Basic Requirements

• U.S. native or naturalized citizen
• Less than 44 years of age (this may be adjusted upward for current/prior active duty service)
• Meet current medical and security requirements

Degrees

Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States with a major focus in foods and nutrition, dietetics, institution management, public health nutrition, food science, sports nutrition, or animal nutrition.

Didactic Program

Completed a current didactic program in dietetics approved by the American Dietetic Association (ADA). Applicants also must present verification of completion of one of the following ADA accredited/approved pathways:

• Accredited Dietetic Internship Program
• Accredited Coordinated Program

Registration*

Current, unrestricted, and valid registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association (ADA).

*If you recently graduated and have not yet passed the Registered Dietitian exam, you may still apply to the Commissioned Corps. If you qualify, your call to active duty will occur after you have provided documentation of a current, unrestricted, and valid registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.