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3 unusual facts about Navy Medical Service Corps


Aviation Psychologist insignia

The Aerospace Experimental Psychologist insignia is a military badge of the United States Navy which is issued to those members of the Navy Medical Service Corps who have been qualified as in-flight aviation observers with certification in psychology, in particular the psychology of in-flight aircraft close quarters and the mental stress of possible combat situations.

Navy Medical Service Corps

Originally it had four specialist sections: Supply and Administration, Optometry, Allied Sciences, and Pharmacy.

Surface Warfare insignia

Surface Warfare Medical Service Corps Insignia: A gold metal pin, with a spread oak leaf, attached to a slanting twig on two crossed swords, on a background of ocean swells.


Eleanor V. Valentin

On October 1, 2009, Valentin will assume duties as chief, Medical Service Corps.


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