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I have nothing but respect for the FMF Corpsmen I served with and the others that I have met through the years. But if someone did not earn the FMF designation then the should not be allowed to, 1st...

Thanks guys. I may just let it ride. I don't want to cause embarrassment for him or create a hostile environment within the detachment. I'll keep y'all posted.

Hammer,

Here's the real kick in the ass. I am the Commandant of my MCL. However, the person in question has been a league member for several years and before I became a member. He's also held the...

MCL requires FMF designation for Corpsmen and Chaplains to be full members. If they do not earn the FMF designation they can only be Associate members. That means they cannot hold elected offices or...

He is a Vietnam "ERA" Corpsman. He has claimed FMF Doc status with regard to MCL. I'm not sure who did his DD214 Verifications. But, the way I see it, they dropped the ball and he should not be...

Right FoxtrotOscar. But the big thing is the "Marine Forward Unit" issue. He was only stationed on Parris Island. He was not deployed or stationed with any other Marine unit. That's why I question...

All he has is the NDSM and Good Conduct ribbons. Nothing else. That alone makes me think he is just a Hospital Corpsman with no FMF qualification. I could be wrong...

DanM, to my knowledge he was only stationed at PI and never assigned to a forward deployed Marine unit. He does not have a Vietnam service ribbon. I don't believe, by the information that you have...

Did this apply to the Vietnam era Navy Corpsmen as well?

Thanks for the info FoxtrotOscar. I had found similar information and wanted to get confirmation that it was correct.

Interesting! I know a guy who was allowed to join the Marine Corps League as a full member. Based on what you have shared above, he would only be allowed to be an Associate member.

Maybe some of you Vietnam era jarheads may get me pointed in the right direction. If a Corpsman was stationed at Parris Island treating recruits during Vietnam era, never served in a combat theater...