Medical Service Corps

Does your taste for adventure match your skill and desire? Do you want to fully develop your leadership skills while being part of a dedicated team anywhere in the world? The Medical Service Corps may be the right choice for you.

As a member of the Army National Guard Medical Service Corps, you'll have the chance to develop your leadership skills while pursuing a career in one of the most diverse branches of the Army National Guard. You could be involved in unit operations and training, patient administration, medical logistics management, personnel management or administrative work at a staff headquarters, or practicing your specialty in a field environment.

Requirements:

To qualify for an Officer appointment in the Army National Guard Medical Service Corps, you must:

Meet the prescribed medical and moral standards for appointment as a commissioned Officer.
Be a United States citizen.
Have completed a Bachelor's program approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education.
Be 21 years of age.
Be able to obtain a secret security clearance.

Specialties:

The Medical Service Corps is comprised of numerous specialties, each of which has additional qualifications. Specialties are divided into the following groupings:

Behavioral Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Preventive Medicine, Aviation, and Optometry. Explore each grouping to find the diverse specialties offered in the Medical Service Corps.

Behavior Sciences

In the Army National Guard Behavioral Sciences field, you can specialize in the following career fields:

Social Work
Clinical Psychology

An Army National Guard Behavioral Sciences Officer's main priority and goal is to sustain, restore or enhance the social well-being and functioning of individuals, families, units and the Army National Guard community.

Social Worker

To qualify for an appointment as a Social Worker in the Army National Guard Medical Service Corps, you must:

Have a minimum of a Master's degree in social work, with emphasis in clinical practice, from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Possess an unrestricted state license in social work.

Clinical Psychologist

To qualify for an appointment as a Clinical Psychologist in the Army National Guard Medical Service Corps, you must:

Have completed a Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology and an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited clinical psychology residency program.
Be licensed to practice clinical or counseling psychology in the United States.

Environmental Sciences and Preventive Medicine

A part of preventive medicine is having the vision and desire to contribute to the science world while working in challenging environments. As an Officer, you may also be given the opportunity to become a member of an Army National Guard Civil Support Team, helping to prepare your community and your nation in case of disaster. If you've got the vision, we've got the opportunity.

Nuclear Medical Science Officer

To qualify for an appointment as a Nuclear Medical Science Officer in the Army National Guard Medical Service Corps, you must:

Have a Master's degree or Ph.D. in health physics, radiological health, radiation biology, biophysics, physics, nuclear engineering, nuclear science or a related field.
Bachelor's degree will be considered if applicant has an appropriate academic discipline along with suitable professional experience.

Environmental Scientist

As an Environmental Science Officer in the Army National Guard, you'll play an important role in preventive medicine by advising on or performing professional and scientific work in all areas of environmental health, industrial hygiene and epidemiology. Food sanitation, health hazard assessments, pollution issues and radiological protection and development are just a few of the activities and issues with which you'll be involved if you become an Environmental Science Officer in the Guard.

To qualify for an appointment as an Environmental Science Officer in the Army National Guard Medical Service Corps, you must:

Have completed a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 30 semester hours in the physical and/or biological sciences, preferably in public health, environmental science, industrial hygiene, biology, chemistry, toxicology or epidemiology and/or possess a Master's degree in public health or related area of specialization such as environmental health, environmental science, industrial hygiene, or food technology from an accredited program acceptable to The Surgeon General.

Sanitary Engineer

The health of Army National Guard Soldiers and civilian personnel is incredibly important, as are the environmental factors that can affect them. You might be involved in air pollution abatement, solid and hazardous waste management, industrial hygiene, noise control and/or radiological protection.

To qualify for an appointment as a Sanitary Engineer in the Army National Guard Medical Service Corps, you must:

Have a Bachelor's degree in engineering from a school acceptable to the Surgeon General (preferably in sanitary, environmental, civil, chemical or mechanical engineering or in environmental science or water resources).
Have studied a curriculum in mathematics, basic science, engineering sciences and engineering, designed to provide an integrated educational experience directed toward the development of the ability to identify and solve practical problems in the designated area of engineering specialization.

Aviation

Medical Service Corps Aviators serve as part of a joint team providing tactical, operational, and strategic aeromedical evacuation within a theater of operation. The skills of these dedicated pilots are essential in providing rapid evacuation of the patient to the next higher level of treatment.

Medical Service Corps Aviators are specially trained in aeromedical evacuation doctrine and supervise in-flight medical treatment to sustain human life and relieve suffering.

Requirements:

If initially branched in Aviation, the Officer must complete a request for re-appointment into the Medical Service Corps through their state recruiter.
Complete Initial Entry Rotary Wing training at Ft. Rucker, Alabama.
Assigned to a state that has an Air Ambulance Company

Veterinarian Corps

One specialty. Countless opportunities. Picture yourself treating llamas in the Andes or researching viruses in Africa. The destinations are exotic and the practice is exciting. If you've got a passion for animal medicine, you have a unique career opportunity waiting for you in the Army National Guard's Veterinarian Corps.

As an Army National Guard Veterinarian, you may utilize your professional training and experience in a wide variety of areas within two primary areas of focus:

Animal Medicine
Veterinary Public Health

Army National Guard Veterinary Corps Officers are responsible for programs ensuring the safety and security of Department of Defense food supplies, both here and abroad.

As an Army National Guard Veterinary Corps Officer, you can enjoy the benefits of working in a highly professional environment and have the satisfaction of serving your community and your country. The Army National Guard Veterinarian provides valuable support to the Veterinary Corps while gaining invaluable experience to take back to a civilian workplace.

To qualify for an Officer appointment in the Army National Guard Veterinary Corps, you must:

Meet the prescribed medical and moral standards for appointment as a commissioned Officer
Be a United States citizen
Be a graduate of an accredited United States School of Veterinary medicine. Foreign graduates may apply if they have a certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG)
Have a current unrestricted license to practice veterinary medicine in a state of the United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or a territory of the United States

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