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Navy Enlisted Codes (NEC)

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In the United States Navy the career of the Corpsman holds a plethora of Navy Enlisted Codes (NEC); which is a four digit code that identifies what you specialize in. All Corpsman start off as a 0000, then those who are either lucky or determined enough has a chance to go to a specialty school to receive other NEC’s. And through this rabbit hole of schools you are taught all different facets of medicine but no matter how many you pass or excel in you will still be going against those 0000 Corpsman when it comes to advancement to the next rank. There is close to 12,000 pages of material to study from, which could be anything that pertains to any type of medicine listed in the bibliography and any Navy program that affects you or your patients.
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