a. Major duties.
(1)
The chief medical NCO is the principal non-commissioned officer who supervises, and performs related duties as the senior advisor to Commanders, Directors, and Chiefs of Departments and staff agencies on all matters pertaining to enlisted personnel.
They perform these duties in multifunctional medical treatment facilities and medical staff activities, or in medical units formed under the Table of Organization and Equipment (TOE), or Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) concept.
(2)
The chief medical NCO must be qualified in one of the following twelve MOS (68A, 68C, 68E, 68G, 68J, 68K, 68M, 68P, 68Q, 68R, 68S and 68W) at the grade MSG.
Must be knowledgeable in technical mission, responsibilities and operations of all medical functional activities, to include:
- division and higher levels of medical special, general and joint staff sections
- Medical Centers
- large and medium size hospitals
- Medical Activities
- health centers and clinics
- battery, company and troop size units
- all levels of echelons for medical organizations
- all major commands
Must be able to plan, coordinate and supervise activities pertaining to unit organization, training, tactical and technical operations.
b. Physical demands rating and qualification for initial award of MOS.
Chief medical NCO must possess the following qualifications:
(1) Physical demands rating of Moderate (Gold).
(2) Physical profile of 222221.
(3) Must possess finger dexterity in both hands.
(4) Minimum score in aptitude area – not applicable.
(5) A minimum OPAT score – not applicable.
(6) Per AR 600-8-19, promotion to MSG and SGM requires an interim eligibility clearance or higher.
(7) 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.
c. Additional skill identifiers.
(Note: Refer to table 12-8 (Listing of universal ASI’s associated with all enlisted MOS)).
d. Physical requirements and standards of grade.
Physical requirements and SG relating to skill 6 is listed in the following tables.
(1) Table 10-68Z-1. Physical requirements.
(2) Table 10-68Z-2. Standards of grade TOE/MTOE.
(3) Table 10-68Z-3. Standards of grade TDA.