a. Major duties.
The preventive medicine specialist conducts or assists with preventive medicine inspections, surveys, control operations and preventive medicine laboratory procedures, supervises preventive medicine facilities, or serves on preventive medicine staff.
Duties for MOS 68S at each level of skill are:
(1) MOSC 68S1O.
Conducts preventive medicine inspections, surveys and control operations and assists with preventive medicine laboratory procedures.
(2) MOSC 68S2O.
Conducts preventive medicine inspections, surveys and control operations and assists with preventive medicine laboratory procedures.
Supervise subordinate personnel in the performance of their duties.
(3) MOSC 68S3O.
Supervise small preventive medicine services or units.
Organize water, food sanitation, hospital environment, entomological, epidemiological and environmental stress surveillance programs.
Analyzes and evaluates collected data.
Supervise technical and administrative functions of preventive medicine activities.
(4) MOSC 68S4O.
Supervise medium size preventive medicine services or medical teams/detachments.
Assist with development of unit defense plans and operational orders.
Reviews and makes appropriate recommendations on doctrine and training literature.
Maintain intelligence information and records.
Establish quality control procedures for inspection programs and laboratory analysis.
Develop community health education programs.
Evaluates existing preventive medicine programs and modifies as necessary to meet the needs of the population served.
(5) MOSC 68S5O.
Supervises large preventive medicine services or units, or serves on preventive medicine staff.
Staff activities include writing, developing and coordinating command-wide regulations and policies relating to preventive medicine services.
Participate in command review and approval of subordinate unit activities.
Assist in planning and placement of field medical units.
Evaluates training programs and provides recommendations for improvement.
Participate in studies and reviews.
Maintain records of strength, location and employment of preventive medicine assets.
b. Physical demands rating and qualifications for initial award of MOS.
Preventive medicine specialists must possess the following qualifications:
(1) A physical demands rating of Moderate (Gold).
(2) A physical profile of 222221.
(3) Normal color vision.
(4) Possess a valid state motor vehicle operator’s license.
(5) Per AR 600-8-19, promotion to MSG and SGM requires an interim eligibility clearance or higher.
(6) Qualifying scores.
(a)
A minimum score of 105 in aptitude area ST in Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) tests administered prior to 2 January 2002.
(b)
A minimum score of 102 in aptitude area ST on ASVAB tests administered on and after 2 January 2002 and prior to 1 July 2004.
(c)
A minimum score of 101 in aptitude area ST on ASVAB tests administered on and after 1 July 2004.
(d)
A minimum OPAT score of Standing Long Jump (LJ) – 0120 cm, Seated Power Throw (PT) – 0350 cm, Strength Deadlift (SD) – 0120 lbs., and Interval Aerobic Run (IR) – 0036 shuttles in Physical Demand Category in “Moderate” (Gold).
(7) Credit for 1 year high school or one semester of college Algebra and Chemistry with a “C” grade or numerical grade of 74% or higher.
Proficiency exam recognized by an Army Education Center can fulfill this requirement.
(8) No history of a felony conviction.
(9) No history of conviction of crimes involving:
(a)
Any weapons/ammunition/explosives/arson charges.
(b)
Any drug activity involving illegal possession, buying, selling or distribution (dealing) of controlled substances or synthetics.
(c)
Violence against persons or property.
(d)
Sexual misconduct.
(10) No record of conviction by special or general courts-martial or civilian courts of offenses listed in AR 27-10 (Military Justice), chapter 24 or otherwise required to register as a sexual offender under AR 27-10, chapter 24.
(11) Formal training (completion of MOS 68S course, or the RC AOCP nonresident–2 week resident course, conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE)) mandatory.
(12) All prior MOS 68S Soldiers serving in another MOS reclassifying back into MOS 68S, will be reviewed for validation of skills, by the proponent, during the reclassification process.
c. Additional skill identifiers.
(Note: Refer to table 12-8 (Listing of universal ASI’s associated with all enlisted MOS)).
N4–Health Physics (skill level 1-4 only).
d. Physical requirements and standards of grade.
Physical requirements and SG relating to each skill level are listed in the following tables:
(1) Table 10-68S-1. Physical requirements.
(2) Table 10-68S-2. Standards of grade TOE/MTOE.
(3) Table 10-68S-3. Standards of grade TDA.