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68M Nutrition Care Specialist

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Overview

A Nutrition Care Specialist provides medical nutrition care therapy to patients and staff as an extender to a dietitian. This specialist also supports humanitarian missions in field and fixed hospitals.

Minimum ASVAB: OF 95

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: smartbook-611-21-ch10c-fy2025 (source date 2025-12). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Medical nutrition therapy support for dietitians
  • Nutrition care in field and fixed hospitals

Civilian Career Paths

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Dietetic Technicians

Experience extending a dietitian's medical nutrition care to patients directly supports civilian dietetic technician work with dietitians.

How to prepare: Have an ACEND-accredited program assess your documented education and military training to identify remaining gaps for registered technician entry. CDR examination eligibility requires either an accredited associate degree plus an ACEND-accredited Dietetic Technician Program with at least 450 supervised practice hours, or an accredited bachelor's degree plus an ACEND-accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics.

What the civilian work involves
  • Observe and monitor patient food intake and body weight, and report changes, progress, and dietary problems to dietician.
  • Plan menus or diets or guide individuals or families in food selection, preparation, or menu planning, based upon nutritional needs and established guidelines.

Training & Development

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Getting Started

  • Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR)

    Pursue registered dietetic technician entry through the CDR examination route that matches your documented education.

    Eligibility and preparation: CDR examination eligibility requires either an associate degree from a USDE-recognized accredited institution or foreign equivalent plus an ACEND-accredited Dietetic Technician Program with at least 450 supervised practice hours, or a bachelor's degree from such an institution or foreign equivalent plus an ACEND-accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics.

    For: Dietetic Technicians

Notes & Sources

  • This pathway is for technician work with dietitians, not registered-dietitian or independent nutritionist practice.
Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 68M Nutrition Care Specialist

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 68M (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank enlisted, authority codeType enlisted

    Supports: Medical nutrition therapy support for dietitians, Nutrition care in field and fixed hospitals, Dietetic Technicians (O*NET 29-2051.00)

  2. O*NET: Dietetic Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Dietetic Technicians (O*NET 29-2051.00)

  3. Commission on Dietetic Registration: DTR Examination Eligibility Requirements

    [3] Option 1 Associate Degree and Option 2 Bachelor’s Degree and DPD; checked September 23, 2026

    Supports: Dietetic Technicians (O*NET 29-2051.00), Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR)

  4. COOL credential mapping: Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR)

    [4] 68M cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR)

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Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 68M. Each history page explains the change.

91M1Nutrition Care Specialist91M2Nutrition Care Specialist91M3Nutrition Care Specialist91M4Nutrition Care Specialist91M5Nutrition Care Specialist

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