'Advancement Jeopardy' helps fleet, shore sailors - U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokusuka, Japan - Brief Article

0 Comments | Naval Aviation News, Jan-Feb, 2003 | by Bill Doughty

A picture of Greeneville (SSN 772) in drydock comes on the screen. Can you name its class? Which U.S. president authorized the Purple Heart?

These were a few of the questions at a recent "Advancement Jeopardy" game held at the U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan. Sailors everywhere study hard for their advancement exams. At Yokosuka, they make a game of it. Chiefs ask questions and the teams of Sailors buzz in when they think they have the right answer. They compete for points and pride. In a recent game, a three-person team from the hospital faced a tough team of hospital corpsmen (HM) from Frank Cable (AS 40). HM2(FMF) John Tyrrell, a preventive medicine technician on the ship, said, 'This is a good idea. It helps you see the advancements you've made in your studying."

Through instant feedback, participants learn ways of retaining information. "It helps a lot," said HN Phillip Bennett of the Yokosuka Surgery Clinic. "Before, I never used to be able to remember this kind of stuff, but after we get the questions wrong the chiefs go over them and explain everything."

The hospital team got off to an early start in a recent game, but Frank Cable fought hard to a near tie and a rematch was called. For people who watched, it will be hard to forget that Greeneville, above, is a Los Angeles-class attack submarine or that George Washington was the president who ordered the creation of the Purple Heart.

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