Mortuary Affairs Specialist | Honor, Paid Training, Tuition

DC Army National Guard; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 6,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Monthly paycheck

GI Bill

Tuition assistance

Retirement benefits

Life insurance

401(k) savings

Student Loan Repayment

Health care benefits

VA home loans

Job summary

DC Army National Guard Mortuary Affairs Specialist role involves ensuring dignity, care, and respect for fallen Soldiers. The position covers search, recovery, processing, and evacuation of remains, inventory of personal effects, and coordination with authorities on disposition, including potential duties at the Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii.

Through the training program, you will learn basic soldiering and mortuary procedures, with paid training and path to tuition assistance, and

Qualifications

• Military enlistment in the Army National Guard.
• Must be at least a junior in high school, or have a high school diploma or a GED certificate.
• Must be between the ages of 17 and 35.
• Must be able to pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards.
• Must meet citizenship requirements (see NATIONALGUARD.com for details).

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

DC Army National Guard Mortuary Affairs Specialist role involves ensuring dignity, care, and respect for fallen Soldiers. The position covers search, recovery, processing, and evacuation of remains, inventory of personal effects, and coordination with authorities on disposition, including potential duties at the Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii.

Through the training program, you will learn basic soldiering and mortuary procedures, with paid training and path to tuition assistance, and