HM3 EXAM (HOSPITAL CORPSMAN MANUAL) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
When did congress mandate that a sickbay be present on the first ship?
02 March 1799
What was the name originally given to the sickbay?
Cockpit
When did loblolly boy become an official rate?
1814
Who was the first loblolly boy?
John Wall
Who was the first loblolly boy POW?
John Domyn
Who was ther first black loblolly boy?
Joseph Anderson
When was the hospital corps established?
17 June 1898
What are other names for loblolly boy?
surgeon's steward, (male) nurses, apothecaries, baymen
Who was the first HM to be awarded the medal of honor in 1900?
Robert Stanley
When was the first school for women accepted for volunteer emergency service
(WAVES) established in Bethesda, MD?
1944
What is the key to service with distinction?
Professional Ethics
Who publicly thanked the HM rate for their service during WW2?
James Forrestal (former SECNAV and SECDEF)
,When was the HM insignia changed from the red cross to the caduceus? This is
also when the rank nomenclature was changed to what it is today.
02 April 1948
When was soft power introduced as a possible military policy by Theodore
Roosevelt?
1911
When was the DT rating established?
12 December 1947
When was the DT rating merged with HM?
01 October 2005
What percentage of medal of honor recipients are HMs?
50%
Who can be the senior medical department representative?
the senior medical or dental officer or independent duty corpsman (IDC)
What events should be reported to the OOD?
severe injuries, conditions that can affect the health of the crew, and damage or loss of
medical and dental equipment
Who are the names of patients in serious condition reported to with information
necessary to notify NOK?
Commanding Officer and OOD
What is the administrative management tool that tracks the medical and dental
readiness of Navy and Marine Corps personnel?
SAMS
What reflects the planned maintenance requirements for a particular work center
such as medical or dental?
Planned Maintenance System (PMS)
What types of directives establish policy?
Permanent Directives
What types of directives are normally issued as a notice of request for approval?
Temporary Directives
How long can notices remain in effect?
, 1 year
How are change transmittals filed?
with the most current change on top
1000 series SSIC
Military Personnel
2000 series SSIC
Telecommunications
3000 series SSIC
Operations and Readiness
4000 series SSIC
Logistics
5000 series SSIC
General Administration and Management
6000 series SSIC
Medicine and Dentistry (Also information on physical fitness)
7000 series SSIC
Financial Management
8000 series SSIC
Ordnanace Material
9000 series SSIC
Ships Design and Material
10000 series SSIC
General Material
11000 series SSIC
Facilities and Activities Ashore
12000 series SSIC
Civilian Personnel
13000 series SSIC
Aeronautical and Astronautical Material
16000 series SSIC
Coast Guard Missions
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
When did congress mandate that a sickbay be present on the first ship?
02 March 1799
What was the name originally given to the sickbay?
Cockpit
When did loblolly boy become an official rate?
1814
Who was the first loblolly boy?
John Wall
Who was the first loblolly boy POW?
John Domyn
Who was ther first black loblolly boy?
Joseph Anderson
When was the hospital corps established?
17 June 1898
What are other names for loblolly boy?
surgeon's steward, (male) nurses, apothecaries, baymen
Who was the first HM to be awarded the medal of honor in 1900?
Robert Stanley
When was the first school for women accepted for volunteer emergency service
(WAVES) established in Bethesda, MD?
1944
What is the key to service with distinction?
Professional Ethics
Who publicly thanked the HM rate for their service during WW2?
James Forrestal (former SECNAV and SECDEF)
,When was the HM insignia changed from the red cross to the caduceus? This is
also when the rank nomenclature was changed to what it is today.
02 April 1948
When was soft power introduced as a possible military policy by Theodore
Roosevelt?
1911
When was the DT rating established?
12 December 1947
When was the DT rating merged with HM?
01 October 2005
What percentage of medal of honor recipients are HMs?
50%
Who can be the senior medical department representative?
the senior medical or dental officer or independent duty corpsman (IDC)
What events should be reported to the OOD?
severe injuries, conditions that can affect the health of the crew, and damage or loss of
medical and dental equipment
Who are the names of patients in serious condition reported to with information
necessary to notify NOK?
Commanding Officer and OOD
What is the administrative management tool that tracks the medical and dental
readiness of Navy and Marine Corps personnel?
SAMS
What reflects the planned maintenance requirements for a particular work center
such as medical or dental?
Planned Maintenance System (PMS)
What types of directives establish policy?
Permanent Directives
What types of directives are normally issued as a notice of request for approval?
Temporary Directives
How long can notices remain in effect?
, 1 year
How are change transmittals filed?
with the most current change on top
1000 series SSIC
Military Personnel
2000 series SSIC
Telecommunications
3000 series SSIC
Operations and Readiness
4000 series SSIC
Logistics
5000 series SSIC
General Administration and Management
6000 series SSIC
Medicine and Dentistry (Also information on physical fitness)
7000 series SSIC
Financial Management
8000 series SSIC
Ordnanace Material
9000 series SSIC
Ships Design and Material
10000 series SSIC
General Material
11000 series SSIC
Facilities and Activities Ashore
12000 series SSIC
Civilian Personnel
13000 series SSIC
Aeronautical and Astronautical Material
16000 series SSIC
Coast Guard Missions
