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64C Veterinary Laboratory Animal Medicine

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Overview

Veterinary Laboratory Animal Medicine Officers plan, direct, and participate in the care, treatment, and management of laboratory animals and other government-owned animals. They design facilities and equipment, supervise animal care and use, maintain AAALAC accreditation, and operate research projects.

Core Skills

  • AAALAC accreditation preparation and maintenance
  • Animal facility and equipment design
  • Oversight of animal care and use
  • Laboratory animal research project operations

Civilian Career Paths

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Laboratory Animal Veterinarian

Military experience treating laboratory animals, overseeing animal care and use, and maintaining AAALAC accreditation transfers directly to veterinary work in research settings.

How to prepare: Review the licensing board requirements for your intended state and confirm the research employer's credentialing requirements. Civilian veterinary practice generally requires an accredited Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, a qualifying exam, and state licensure; state or federal government positions may have different licensing requirements.

What the civilian work involves
  • Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.
  • Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.

Laboratory Animal Research Program Manager

Operating military research projects and directing laboratory animal care provides relevant experience for managing animal-based research programs.

How to prepare: Build a project portfolio showing your responsibility for research operations, animal care oversight, facility design, and accreditation maintenance, then compare it with laboratory animal research management openings.

What the civilian work involves
  • Plan or direct research, development, or production activities.
  • Confer with scientists, engineers, regulators, or others to plan or review projects or to provide technical assistance.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 64C Veterinary Laboratory Animal Medicine

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 64C (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank officer, authority codeType officer

    Supports: AAALAC accreditation preparation and maintenance, Animal facility and equipment design, Oversight of animal care and use, Laboratory animal research project operations, Laboratory Animal Veterinarian (O*NET 29-1131.00), Laboratory Animal Research Program Manager (O*NET 11-9121.00)

  2. O*NET: Veterinarians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Laboratory Animal Veterinarian (O*NET 29-1131.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: veterinarians

    [3] How to Become One; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Laboratory Animal Veterinarian (O*NET 29-1131.00)

  4. O*NET: Natural Sciences Managers

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Laboratory Animal Research Program Manager (O*NET 11-9121.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 64C

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