My ex Army Captain friend agrees and says that as a Medic he could easily deploy with the Marines to the front line. That's a concern we wouldn't have to have if he is a Nuke.
I was a navy hospital corpsman. In 2006, I retired from the navy with 21 years of service, 11 on active duty and 10 in the reserves. I was near Baghdad, in a marine infantry battalion, Sept. 2004-Mar. ‘05. However, many corpsmen never serve in marine units. They can, instead, serve in overseas hospitals or on ships.