Citation

Giles K. Death Stud. 1993; 17(1): 85-91.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481189308252606

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

As an instructor at the Air Force Institute of Technology, I prepare officers and noncommissioned officers for what has been called the "toughest part-time job in the Air Force." These officers, in addition to other duties, are called upon to care for the Air Force's dead, thus becoming mortuary officers. These officers possess no special skills, they are not tested for psychological aptitude, nor given any initial special/ additional training; yet they are in one of the most sensitive, psychologically demanding fields known--mortuary affairs. In early 1990, AFIT published its first article concerning mortuary affairs, which described the progress we had made so far in mortuary affairs education. This article describes the next step, i. e., the psychological aspects of our profession.

Language: en