1710I1002X — Independent Duty Corpsman

Grouping

Other Service Providers

Classification

Military Health Care Provider

Specialization

Independent Duty Corpsman

Section

Individual

Definition

A Navy Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) is an active duty Sailor who has successfully completed one of the Navy's specific IDC training programs. IDCs are formally trained and educated to perform primary medical care and minor surgical services in a variety of health care and non-health care settings worldwide under indirect physician supervision. IDCs provide care to Department of Defense operational forces and other supporting forces such as contractors and foreign nationals.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Military Health Care Provider

These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.

• 171000000XMilitary Health Care Provider
• 1710I1003XIndependent Duty Medical Technicians