Orthopedic

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Originally Posted by HMBarahona

Any info on orthopedic school ?
Where do they go to clinicals?
Do they stay in San Antonio?
Where do they go after?

How's the c school ?
Where do they mostly go, hospital or clinics?
Over seas?

Ortho Techs can get stationed overseas but they are always in a hospital setting or maybe a bigger clinic. You will not get deployed as in boots on ground as an Ortho tech, in order to do that you would have to take a deployment outside of your NEC. They pretty much stay at the big 3 : Walter Reed, NMC Portsmouth, and NMC San Diego. This does not however limit them to these threeplaces only. Any of the other hospitals both stateside and overseas should have Ortho techs and there may be some larger clinics that do as well. I was an HM for almost 4 years, in CTN school now though. I spent my first tour working in the Ortho Department at NMC Portsmouth and have a couple friends who are/were Ortho Techs.