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Dietitian (Holistic Health and Fitness)

U.S. Army Forces Command

Department of the Army

Fresh

Salary

$89,508 - $116,362

per year

Closes

March 23, 2026

GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as a dietitian on an Army team focused on holistic health and fitness, where you'll assess nutritional needs, provide counseling, and create programs to boost soldiers' performance and readiness.

You'll collaborate with other health experts to support individual soldiers, groups, and entire units in maintaining optimal health for missions.

It's a great fit for someone with a strong background in nutrition who enjoys team-based work in a military setting and wants to make a direct impact on physical performance.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's or higher degree in dietetics, nutrition, food service management, or related field from an accredited program by ACEND or recognized body
  • Completion of a coordinated undergraduate program, internship, or clinical component approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Professional registration as a Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
  • One year of specialized experience assessing nutrition concerns, providing counseling or interventions, educating on performance nutrition, and developing/monitoring nutrition programs
  • Ability to work with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate health programming for soldiers
  • Experience in conducting nutritional assessments for individuals and units
  • U.S. citizenship required

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for certain personnel of the DoW Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: This position is located with the US Army Forces Command, Holistic Health and Fitness Human Performance Team, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Certified Sports Science Dietitian is preferred but not required. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Dietitian (Holistic Health and Fitness): Degree: Bachelor's or graduate (or higher level) degree in the field of dietetics, food, nutrition, food service management, institution management, or related science.

The curriculum must have been in accordance with the qualifying requirements established by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) (formerly American Dietetic Association (ADA) prior to January 1, 2012) in effect at the time of graduation.

The educational program must have been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

OR Completion of a coordinated undergraduate program, internship, or other clinical component approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) (formerly American Dietetic Association (ADA)) for dietitians or nutritionists.

OR Professional registration as a Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).

Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0630 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before.

Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assessing nutrition related concerns of individuals or groups, providing nutritional counseling or interventions, educating on performance nutrition, and developing and monitoring an organization's nutrition program.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, no substitution of experience is allowed. Major Duties:

  • Serve as the Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist for an Army brigade sized unit.
  • Deliver individual, group, and unit nutrition services and education to optimize Soldier performance, overall unit readiness, and mission success.
  • Work with an interdisciplinary team to communicate and coordinate programming appropriate to the needs of health and injured Soldiers.
  • Conduct assessments to identify nutrition-related concerns of individuals and units.
  • Develop comprehensive performance nutrition programs that improve foundational health and optimize environmental and task-specific performance.
  • Execute and evaluate programs, services, education, and resources for performance enhancement.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MCSC-26-12902967-DHA