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Mortuary Affairs Specialist - 92M


  • Active/Reserve:Both
  • Officer/Enlisted:Enlisted
  • Restrictions:None

Overview

The mortuary affairs specialist performs duties relating to deceased personnel, including recovery, collection, evacuation and establishment of tentative identification. They also inventory, safeguard and evacuate personal effects of deceased personnel and serve as recovery specialists at the U.S. Army's Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii.

Job Duties

  • Search areas for unburied dead, unmarked graves, personal effects and identification media
  • Disinter remains, record personal effects and evacuate remains and personal effects to designated points
  • Determine and record recovery locations on maps, sketches and overlays
  • Establish and record tentative identification
  • Inventory, safeguard, and evacuate personal effects
  • Assist in preparation, preservation and shipment of remains

    • Requirements

  • Those who want to serve must first take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a series of tests that helps you better understand your strengths and identify which Army jobs are best for you.

    • Training

    Job training for a mortuary affairs specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and seven weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instructions. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.

    Helpful Skills

    N/A

    ASVAB

    The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is an examination that is administered by the United States Military Entrance Processing Command. It is used to determine qualification and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military.

  • General Maintenance (GM): 88

    • Compensation

  • Total compensation includes housing, medical, food, special pay, and vacation time.

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