To improve the effectiveness of allied health education in both civilian and military programs, the U. S. Department of Defense and the AMA Council on Medical Education's Advisory Committee on Education for the Allied Professions and Services sponsor a Subcommittee on Military Allied Medical Education. One objective of this Subcommittee is AMA approval of more military allied medical education programs. This compendium provides factual information on military training for allied health professions. Graduates of military programs approved by the AMA Council on Medical Education may be eligible for registration and/or certification and, upon separation from the services, their qualifications for the civilian health care delivery system should be more readily recognized. Current status of 22 AMA-approved allied medical education programs is discussed, and descriptions of such training programs in the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force are given. Programs and projects for former medical corpsmen are described, representing independent efforts on the part of various institutions and agencies to more effectively utilize former military personnel in the civilian health care delivery system. Ten pages of appendixes include a ten-item selected annotated bibliography on military allied medical education and a glossary of acronymns and initials. (Author/SC)