UNSC Medical Corps

The UNSC Medical Corps, also shortened to UNSC MED CORPS, was a branch of HIGHCOM responsible for the medical treatments, drugs, and procedures authorized by the UNSC. They were the physicians and medics who made sure that soldiers in the UNSC received medical attention so they could be returned to duty. They also made policies on which drugs were legal and which were not.

In Ghosts of Onyx, they are cited by the AI Deep Winter as the body which made brain mutagens illegal in the UNSC military.

In the third and last installment of the Halo shorts, an enlisted Navy medic of the UNSC Med Corps can be seen. When the medic is treating the wounded ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper), the top-right of her HUD (Heads Up Display) shows the text "Navy Corpsman". President William McKinley on 17 June 1898 passed a bill authorizing establishment of the US Navy Hospital Corps. The Navy Corpsmen (aka Hospital Corpsman)function as Marine Corp Medics, undergoing the same training as Marines, also including the required medical training.