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Are there by ant chance any RPs on this site?
I got some questions.
HardJedi
11-05-07, 02:32 PM
is there an actual Marine MOS for that? really? and do you have questions of that MOS, or of religion in general?
HN Mullins
11-05-07, 03:06 PM
As with Corpsman the Navy supplies all Chaplins with Religious Program Spacialists which is a rate in the Navy. RP's go throught their training in their rate then go through Field Medical Service School (or so it was called when I went through,) with Corpsman going to serve in Marine units. It is called field medical traning battalion as it is a Marine command were as it was a Navy command in the past. These guy did not do alot of the medical stuff like us Corpsman but this training is to get us squids use to you jarheads:banana: lol.
Anyway that is the skinny on RP's
HN Mullins out:beer:
is there an actual Marine MOS for that? really? and do you have questions of that MOS, or of religion in general?
No,There was at one time, it's all Navy now, like Corpsman.
I just have some questions about thier training and duty.
From what I understand RPs that opt to go into the FMF have to go to SOI and do a type of MCT, perform the Marine Corps PFT, Qualify with the service rifle and learm Marine Corps history and jargon.
HN Mullins
11-05-07, 03:21 PM
RLeon, you are right far as their actual RP training I do not know, in '97 they did go through FMSS with us and from there I belive they went through SOI, because there main job other than setting up for Religious services was to protect the Chaplin, because they were considered a combatant. Marine PFT was also required of Corpsman to pass FMSS and serve FMF.
HN Mullins out