NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● What does Navy Medicine help sustain for the warfighter?
Answer: Medical readiness as a critical component of integrated
American Naval power.
●● What does BUMED stand for?
Answer: Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
●● Where is BUMED located?
Answer: Defense Health Headquarters (DHHQ), Falls Church, Virginia.
●● What is BUMED the headquarters for?
Answer: The Navy Medicine enterprise.
●● What does BUMED develop regarding Navy Medicine?
Answer: Development and practices of Navy Medicine.
●● Who does BUMED collaborate with?
Answer: Other military services and the Defense Health Agency.
,●● What major commands operate under BUMED?
Answer: Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (Portsmouth, VA), Naval
Medical Forces Pacific (San Diego, CA), Naval Medical Forces Support
Command.
●● What five areas is BUMED responsible for?
Answer: 1. Developing policy and guidance 2. Managing manpower
personnel 3. Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) 4. Medical Research
Commands 5. Medical Training and Support Commands.
●● Navy Medicine personnel may be assigned to what locations?
Answer: Ships, Submarines, Aviation squadrons, Seabees, Special
operations units, Fleet Marine Force, Medical Treatment Facilities,
Operational forces, Training commands.
●● How many corps are Navy Medicine personnel grouped into?
Answer: Six.
●● What are the six corps of Navy Medicine?
Answer: 1. Medical Corps 2. Hospital Corps 3. Nurse Corps 4. Dental
Corps 5. Medical Service Corps 6. Civilian Corps.
●● When was the Medical Corps established?
, Answer: March 3, 1871.
●● What act improved the status of Navy physicians?
Answer: The Appropriations Act.
●● What title was established for the Navy's top medical officer?
Answer: Surgeon General.
●● When was the Hospital Corps established?
Answer: June 17, 1898.
●● How many Hospital Corpsmen exist?
Answer: Over 30,000 active duty and reserve.
●● How many technical specialties exist in the HM rating?
Answer: 40 specialties.
●● When was the Navy Nurse Corps established?
Answer: May 13, 1908.
●● Who signed the bill establishing the Nurse Corps?
Answer: President Theodore Roosevelt.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● What does Navy Medicine help sustain for the warfighter?
Answer: Medical readiness as a critical component of integrated
American Naval power.
●● What does BUMED stand for?
Answer: Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
●● Where is BUMED located?
Answer: Defense Health Headquarters (DHHQ), Falls Church, Virginia.
●● What is BUMED the headquarters for?
Answer: The Navy Medicine enterprise.
●● What does BUMED develop regarding Navy Medicine?
Answer: Development and practices of Navy Medicine.
●● Who does BUMED collaborate with?
Answer: Other military services and the Defense Health Agency.
,●● What major commands operate under BUMED?
Answer: Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (Portsmouth, VA), Naval
Medical Forces Pacific (San Diego, CA), Naval Medical Forces Support
Command.
●● What five areas is BUMED responsible for?
Answer: 1. Developing policy and guidance 2. Managing manpower
personnel 3. Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) 4. Medical Research
Commands 5. Medical Training and Support Commands.
●● Navy Medicine personnel may be assigned to what locations?
Answer: Ships, Submarines, Aviation squadrons, Seabees, Special
operations units, Fleet Marine Force, Medical Treatment Facilities,
Operational forces, Training commands.
●● How many corps are Navy Medicine personnel grouped into?
Answer: Six.
●● What are the six corps of Navy Medicine?
Answer: 1. Medical Corps 2. Hospital Corps 3. Nurse Corps 4. Dental
Corps 5. Medical Service Corps 6. Civilian Corps.
●● When was the Medical Corps established?
, Answer: March 3, 1871.
●● What act improved the status of Navy physicians?
Answer: The Appropriations Act.
●● What title was established for the Navy's top medical officer?
Answer: Surgeon General.
●● When was the Hospital Corps established?
Answer: June 17, 1898.
●● How many Hospital Corpsmen exist?
Answer: Over 30,000 active duty and reserve.
●● How many technical specialties exist in the HM rating?
Answer: 40 specialties.
●● When was the Navy Nurse Corps established?
Answer: May 13, 1908.
●● Who signed the bill establishing the Nurse Corps?
Answer: President Theodore Roosevelt.
