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0471 - Personnel Retrieval and Processing Specialist

Summary

Personnel Retrieval and Processing Specialist perform duties in both combat and non-combat environments pertaining to the search and recovery, processing, tentative identification, interment, disinterment, and transportation of human remains and personal effects.

Furthermore, they perform the various duties pertaining to the establishment of collection points and interments sites.

These duties are performed in both joint and single service theaters of operations and in an NBCR environment.

Prerequisites

Security requirement: secret security clearance eligibility.

Must be a volunteer.

Requirements

Complete both of the following formal courses of instruction: Mortuary Affairs Specialist Course (A14M2B1), Phase I, Joint Mortuary Affairs Center, Ft Gregg-Adams, VA other service school equivalent, or equivalent civilian/government formal course (USAF, FEMA).

Personnel Retrieval & Processing Specialist Course (USMC) (A14M225), Phase II-Marine Corps specific, Joint Mortuary Affairs Center, Ft Gregg-Adams, VA.

POI CID

A14M2B1, A14M225

Duties

For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to reference (f), Logistics Training and Readiness Manual.

Related SOC Title & Code

Funeral Attendants 39-4021.

None.