ARMY NATIONAL GUARD / 68j-medical-logistics-specialist

MEDICAL LOGISTICS SPECIALIST

OVERVIEW
The Medical Logistics Specialist is primarily responsible for receiving, storing, recording and issuing Army National Guard medical supplies.

JOB DUTIES

  • Perform inventory and financial management procedures, including ordering, receiving and storing supplies
  • Load, unload and move stock using equipment such as forklifts and hand trucks
  • Perform quality control, property management and repair parts management

TRAINING
Job training for a Medical Logistics Specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and six weeks and three days of Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sam Houston, TX, including practice in handling and storing stock.

Some of the skills you'll learn are:

  • Stock control and accounting procedures
  • Procedures for shipping, receiving, storing and issuing stock
  • Understanding the handling of medical and food supplies


HELPFUL SKILLS

  • Interest in mathematics, bookkeeping, accounting, business administration and typing
  • Ability to keep accurate records
  • Preference for physical work
  • Interest in operating forklifts and other warehouse equipment


REQUIRED ASVAB SCORE(S)
Clerical (CL): 90

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WARRANT OFFICER TRACK
920A Property Accounting Technician

FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
The skills you'll learn will help prepare you for a career as a stock control clerk, parts clerk or storekeeper with factories, repair shops, department stores, and government warehouses and stockrooms.