Chapter 1: Heritage of the Hospital Corps

Question 1

What is the key to service with distinction?

Answer 1

Professional Ethics.

Question 2

The importance of having medical care onboard naval vessels was reinforced on what date?

Answer 2

March 2, 1799

Question 3

The area called the sick bay today was originally referred to as what?

Answer 3

Cockpit

Question 4

The first member of the Hospital Corps to be awarded the Medal of Honor was?

Answer 4

Hospital Apprentice Robert Stanley

Question 5

The foundation for the current system of rank structure came in what year?

Answer 5

1916

Question 6

The first Hospital Corps School for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service was commissioned where?

Answer 6

National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

Question 7

The Honorable James Forrestal was serving in what position when he publically thanked the Hospital Corps for its service and contributions during World War II?

Answer 7

Secretary of the Navy

Question 8

What was the orignal rating insignia of the Hospital Corps?

Answer 8

Red Cross

Question 9

TRUE OR FALSE? Shock Trauma Platoons (STP) were first deployed during the Afghanistan phase of the War on Terror.

Answer 9

FALSE

Question 10

TRUE OR FALSE? Soft Power was first articulated as a possible military policy in 1911 by President Theodore Roosevelt.

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

The Dental Technician rating was established on what date?

Answer 11

12 December 1947

Question 12

Most of the Navy’s medical enlisted training will be relocated to ___ along with the Army and Air Force as of 2011.

Answer 12

San Antonio, TX

Question 13

What percentage of all Department of the Navy Medals of Honor has been earned by Hospital Corpsmen?

Answer 13

50%