Veterinarians
Military Training
Veterinarians
| Job Title: | Field Veterinary Service |
| Branch: | Army |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
| Description: | Includes three major functional areas: food safety, animal medicine, and the oversight of military and civilian commercial subsistence, production and storage facilities. Performs, supervises, coordinates inspections of subsistence and tests for microbiological safety and conformance to ensure compliance with federal and military standards. Responsible for the full medical care of government-owned animals and care, as authorized, for companion animals of eligible beneficiaries. Functions in a variety of clinically oriented roles involving international studies, nation assistance/civil affairs and/or Special Forces. Assists investigators in biomedical research and trains officers and enlisted specialists in all aspects of military veterinary services. Veterinary service officers assure the overall health of military communities and military contingencies. This is an entry level skill for within branch 64. |
| Job Title: | Senior Veterinarian (Immaterial) |
| Branch: | Army |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
| Description: | Commands TDA and TOE veterinary service headquarters unit or MRMC laboratory. Recommends veterinary policies and doctrine, and formulates veterinary plans. Plans, organizes, executes research and development, test and evaluation activities at headquarters levels. Plans, directs, supervises veterinary activities within a command. Serves as senior veterinary staff officer at headquarters level. These are senior leadership positions within the Veterinary Corps where the specific AOC within branch 64 is immaterial to the position. This AOC is for duty positions only and will not be awarded to any officer. |
| Job Title: | Veterinary Biomedical Scientist |
| Branch: | Army |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
| Job Title: | Veterinary Clinical Medicine |
| Branch: | Army |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
| Description: | Provides medical and surgical care of government-owned animals as well as privately-owned animals as authorized. Makes clinical observations and diagnoses and serves as clinical consultant in specialty area as required. Functions in a variety of clinically oriented roles involving international studies, nation assistance/civil affairs and/or Special Forces. |
| Job Title: | Veterinary Laboratory Animal Medicine |
| Branch: | Army |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
| Description: | Plans, directs, and participates in the care, treatment, and management of laboratory animals and other government-owned animals. Duties include design of facilities and equipment, obtaining and maintaining accreditation from the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation for Laboratory Animal Care, International (AAALAC), supervision of all aspects of animal care and use, and operation of research projects. |
| Job Title: | Veterinary Pathology |
| Branch: | Army |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
| Description: | Conducts diagnostic, surgical and necropsy assessments of DoD working animals. Conceives, designs and performs innovative and creative scientific research as well as more classical research support; frequently performed in accordance with the guidelines of national and international regulatory agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration, National Toxicology Program, and the World Health Organization. Evaluates therapeutics and vaccines intended for human use in animal models IAW Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) standards. |
| Job Title: | Veterinary Preventive Medicine |
| Branch: | Army |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
| Description: | Supervises, manages or commands TDA or TOE veterinary units. Serves as staff officer for veterinary services at MACOM or DOD level. Plans, coordinates, and directs veterinary public health programs to control animal and food borne diseases of public health interest. Functions in a variety of clinically oriented roles involving international studies, national assistance/civil affairs and/or Special Forces. Provides liaison with Federal, State, and local government agencies concerned with veterinary issues. Provides consultation on matters involving zoonotic or wildlife diseases on military installations, reservations or in combat theaters. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center. (Using onet28)
