Abstract
With close to 230 registered dietitians serving in three branches of the US military today, the roles they fill vary widely, from running health care facilities stateside and abroad, to filling teaching and research positions, to creating health and wellness programs ( 1 Medical Specialist Corps: Corps Careers & JobsGoArmy.com Web site. http://www.goarmy.com/amedd/m_spec/corps_careers.jsp Google Scholar , 2 Healthcare Careers: Biomedical Sciences Careers—Dietitian US Air Force Web site. http://www.airforce.com/careers/job.php?catg_id=3&sub_catg_id=4&af_job_id=220 Google Scholar , 3 Clinical Care Providers: Dietetics/Food ManagementNavy.com Web site. http://www.navy.com/careers/healthcare/medicalservicecorps/clinicalcareproviders/dietetics/ Google Scholar ). Since the 1940s, when the demand for dietitians in the military grew, registered dietitians (RDs) have been tapped to fill critical roles, oftentimes moving to positions of leadership within and outside of the medical realm ( 4 Office of Medical History, Office of the Surgeon GeneralArmy Medical Specialist Corps Office of Medical History Web site. http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/histories/ArmyMedicalSpecialistCorps/frameindex.html Google Scholar , 5 Hodges P.A. Perspectives on history: military dietetics in Europe during World War I. J Am Diet Assoc. 1993; 93: 897-900 Google Scholar ). With starting salaries in the mid-$40,000s and a comprehensive benefits package, military dietitians can expect to be rewarded for the service described by many interviewed for this article as an opportunity for adventure ( 1 Medical Specialist Corps: Corps Careers & JobsGoArmy.com Web site. http://www.goarmy.com/amedd/m_spec/corps_careers.jsp Google Scholar , 2 Healthcare Careers: Biomedical Sciences Careers—Dietitian US Air Force Web site. http://www.airforce.com/careers/job.php?catg_id=3&sub_catg_id=4&af_job_id=220 Google Scholar , 3 Clinical Care Providers: Dietetics/Food ManagementNavy.com Web site. http://www.navy.com/careers/healthcare/medicalservicecorps/clinicalcareproviders/dietetics/ Google Scholar ).
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