Navy NEC · Medical
L29A Mortician
A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
Overview
Morticians inspect, process, preserve, restore, document, and prepare remains for transportation or burial. They assist with recovery and identification, coordinate disposition with next of kin and foreign officials, conduct funeral services, and advise Navy organizations on mortuary affairs planning and procedures.
Minimum clearance: Secret
Core Skills
- human remains recovery
- embalming and preservation
- facial feature restoration
- remains identification
- mortuary documentation
- next of kin liaison
- funeral service coordination
- mortuary logistics
- mass casualty planning
- decedent affairs compliance
Civilian Software & Tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Word
- Belmar & Associates Mortware
- Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
- Custom Data Systems Sterling Management Software
- FPA Software MACCS
- HMIS Advantage
Civilian Career Paths
- Emergency Management
- Public Health
- Administration
Training & Development
Getting Started
- National Board Examination Funeral Service Arts
Career Growth
- Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP)
- Certified Crematory Operator (CCO)
- American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators Diplomate
- Funeral Service Director License
What the Work Involves
- Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met.
- Apply cosmetics to impart lifelike appearance to the deceased.
- Join lips, using needles and thread or wire.
- Incise stomach and abdominal walls and probe internal organs, using trocar, to withdraw blood and waste matter from organs.
- Close incisions, using needles and sutures.
Related Occupations
- Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
- Funeral Attendants
- Funeral Home Managers
- Crematory Operators
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.
Equivalent Roles in Other Branches
Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
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