Mortuary Affairs Specialist

Job Description: 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 include: 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.

Branch: Army
Average Rating:
Designation: 92M
Average Salary: $42,026
Entry Type: Enlisted
ASVAB: GM: 88
Degree: High School or GED
Age: 17-34
Citizen: U.S. or Permanent Resident
Category: Medical & Emergency