JOB DUTIES

• Conduct preventive medicine inspections


• Assist with preventive medicine laboratory procedures


• Conduct survey and control operations

Job training for a preventive medicine specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 15 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, which includes on-the-job instruction and practice in testing specimens.



Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

• Sanitation inspection procedures


• Understanding of parasites and diseases affecting humans


• Bacteriological analysis of potable water