What opportunities are there for the 68C MOS? What does the everyday life involve?

SGT Jaques answersd your second question pretty well. As far as ASIs go, 68C offers the M3 dialysis program. Great program which specializes you as a dialysis tech. Deployments vary depending on where you are stationed. At MTFs you typically deploy through PROFIS selection. TOE units deploy on a different cycle. Duty stations vary greatly, as with other MOSs. As far as special duty assignments are typical special duty assignments. Pay attention to new Milper messages as they come out, often times lesser known ones become available.

The 68C MOS is the second largest in the CMF and the 3rd largest in the Army. It’s a challenging MOS, program wise. In my opinion one of the most rewarding. Over the course of my time as a 68C, my scope of knowledge has grown tenfold; from working various specialties to learning management side of how treatment facilities run.

At the end of the day like any field; it is what you make of it. As my first line likes to say... You’ve got to stay “Hungry”. In short seek out those opportunities because they are there.

Best of luck in your choice and future endeavors.

I’ll try my best to answer at least part of your question...

The largest benefit IMO is that this MOS leads to licensing that you on can use on the outside, for the rest of your life.

A day to day schedule would be impossible to predict. You can be assigned to a FM clinic working M-F; or the ER or ICU, with multiple alternating shifts.

As far as pursuing college education while on active duty, it might be similar to anywhere else — there’s always a chance for the need to go to the field on short notice, or deploy. You might also end up volunteering for certain tasks, such as HAZMAT team. In the end, it would depend on where you end up getting assigned to, and how good you are with time management. Anything is possible.

I would first like to say good choice looking into the 68C CMF. It is the only field in the Army that you will obtain a license to in order to work. (Enlisted side). For ASI there is currently only one M3 Dialysis nurse. Both the Charlie program and the M3 programs are very challenging. As a 68C you will do bedside nursing under your RN as part of the nursing team. In ICU and other areas of the hospital. However currently MEDCOM does not allow the military 68C to work in the ER and last I remember also goes for the EMT section in the field hosp.

If you are looking for a wide variety of medical jobs like surgical, cardiovascular tech, Ortho, cota, radiology or nucmed I would look towards one of the other 68cfm.

But if taking care of patients with continual hands on and making a difference in their care nursing is they way to go. Just remember as you go up in rank like alot of mos there are even fewer position available.