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Encyclopedia > List of United States Navy staff corps
The Dental Corps of the United States Navy consists of naval officers who have either a Doctorate in Dental Surgery or Dental Medicine (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) and who practice dentistry caring for sailors and marines. ... The Chaplain Corps of the United States Navy consists of ordained clergy who are commissioned as officers in the Navy. ... The official motto of the Seabees, the United States Navy Construction Battalions, is Construimus, Batuimus—We Build, We Fight. ... In 1967, Congress decided to establish the Judge Advocate Generals Corps within the Department of the Navy. ... The Medical Corps of the United States Navy is a staff corps consisting of doctors in a variety of specialties. ... The Medical Service Corps is a catchall group of officers engaged in medical support duties. ... The United States Navy Nurse Corps was formally established by the Congress in 1908. ... The Supply Corps of the United States Navy, one of the oldest staff corps in the Navy, traces its beginings to February of 1795 when the nations first Purveyor of Public Supplies, Tench Francis, Jr. ...


 

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