Thinking about a career as a respiratory specialist?

 he respiratory specialist is primarily responsible for helping with the management of a respiratory unit by administering respiratory therapy and performing pulmonary function tests under the supervision of a physician or nurse anesthetist.

The respiratory specialist is strictly an advanced level position. 

Job Duties

• Examining and treating emergency or battlefield patients
  
• Interviewing patients and recording their medical histories
  
• Preparing blood samples for laboratory analysis
  
• Keeping health records and clinical files up-to-date
  

Training

Job training for a respiratory specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 36 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, including inpatient care. 

Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

• Emergency medical treatment
  
• Basic nursing care
  
• Understanding of the human body
  
• Minor surgical procedures
  
• Clinical laboratory procedures
  
• Methods for diagnosing diseases

http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/medical-and-emergency/respiratory-specialist.html

Thinking about a pharmacy career?

The pharmacy specialist is primarily responsible for preparing and dispensing prescribed drugs and medicines, while also maintaining pharmacy supplies and records.

Job Duties

• Prepare, control and issue pharmaceutical products
  
• Evaluate orders to verify dosage, dosage regimen and quantity to be dispensed
  
• Provide instructions to patients regarding medication consumption and side effects
  
• Perform quality control checks on medications

Training

Job training for a pharmacy specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 19 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, including practice in pharmaceutical tasks.

Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

• Pharmacy laws and regulations
  
• Drug types and uses
  
• Mixing and dispensing drugs

Helpful Skills

• Interest in mathematics, chemistry, biology, physiology and anatomy
  
• Experience with precise measurements and standards
  
• Ability to follow strict procedures and directions
  

http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/medical-and-emergency/pharmacy-specialist.html

Reserve Soldiers provide medical support during Walking Shield '15

 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers recently gave back to an American community in need, while gaining perspective on a culture that precedes the U.S. military.

This small contingent of 22 medical professionals conducted Innovative Readiness Training, or IRT, here, July 16-30, 2015, augmenting local hospital and clinics.

"Our mission here is to provide medical support to the [American Indians] here on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, as well as the Hayes and Lodge Pole community," said Lt. Col. Greg Venvertloh, commander, 7243rd Installation Medical Support Unit, Las Vegas.

The Soldiers provided a full array of medical services to include ambulatory, basic medical triage, physicals, full dental services, veterinary support, as well as optometry provided by an active duty Army unit.

"The basic benefit is the augmentation role. Our Soldiers get the opportunity to actually perform their medical duties," Venvertloh said.

"The secondary role is it gets the Army Reserve out into the community, and puts a different face on the Army as having a general role," Venvertloh said. "Individuals get to see exactly what the Army Reserve is all about, our different jobs in the reserve, and that we are citizens just like everyone else."

http://www.army.mil/article/153256/Reserve_Soldiers_provide_medical_support_during_Walking_Shield__15/

Today's Women Soldiers

"Because of you, when young women wonder how high they can rise in our military, they can look at General Ann Dunwoody and her four hard earned stars. They can see that it's real. When they ask what kind of jobs they can do, they can look to women like all of you who've played just about every kind of role imaginable. And when they ask whether they can cut it -- whether they have what it takes to succeed -- all they have to do is to look at your lives, to look into your lives and to look at the careers that you've developed that inspire us all."
- First Lady Michelle Obama

 http://www.army.mil/women/?from=hp_spotlight

Field Artillery Surveyor/Meteorological Crewmember (13T) Jobs

The field artillery surveyor/meteorological crewmember is responsible for monitoring weather conditions so the field artillery team can fire and launch missiles accurately. Their role is crucial in the support of infantry and tank units during combat.

Job Duties

• Operate meteorological, peripheral and computer equipment
• Perform astronomic observations
• Prepare meteorological balloons for launching
• Develop meteorology data, record field data, prepare schematic sketches and mark survey stations
• Perform maintenance on vehicles, radios, weapons and all survey equipment

Requirements

Those who want to serve must first take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a series of tests that helps you better understand your strengths and identify which Army jobs are best for you.
http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/intelligence-and-combat-support/field-artillery-surveyor.html

Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS/HIMARS) Crewmember (13M)

multiple launch rocket system crewmember is responsible for operating and maintaining the entire multiple launch rocket system. They support infantry and tank units by supplementing cannon artillery during combat.

Job Duties

• Drive and maintain the self-propelled launch vehicles
  
• Reload ammunition and resupply vehicles
  
• Test and maintain the fire control systems
  
• Mount radio sets and communication systems in all vehicles

Requirements

Those who want to serve must first take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a series of tests that helps you better understand your strengths and identify which Army jobs are best for you.

Training

Job training for multiple launch rocket system crewmember requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and four weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and in the field under simulated combat conditions.

Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

• Calculating target locations manually and electronically
  
• Handling ammunition
  
• Operating gun, missile and rocket systems
  
• Artillery tactics and battle strategy

 http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/combat/multiple-launch-rocket-system-crewmember.html

Improved Multiple Launch Rocket System tested at White Sands Missile Range

Over 100 artillery rockets were launched June 16 at White Sands Missile Range, or WSMR, to test an improved version of the M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS.

The test, conducted at WSMR's G-16 impact area, saw an M270A1 MLRS vehicle equipped with a new armored cab, fire 138 rockets to ensure the improvements didn't negatively impact the vehicles' mission performance.

"The number to be shot is equivalent of a normal high-op tempo operation," said Maj. Jaime Santiago, assistant product manager at the Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems Project Office. "The platform is supposed to prove out the capability and ensure the new upgrades have not degraded that capability."

 http://www.army.mil/article/153172/Improved_Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System_tested_at_White_Sands_Missile_Range/