Outlook 2013
- Introduction: A Top-Level Look at the Future of Federal Medicine
- Military Health System in Time of Transition as Conflicts End
- Army Medicine: Redefining Its Role in the Generation of a Ready and Resilient Force
- Air Force Medicine: Averting an Identity Crisis
- Moving Forward with Reforming the Indian Health Service
- The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist's Growing Provider Role in VA
- Public Health Service Pharmacy: Accelerating Transformation
- Military Pain Management’s Future: Less Invasive, More Data-Driven Techniques
- Navy Medicine: Strong, Agile and Ready
- Telemental Health in VA: A New Source of Support for Veterans
2012 Compendium
Navy Medicine Moves Forward In 2012
- Categorized in: Navy, This Year in Federal Medicine - Outlook 2012
 Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan, U.S. Navy Surgeon General |
I am pleased to report that the state of Navy Medicine is strong. I am proud and humbled to be at the helm of this 63,000-person organization and though numerous challenges abound this year, I sleep better at night given the leadership team I recently inherited and where I know we are going to go together.
I wanted to provide a brief snapshot of where we are with regards to numbers.
Navy Medicine By the Numbers:
Medical Corps
Active Duty: 3,800 (of which 1,026 are in
formalized specialty/subspecialty training)
Reservists: 580
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Nurse Corps Nurses: 4,073 Active Duty: 2,911 Reservists 1,162 Dental Corps Dentists: 1,275 Active Duty: 1,015 Reservists 260 |
Medical Service Corps Active Duty: 2,526 Reservists 349 Hospital Corps Active Duty: 25,481 Reserve Full-Time Support: 638 Manning: 97% |
Nearly 700 hospital corpsmen are supporting Health Service Augmentation Program (HSAP) and Individual Augmentee (IA) missions, close to 6,500 supporting Fleet Marine Force, and more than 5,000 in serving on ships, submarines, SEABEES and other sea-duty platforms. At any given time, approximately 2,700 are in training.
Navy Medicine personnel are serving all across the globe in various missions, and often it seems many people don’t recognize the very real and direct impact our people have in the ongoing conflicts abroad, and even fewer recognize the sacrifices of the brave men and women of Navy Medicine. More than half of Navy personnel wounded in action and nearly one-third of those killed in action during these conflicts have been Navy Medicine, whether corpsmen or other medical personnel. These are staggering numbers and ones that I want to highlight and honor, as these sailors represent the very best of what we do — service and sacrifice.
I am proud to see that the copsmen and other naval, marine, and military personnel are finally getting the respect that they so rightly deserve.
Very few people know the great danger the combat corpsman is in.
To all my fellow Corpsmen. Job well done. Come home safe.
My son is one of those wonderful Corpsmen serving at present. I am so proud of him and all the Health Corps. They give so much of themselves and many do not realize their service and sacrifice. Thank you to all of them.