As an Army National Guard Healthcare Officer, you'll earn a commission in the Army Medical Department (AMEDD). Additional AMEDD officer positions include a number of specialties within the following areas:
Physicians (MD and DO) serve as Army Medical Corps Officers. A Medical Corps Officer is responsible for the overall health of Soldiers by covering every medical specialty from allergists to vascular surgeons, providing a wide range of healthcare to Soldiers. During combat, Medical Corps Officers make sure Soldiers are healthy and combat-ready. They will examine, diagnose and treat casualties for the initial phase of battlefield disease and injury.
Dentists (DMD and DDS) serve as Dental Corps Officers. The mission of the Dental Corps in peace is to ensure that each Soldier is in optimal oral health and prepared to deploy without becoming a noncombat dental casualty. In war, the mission of the Dental Corps is to conserve the fighting strength of Soldiers by the restoration and preservation of oral health and function, and assisting in the emergency medical management of combat and noncombat casualties.
Physician Assistants (PA-C) and Physical Therapists (PT) serve as Army Medical Specialist Corps Officers—treating and supporting the overall health of Soldiers and their Families. You'll be working side-by-side with Guard physicians as the primary medical officer of your state medical command, infantry, battalion, armored cavalry squadron, or other combat arms or support units.
Medical Service Corps Officers are essential in treating and helping the overall health of Soldiers. The Army Medical Service Corps includes many areas of specialty: Medical Administrators (Human Resources, Operations, Logistics, Medical Records Managers), Environmental Engineers, Nuclear Physicists and Aeromedical Evacuation Pilots serve as Medical Service Corps officers. Learn more about the Medical Service Corps.
Medical/dental students can serve as a Healthcare Student Officer while attending medical or dental school. Healthcare Student Officers are placed in nondeployable positions, are eligible to participate in substantial financial assistance programs, and receive professional development during their professional programs.
Registered Nurses (RN) and Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) serve as Army Nurse Corps Officers. RN applicants need a minimum of a bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) or to be currently licensed and attending a BSN program. FNP applicants must have a master's degree in nursing with a certification in Family health. Nurse officers provide professional nursing care, services and health promotion in military health treatment organizations.
Behavioral Health Officers (BHO) are another specialty of the Medical Service Corps: Social Workers (LISW, LCSW) and Clinical Psychologists. As a Behavioral Health Officer, you will be the one who plans, directs, and administers programs and services relating to clinical psychology and social work. These programs promote all aspects of mental health and the social well-being of all personnel entitled to care.
Find more information about bonuses, student loan repayment and eligibility for stipend programs.
All Healthcare Officers are required to complete an initial military training course at Fort Sam Houston, located in San Antonio, TX. Most AMEDD specialties will attend the 26-day orientation course, but some nonlicensed specialties will be required to attend the full seven-week course. The trainers for the short course are fellow healthcare officers.
The Army National Guard Medical Team can be a great place to start your healthcare career or an inspiring place to lead others with your experience and expertise. Either way, it's an outstanding way to serve your country and help others.
For more information about careers in the Army National Guard Medical Team, contact your local recruiter.
If you don't have your degree, you can still serve in the medical field as an enlisted Soldier.
Your total enlistment period will be eight years, but you can serve as little as three or six years, and spend the remainder in IRR (Individual Ready Reserve).
Learn moreAbsolutely. Your Guard service is only part time—just one weekend per month, and one two-week period each year.
See how the Guard helps with school.Recruits need to meet certain standards of height, weight, age, fitness and education in order to enlist.
Learn about the Guard's eligibility requirements.Yes. Guard members can be mobilized to protect and defend America in battle domestically or overseas.
Learn more about about training.MEPS stands for Military Entrance Processing Station, METS stands for Military Entrance Testing Site.
Learn moreThe Guard is a military branch that serves both state and federal governments, at home and overseas.
Find out more about the Guard.Guard pay is based on your rank and the number of years you've served, along with incentives like hazardous-duty pay.
Contact a representative to learn more.Your pay depends on a few different factors, but you won't make less than $183 for every weekend you drill.
Find out more about Guard pay.Different states may offer commissioning bonuses for critical skill positions. Please check with your local Guard representative for current bonus information.
Learn more about becoming an officer.Yes, you will be paid for every day you work.
Find out about Annual Training pay.There are different ways to become an officer. If you’re heading to college, the ROTC program is the way to go.
View how to become an officer.The training period varies for each job.
Learn moreFor certain career specialties, particularly medical professions, the Guard will reimburse student loans.
Contact a Guard representative.Find jobs in your area on our Job Board.
Learn moreIn two major ways: getting promotions and activating retirement benefits.
Learn more from a Guard representative.If you've completed Army or Marine Corps Basic Training, you won't need to repeat BCT. Most other prior service personnel will need to attend BCT (except USAF and USN Special Operations personnel). Your recruiter has details.
Talk to a Guard representative.Yes, provided you can complete 20 years of total military service by age 62.
Learn more about retirement benefits.As a National Guard Soldier, you get good pay and great benefits, and continue building toward a military retirement—while serving your country in a part-time status.
Learn moreYou are eligible for this benefit only once in your career. Once it has ended, it cannot be reinstated, even with a new enlistment contract.
Learn more.Your Chapter 1606 GI Bill benefit is suspended while you are AGR. You may need to extend your enlistment to have it reinstated once you return as a traditional drilling Soldier.
Learn more.Eligibility for Chapter 1607 is based on Title 10 Active Duty periods. The Border Mission is Title 32 and not considered a mobilization eligible for Chapter 1607.
Learn more.If you are released from Active Duty prior to completing 90 days due to an illness or injury in the line of duty, you will receive Chapter 1607 benefits at a 40 percent rate.
Learn more.You cannot receive payment from more than one benefit program at a time.
Learn more.Your estimated total for the first year.
*DetailsPlease understand that these calculations are only estimates and that a recruiter will have the most up-to-date information about benefits.
Because of the broad range of pay options, the Pay Calculator does not apply to Medical Professional Officers.
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