that was really informative as im thinking about 92m. can you tell me what the drop out rate is? like how many ppl have mental health issues before finishing ait? and hows permenant party? is that like a desk job unless your deployed or what? and how often would a 92m be deployed? im trying to cover my bases before i think about commiting myself. btw im looking at this as a reclass option.

Depends on the Unit... from what I have been told most 92M's stay at Fort Lee until they make some rank. They have a whole Unit there of 92M's. You can find MA folks in Brigade Support Battalion SPO Shops and they work alone. But provide training for personnel recovery within the Brigade, as well they can be found in Sustainment Brigades which is a higher level of support on the battlefield. They will usually run the MACP or Mortuary Affairs Collection Point which handles all processing of remains...mostly our own, but possible "non-friendlies". My last tour, I assisted our MA with tagging 245 bones fragments from a grave that our Military Dug up and fly with em to Baghdad.... wasn't our people but because we disturbed it, we had to process it.

The only MA I have worked with is back in Hawaii still... and still an E-5... he was as E-5 during our deployment that ended in 2009

I am a 92M and I just recently recieved orders on my ERB that I will be stationed in Camp Carroll, South Korea. What is it like there?

http://daegu.korea.army.mil/

There ya go... use this link to find some useful info

it seems like this MOS moves around alot? was thinking of doing this mos but i have children and a husband.. would i more then likely be gone alot?

inoulkn,

it is possible...Since Fort Lee has the school, they have alot of MA Units. Outside of that, the big Army does not have alot of slots for 92M's at the BCT Level.

You run a 50/50 chance of Fort Lee and the rest of the Army

@inoulkn,

I am leaving for Camp Humphreys, South Korea this December. I am going to be attached to an infantry unit with the 194th CSS. This is my first duty station, but not my permanent. As my instructors have told me, Fort Lee will soon become a strictly TRADOC post, i.e. only for training. The two MA units stationed here, 111th and 54th are going to be stationed somewhere else. I believe one will be going to Washington state and the other to North Carolina, although I am not entirely sure of this. As for my fellow battle buddies, only half of the active soldiers in my class out of 21 people are stationed in Fort Lee for now. The others have gone to Louisiana, Kentucky, Korea, and Georgia. It is possible for your husband to be stationed anywhere in the world; it just depends on where they need him the most.

Here is some helpful information for your husband as he prepares for this job. During the first week he will get an introductory powerpoint showing thingswhat he will encounter in this job field. His class will take a trip to the Richmond morgue the second week of training at Fort Lee. Yes, he will see real remains from various crimes in the Richmond area. The next week they will watch in on an autopsy at the morgue. The fourth week will be dedicated to going up to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. He and his classmates will assist on taking care of soldiers that come in from theater (where soldiers go for deployment). From clothing to dental, wrapping to personnel effects, he will see it all. While my class was up there we saw a fallen soldier be taken care of. Keep in mind though that at any time he can "tap out" and request a new job. This is the only job in the military that is an option. Do not feel weak if you do choose this option, sir. It is a very honorable job, but also very taxing on one's mental status. Your will be exposed to several sights and smells not normally seen elsewhere. Do not shy from the job; try to stick it out as best as you can. If you do choose to stay as a 92M, I will possibly be seeing you later down the line!

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