hospital corpsman
Noun
Meaning
hospital corpsman (plural hospital corpsmen)
(military, US, nautical) A member of a hospital corps, typically an enlisted navy sailor, often working at military hospitals.
Hospital corpsman (plural Hospital corpsmen)
Alternative letter-case form of hospital corpsman
Examples
Bayles hoped to be a Hospital Corpsman, but with the rate sitting at 130% manned at the time, the Navy decided he would be a Yeoman instead, despite his lack of typing skills.
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Adrian Noceda, from Ridgecrest, Calif., takes a sample for testing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), March 27, 2020.
Petty Officer Third Class Maxim Cravet, Health Promotions Hospital Corpsman at Navy Medical Readiness and Training Command Pearl Harbor (NMRTC PH), developed a workout program with space and movement restrictions in mind.
“You can only learn so much from reading a book or looking at power points, and you gain no confidence without actually practicing your craft,” said Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Andrew Chubb, the medical leading chief petty officer.