). I can recall his telling about

cleaning a sailor's teeth. Probably well before the DT rate was established.



Being a combat engineer in the Army in the late 50's I do not claim to have

experience about Navy rates despite have two sons who served in the Navy. My

knowledge is gleaned from paging through their BJM's.



Al





- In Modelships@yahoogroups.com, bushman31@... wrote:

>

> That is interesting Al. I am retired Navy and never saw an HM doing dental

> stuff, only DT's. Being with the FMF though I guess they might have to do

> basic  dental care in the field. You know what, I have to take this all back

> as I must  be using my butt cheeks for ear muffs again. When I was on

> destroyers we didn't  normally have a DT and had to use a corpsmen until we

were

> able to get to a  dentist. AM I ALREADY GETTING SENILE!!!!!!!

>

> Ron  Wilkinson

> Great Salt Lake Ship Modeling and Research Society

> Nautical  Research Guild

> Society for Nautical  Research

>