Military Occupational Classification and Structure - U.S. Army

and knowledge required to qualify for this specialty include the
disciplines of food safety, sanitation, food science and technology,
and quality engineering. Warrant officers within this AOC provides
the technical expertise and continuity necessary to ensure the safety
and quality of: operational rations procured for DOD; wholesale
troop issue stocks procured for the Defense Logistics Agency; Serv-
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garrison and operational troop feeding requirements; food procured
for the Defense Commissary Agency; and food procured for Exchange
Service and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Fund
Activities of the Army/Navy/Marine Corps.
8–75. Military Occupational Specialty 640A—Veterinary
Services Technician
a. Licensing/certification requirement. None.
b. Prerequisites. DA Cir 601 series.
c. MOS 640A. MOS 640A is an accession MOS. The enlisted
feeder MOS is 91R. MOS, Grade, and Time-in-Service prerequisites
can be waived if the applicant has a BS or MS degree in one of
these specialties: Food Science, Food Technology, Food Chemistry,
Food Microbiology, Meat Science, Poultry Science, Dairy Science,
Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, Public Health, Environmental
Health, or Environmental Sanitation.
d. Associated SQI.
(1) 0—No special qualifications.
(2) 7—Parachutist.
(3) 8—Instructor.
(4) T—Transition (personnel only).
(5) Z—Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Technician.
e. Associated ASI.
(1) 6M—Mobilization and Demobilization Operations.
(2) 6P—Master Fitness Trainer.
f. Qualifications.
(1) WO1/CW2 must—
(a) Complete the Veterinary Services Technician Warrant Officer
Basic Course.
(b) Complete the Warrant Officer Advanced Course (Phase 1).
(c) Must have tact, diplomacy, and similar person qualities which
instill confidence and uphold the honesty and integrity of the Army
Veterinary Service.
(d) Have 20/20 correctable vision, normal color discrimination
per AR 40-501, full use of both hands, and a keen sense of smell.
( e ) B e a U . S . c i t i z e n . Q u a l i f y f o r a s e c u r i t y c l e a r a n c e o f
SECRET.
(2) CW3 must—
(a) Meet qualifications described in paragraph f(1).
(b) Complete the AMEDD Officer Advanced Course.
(3) CW4 must—
(a) Meet qualifications described in paragraph f(2).
(b) Complete the Warrant Officer Staff Course (WOSC).
(4) CW5 must—
(a) Meet qualifications described in paragraph f(3).
(b) Complete the Warrant Officer Senior Staff Course (WOSSC).
g. Duties.
(1) WO1/CW2—
(a) Manages and directs military food safety and quality assurance
programs to include personnel, facilities, and equipment under
the guidance and supervision of the senior Veterinary Corps Officer
(VCO).
(b) Organizes and conducts sanitary inspections, recognizes sanitary
deficiencies, and determines sanitary compliance ratings of civ
i l i a n a n d g o v e r n m e n t f a c i l i t i e s t h a t p r o d u c e , p r o c e s s , p r e p a r e ,
manufacture, store, or otherwise handle subsistence.
(c) Provides technical advice concerning food safety and quality
assurance issues to military acquisition, supply, and retail activities.
( d ) I d e n t i f i e s a n d p r o v i d e s t e c h n i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g
microbiological, chemical, and physical deterioration of subsistence.
(e) Interfaces with DOD, Federal, State, local, and host-nation
i n s p e c t i o n a u t h o r i t i e s a n d r e g u l a t o r y h e a l t h a g e n c i e s c o n c e r n i n g
food safety and quality assurance matters.
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(f) Observes, records, and reports on subsistence problems that
may have public health significance.
(g) Interviews patients and collects data on food borne disease of
public health significance to assist epidemiological investigations.
(h) Develops/conducts food safety and quality assurance training
to support local unit mission requirements.
(2) CW3—
(a) Performs duties described in paragraph g(1).
(b) Provides supervision/guidance for food safety and quality assurance
programs in a tactical environment at Division/Corps level
to include slaughter and processing of food animals in emergency
s i t u a t i o n s a n d t h e p r o c u r e m e n t o f f o o d s t o c k s f r o m f o r e i g n
establishments.
(c) Provides technical advice on subsistence quality assurance
engineering principles for the acquisition, assembly, storage, and
distribution of operational rations for DoD.
(3) CW4—
(a) Performs duties described in paragraph g(2).
(b) Provides guidance for food safety and quality assurance programs
to subordinate food inspection elements or other staff elements
in a tactical environment at echelons above Corps or at a
Major Medical Command Regional Medical Center.
(c) Serves as the technical consultant on the staff of the Senior
Veterinary Officer within a tactical theater of operations or at a
Major Medical Command Regional Medical Center concerning all
food inspection matters.
(d) Provides guidance and technical advice concerning Statistical
Process Control (SPC), Systems Auditing, Total Quality Management
(TQM), and other quality engineering programs as a Quality
Engineer at selected positions on the senior staff at a Major Medical
Command or DOD Acquisition Agency Headquarters.
(4) CW5—
(a) Performs duties described in paragraph g(3).
(b) Serves as the technical consultant on the staff of the Senior
Veterinary Officer at a Major Medical Command concerning all
food inspection matters.
(c) Provides guidance and technical advice to subordinate food
inspection elements or other staff elements providing food inspection
support to all levels of the Armed Forces.
h. Grading and position titles. Authorized position titles are provided
in tables 6-2 and 6-3. The following grades are used to code
positions into one of four definable skill levels: W2 equals WO1/
CW2; W3 equals CW3; W4 equals CW4; and W5 equals CW5. The
grades are listed in the following standards of grade tables:
(1) Table 8-640A-1. Standards of grade TOE/MTOE.
(2) Table 8-640A-2. Standards of grade TDA.
8–76. Branch 67—Medical Service Corps
(Proponent: Office of the Surgeon General) Manages a program for
the maintenance of medical materiel; trains and/or assists subordinates
in complex medical systems; manages a repair parts program;
coordinates internal maintainers for multiple MOS medical systems;
coordinates external maintainers for multiple MOS medical systems;
o p e r a t e s a d i r e c t e x c h a n g e p r o g r a m ; a c q u i r e s m e d i c a l s t a n d b y
equipment or manpower support; supervises controlled exchange of
repair parts as a repair methodology; and provides hands-on maintenance
services as dictated by the casualty impact upon operable
equipment.
8–77. Area of Concentration 670—Health Services
Maintenance
Serves as the only specialty trained maintenance officer in the Army
Medical Department. Manages the health facility maintenance requirements
by applying technical knowledge and technical management
skills. Supervises the technical and tactical performance of a
myriad of maintainer MOSs. Manages maintenance operations of
various types and sized. Advises on equipment systems compatibility,
replacement, and economical retention. Evaluates performance
a n d q u a l i t y o f e q u i p m e n t t h r o u g h a n a n a l y s i s o f m a i n t e n a n c e
indicators.
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