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I don't think so - didn't they carry weapons in the Pacific because the Japanese would specifically target them? I can't say for sure, though.
No they don't. Well, I have seen an oath, I don't know if it is officially administered. It isn't like the Hippocratic oath. It pledges that a Corpsman will not allow harm to come to patients, they will assist the medical officer, not over medicate, etc. And yes, they do defend themselves.
RPs, the enlisted Chaplain assistants, are actually trained in small unit tactics and carry weapons to protect the Chaplains assigned to the FMF. They are basically personal body guards.
I don't think so either. They fight along side the Marines. However, they do have an oath of some sort.
Right on! Because every Marine is a rifleman, he can't be sworn to preserve life.
This guy was assigned as a pilot in an operational squadron (mine), and while we had another Flight Surgeon, this guy would serve in that capacity as well from time to time. I'll have to dig into the instructions to see if I can find anything - again, just to give him grief. I personally have no problem with docs taking an active role in combat operations, and I wouldn't think the Hippocratic oath is legally binding in any way, but it is interesting from an intellectual standpoint.
Brett
My dad worked with a guy who was in in either Mossad or Israeli special forces. He said they always operated with a full MD (NOT just an 18D type corpsman / medic) as part of a unit. Don't know if that makes him a shooter or not, but this thread piqued my curiosity on that point.
And you are interested in it, why?
Maybe now that he's almost a college grad, he's setting his sites on being a NFO / Gynecologist?
Maybe now that he's almost a college grad, he's setting his sites on being a NFO / Gynecologist?
I've been an amateur Gynecologist for several years.
Brett
I've been an amateur Gynecologist for several years.
Brett
Brett's Halloween alter-ego...Dr. Howie Feltersnatch M.D.
Tex_Hill
Airborne All the Way!!!
During WWII Army medics were prohibited from carrying a weapon for personal protection - although some did so anyway. Currently the only personnel restricted from carrying a weapon for personal protection are chaplains, and I know there have been a few chaplains who have carried a sidearm with them even though it's against reg's. Easier to beg forgiveness than to ask for permission I guess. 
One wonders whether the "other" men of God ... the mullahs ... are under the same restrictions ...
During WWII Army medics were prohibited from carrying a weapon for personal protection - although some did so anyway. Currently the only personnel restricted from carrying a weapon for personal protection are chaplains, and I know there have been a few chaplains who have carried a sidearm with them even though it's against reg's. Easier to beg forgiveness than to ask for permission I guess.
It's also easier to beg for forgiveness when you're still alive.
Brett