Army MOS 68S Preventive MedicIne Specialist

[redrobinbird2]

I swear in for this MOS on Tuesday! Any advice? And will I really be deploying that often?

[RayJames552]

The Army changed the medical field MOS's from 91 to 68. This film was made when the MOS was still 91S.

As far as shamtastic - in many ways it is. People in this profession military or civilian seldom do the hard physical work or extremly dangerous work that the infantry do.

All soldiers in a war zone can be killed or injured. Pvnt Med soldiers would not normally be on a raid and would not be the one kicking down the door.

[kigger622]

@RayJames552

Ray, do you understand that 68S are very rare due to the high test scores required to be a 68S, and therefore 68S are one of the most frequently mobilized/deployed mos? 68S is a very sought after job that many want but can't get. If you're qualified, I'd recommend you take this mos

[RayJames552]

@kigger622 Yes I understand how rare they are. I retired as a 91S50 in 2001. While 1sgt of the 48th Medical Detachment I had a soldier deploy to Ft. Irwin (5 weeks), Haiti ( 4 months) , Ft Polk (4 weeks) , Kuwaiti (6 months ) , Ft. Irwin (5 Weeks) and Ft Polk(4 weeks) all within 18 months- during peace time. I cannot imagine the current op tempo now.

I currently work as an Environmental Public Health Specialist at a County Health Department.

[Bot2Talk2]

Man this job looks so shamtastic!