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Enlistments
    The Marine Corps regularly offers enlistments of four, five and six years. Applicants must be 17 to 28 years old. Qualified applicants may be guaranteed training under a wide variety of options. The Marine Corps also offers enlistment bonuses up to $5,000.
    In addition to specific occupational field training, the Marine Corps College Enlistment Program (CEP) offers progressive, accelerated promotion to the rank of lance corporal (E-3) in high-tech fields. An applicant must possess an associate degree or a post secondary education equal to an associate degree (minimum of 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours) from an accredited school to be eligible.
    The Marine Corps Quality Enlistment Program (QEP) offers similar incentives to qualified high school graduates. Applicants may choose their military occupational field and geographic area of assignment.
    The Marine Corps Enlistment Options Program (EOP) offers training and assignments in a job skill to qualified applicants who demonstrate interest and aptitude.
    The Marine Corps Musician Enlistment Option Program (MEOP) offers qualified instrumentalists training and assignment in one of the Marine Corps standard bands. Exceptional musicians are eligible for accelerated promotion and guaranteed duty-station assignment.
    All Marine Corps applicants have several alternatives in which they can begin active duty at a higher rank. Each applicant is also eligible for the Buddy Program, which guarantees assignment to the same recruit unit with friends who may have enlisted.
    More information on enlistment programs can be obtained from the nearest Marine Corps recruiter or by calling toll free 1-800-MARINES.

Basic recruit training
    A recruit's Marine Corps career begins with 13 weeks of recruit training at either Parris Island, S.C., or San Diego, Calif. The training is an extensive indoctrination into Marine Corps ways, consisting of physical fitness; weapons handling/firing and marksmanship; field skills; close order drill; Marine Corps history, customs and courtesies; and related subjects, culminating with The Crucible.
    After completing recruit training, male and female Marines attend four weeks of combat training, which is follow-up instruction in advanced field and combat skills.
    This training is conducted at the School of Infantry at either Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, N.C., or MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif.
    Women receive their recruit training at Parris Island in a separate battalion, with a curriculum identical to that of males.
Upon completing recruit and Marine combat training, the new Marine is qualified to enter a tailored job skill training program based on the individual's capabilities and desires and the needs of the Marine Corps. This program consists of formal schooling at Marine Corps or other service schools and on-the-job training. Training and schooling may last anywhere from four weeks to more than a year. More than 95 percent of new Marines attend a formal school after recruit training.

Promotion requirements

to private first class (E-2) - six months active duty.
to lance corporal (E-3) - eight months time in grade, nine months time in service and meet established score.
to corporal (E-4) - eight months time in grade, 12 months time in service and meet established score.
to sergeant (E-5) - 12 months time in grade, 24 months time in service and meet established score.
to staff sergeant and above (E-6 through E-9) - various time in grade requirements based on the needs of the Marine Corps, and selection through competitive board selection.
Advancement is determined by the manner Marines perform their duties and demonstrate leadership potential.
Top 10 percent of privates graduating from basic training may be meritoriously promoted by their commanding general.

U.S. Naval Academy
    A percentage of each class at the U.S. Naval Academy receive Marine Corps commissions through a selective process.
    The academy offers bachelor of science degrees and reserve commissions as second lieutenants to graduates. Academy candidates should begin their nomination quest during their junior year in high school.
    Information on entry into the academy and how to obtain an appointment is found in the General Section of this magazine under "Service Academies."

Naval Academy
Preparatory School
    The U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School, located at Newport, R.I., accepts applications from active duty and inactive reserve enlisted members of the Marine Corps. Also, personnel who have applied to the Naval Academy, but were not selected due to academic deficiency, may apply to the Naval Academy Preparatory School for the next course.
    Entrance requirements are based on the "whole person" evaluation of overall abilities and potential, and are similar to those of the other prep schools.
    Information is obtained by writing the Director of Candidate Guidance, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis MD 21401.

Officer Candidate Class
    Under the officer candidate programs, male and female graduates of an accredited four-year college or university, and graduates of accredited law schools licensed to practice in a state or federal court are eligible for a reserve commission.
Upon successful completion of a 10-week screening and evaluation program, candidates are commissioned as second lieutenants in the Marine Corps Reserve.
    Upon completion of this program and commissioning, second lieutenants are assigned to the Basic School at Quantico, Va., for 26 weeks of officer training. After completing the Basic School, aviation officers undergo flight instruction for an additional 18 to 24 months, while ground officers attend specialty schools of varying lengths.
    Ground officers have an active duty obligation of 3.5 years after commissioning. Pilots have an active duty obligation of six years after designation if trained as a helicopter or fixed-wing turboprop aircraft pilot and eight years if trained as a jet pilot. Naval flight officers have an active duty obligation of six years after designation.
    Aviation candidates must be at least 20 years old upon entering the program and no older than 27 1/2 upon commissioning. Ground officers must be less than 30 upon commissioning.

Platoon Leaders Class
    Marine Platoon Leaders Class (PLC) is available to full-time enrolled, physically qualified male and female undergraduate freshmen, sophomores and juniors attending accredited colleges.
    Precommissioning training consists of two six-week sessions or one 10-week session during summer break(s) at the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Va.
    PLC students may choose ground, aviation or law training, and may apply for financial assistance of $150 a month upon completion of one summer training session. Aviation students may join the Flight Indoctrination Program and receive civilian flight instruction during their senior year of college.
    Upon graduation from college, PLC participants receive reserve commissions as second lieutenants. Officers are then assigned to the Basic School at Quantico for 26 weeks of basic officer training.
    Students opting for ground or law training must be at least 17 years old upon entering the program and less than 30 upon commissioning.
    Pilot candidates must be at least 17 upon entering the program and less than 27 1/2 upon commissioning. Aviation may be gaurunteed to freshman if qualified.
    Minimum active duty obligation for ground officers and lawyers following commissioning is 3.5 years. Following flight training and designation as a naval aviator, the minimum active duty obligation is six years if trained as a helicopter pilot or naval flight officer and eight years if trained as a fixed wing pilot. Minimum active duty requirements are extended six months for receiving financial assistance.

Navy/Marine Corps ROTC
    Navy/Marine Corps ROTC programs at more than 65 colleges and universities across the country offer Marine Corps commissions to college students who complete four years of naval science study on campus. The two types of programs are the College Program and the Scholarship Program. In addition to students already enrolled in college programs, or planning to attend college, some enlisted personnel are eligible to apply for the Navy/Marine Corps ROTC Scholarship.
Four-year scholarship programs: Students are selected from national competition and are appointed midshipmen, U.S. Naval Reserve, and identified as Marine Corps options. They may be granted the compensation and benefits authorized by law during the basic course for a total period of not more than four years. During this period of college, the Department of the Navy pays for tuition, fees and textbooks, and provides uniforms and a subsistence allowance of $150 per month.
    Upon completion of naval science requirements and graduation, students receive reserve commissions as second lieutenants with a four-year active duty obligation.
    Four-year college program: Students are selected from among those applying for enrollment at each Navy/Marine Corps ROTC unit. During the first two years in the Basic Course, students have the status of civilians who have entered into a contract with the Navy. Upon completion of one term of the Basic Course, students may apply for a change to a Marine Corps option. Upon enrollment in the Advanced Course, College Program students enlist in the Marine Corps Reserve. Upon graduation and completion of naval science requirements, students are commissioned as second lieutenants in the Marine Corps Reserve with a 3.5 year active duty obligation. The Navy provides uniforms, naval science textbooks and a $150 a month subsistence allowance for a maximum of 20 months during the Advanced Course.
    Three-, two- and one-year scholarships are available to College Program students nominated by their NROTC unit commanding officers. Selections are made by the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
   Two-year scholarship and college programs: Students selected are those with advanced college standing who qualify for enrollment in the Advanced Course. They must first successfully complete the six-week course at the Naval Science Institute. Those enrolled in the Two-Year Scholarship and College Programs have the same privileges and obligations as those in the respective Four-Year Programs.
    Information about the College Program is available from Navy/Marine ROTC units. Students desiring information about the Scholarship Program should contact the nearest Marine Corps recruiting station, or write to the Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command (ON), 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20380.

Broadened Opportunity for
Officer Selection and Training
BOOST offers active duty enlisted men and women between the ages of 18 and 24 the opportunity to receive up to 12 months of extensive academic preparation in order to become more competitive for selection to the Naval Academy, Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP) and Navy/Marine Corps ROTC scholarship programs. BOOST participants attend school at the Naval Education Training Center in Newport, R.I. If not selected for either a Navy/Marine Corps ROTC scholarship, MECEP or appointment to the Naval Academy, BOOST students fulfill their service obligation to the Marine Corps in the enlisted ranks.

The Enlisted Commissioning Program
ECP provides enlisted Marines with a four-year degree from an accredited school the opportunity to become commissioned officers. ECP is open to Marines with a minimum of one year active duty experience and at least 12 months remaining on their current enlistment contract.

The Meritorious Commissioning Program
MCP provides a commissioning opportunity for enlisted Marines with two-year degrees, 60 semester hours or more of college work, who have demonstrated rare leadership qualities, and would ultimately better serve the Marine Corps as an officer. Unlike other commissioning programs where the application process is initiated by the applicant, the MCP requires that applicants be nominated by their commanding officers. Marines are given a Marine Corps Reserve commission and serve on active duty. Marines must have the same qualifications for MCP as ECP. For more information about these programs, contact the unit education officer or career planner.

Aviation
    Qualified Marine Corps commissioned officers below the age of 29 and with less than four years of commissioned service are eligible to apply for student naval aviation or student naval officer training.
    Pilot training begins with 18 to 24 months at the Naval Air Training Command, followed by an assignment to one of the many Marine Corps or joint Navy/Marine Corps tactical aircraft squadrons.
    Assignment to training as a student naval aviator or naval flight officer requires either a six- or eight-year commitment after designation, depending on the type of training received.

Education
    Individuals who possess a higher education improve their career opportunities. The Marine Corps benefits too, in terms of greater efficiency and improved readiness.
    Marines, regardless of rank or duty station, are encouraged to further their education. The Marine Corps supports the educational goal of every enlisted Marine having at least a high school education and every officer a college degree.
Thus, the Marine Corps offers off-duty education programs as basic as completing a high school education or as complex as earning a doctorate degree.
    To help defray the cost of advanced education, the Marine Corps will pay up to 75 percent of tuition costs. Tuition assistance may be used for courses leading toward a baccalaureate or higher degree or a vocational/technical certificate taken at any accredited institution. In addition, the Marine Corps funds 100 percent of high school completion programs. To assist Marines in realizing their educational goals, each major command has an education officer trained to help Marines enroll in education programs and apply for tuition assistance.
    Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES): DANTES is an educational support service for the voluntary education programs of the military services. They provide College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST), which enable Marines to get college credit without attending classes. DANTES also provides high school equivalency diploma testing for military members stationed overseas. Domestic high school equivalency diploma testing is available through the civilian high school equivalency diploma testing programs within the 50 states.
    The Marine Corps College Fund (MCCF) works in conjunction with the Montgomery GI Bill to provide up to $30,000 in educational benefits to enlistees. To be eligible for the MCCF, an applicant must be a high school graduate, score a minimum AFQT score of 50 and GT score of 100, be a U.S. citizen, have vision correctable to 20/20, enlist for four or five years, participate in the Montgomery GI Bill, receive an honorable, discharge at the end of obligated service.

Enlisted Degree Programs
    Two Marine Corps programs allow active duty enlisted members the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree while attending school full-time. While attending college, they receive full pay and allowances. However, it is up to the individual to finance his or her education. Accepting either of the two programs requires an additional active duty obligation.
    Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP): This program provides selected enlisted Marines, ages 20 to 26, with an opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree by attending a college or university full-time. After obtaining a degree and completing officer candidate school, MECEP graduates are commissioned reserve second lieutenants, provided they are no older than 29.
    Degree Completion Program for Staff Noncommissioned Officers: This program provides selected staff noncommissioned officers with the opportunity to obtain a baccalaureate degree while attending a college or university full time.
    Eligibility is limited to Marines in the grades of staff sergeant through first sergeant/master sergeant. Each must have sufficient college credits to permit them to obtain a degree within an 18-month period. Each attendee is selected by competetive board.

Officer Degree Programs
   The Marine Corps offers eligible officers five programs through which to receive degrees while attending full time college. Depending upon the program, selected officers can receive either an undergraduate or a graduate degree. Funding for the various programs ranges from fully funded to non-funded. Accepting any of the programs requires an additional active duty obligation of service.
   College Degree Program: Participation in this program is limited to officers in the grade of warrant officer through lieutenant colonel who have sufficient credits to permit them to obtain a baccalaureate degree within an 18-month period. While participating in this program, officers receive normal pay and allowances. Tuition must be paid by the officer. Additional active duty obligation is three to four years.
   Funded Legal Education Program: Participation in this program is available to active duty officers with a college degree in the grade of second lieutenant through captain who have between two and six years of active service. This program provides selected officers with the opportunity to earn the degree of Juris Doctor. While participating in this program, officers receive normal pay and allowances plus tuition. Maximum course length is 36 months. Additional active duty obligation is six years.
    Excess Leave Program: Participation in this program is limited to commissioned officers with a college degree and who have two to eight years commissioned service as of June 30 of the fiscal year in which the application is made. This program also provides the opportunity to earn the Juris Doctor degree. While participating in the program, officers receive up to three years leave of absence from the Marine Corps. Officers receive no pay or allowances while in this program and must pay their tuition. Active duty obligation is one to three years.
    Special Education Program: This program is limited to commissioned officers with an undergraduate degree who are in the grade of first lieutenant through lieutenant colonel. It provides officers an opportunity to earn a postgraduate degree in a specified discipline. Participants receive normal pay and allowances and tuition. Maximum course length is 24 months. Active duty obligation is four years.
    Advanced Degree Program: Participation in this program is limited to commissioned officers who possess a college degree and are in the grade of first lieutenant through lieutenant colonel. The program provides selected officers the opportunity to receive a postgraduate degree in a specified discipline. Participants receive normal pay and allowances. Tuition is paid by the officer. Maximum course length is 18 months. Active duty obligation is three to four years.

Reserve programs
    Qualified men and women 17 to 28 years of age may enlist in the Marine Corps Reserve. Reserve enlistees attend the same boot camp, combat training and skill training as Marines in the regular component. The length of active duty training varies depending on the particular job skill selected. To qualify for a special assignment or skill qualification, additional active duty for training is available.
    Before attending recruit training, a limited number of high school seniors, who will graduate within six months, may attend weekend drills for full pay.
    First time enlistment in certain occupational fields or selected units entitles qualified Marine Corps reservists to enlistment bonuses of up to $2,000. Those enlisting for six years in the Selected Marine Corps Reserve will receive educational assistance under the provisions of the Montgomery GI Bill.
    Depending upon the training program selected by the reservist, Initial Active Duty for Training (IADT), including boot camp, will last from four to 12 months.
    Incremental IADT, especially tailored for the reservist going to college or vocational school, is also available. Under this program, recruit training, occupational specialty training and combat training is taken during three successive summer periods.
    Ultimately, Marine reservists will serve as members of hometown units. Reservists participate in drills one weekend a month and attend two weeks of active duty training annually, usually in the summer, at a major Marine Corps base, other service installation, or as part of joint exercises on foreign soil.
    Reenlistment and affiliation bonuses are offered to prior service members with less than 10 years total military service.

The following list does not represent every military occupational specialty (MOS), but reflects the diversity of jobs within the Marines. Each MOS is arranged alphabetically within a general occupation category. Combat-related positions open to women have expanded. For current information on combat-related jobs, check with your local Marine Corps recruiting office. For more information about jobs in the Marine Corps call 1-800-MARINES or look on the internet at http://www.marines.com

Career field	Duties & responsibilities	Qualifications	Examples of civilian jobs
Field Artillery	Maintains 155mm, 8-inch and 105mm howitzers; and self-propelled 8-inch and 105mm howitzers.	Mathematical reasoning, mechanical aptitude, good vision and stamina; mechanics, electricity and meteorology.	Surveyor, meteorologist, radio operator, recording engineer and ordnance inspector.
Infantry	Performs as rifleman, machine gunner or grenadier, infantry unit leader; supervises training and operations of infantry units.	Verbal and mathematical reasoning, good vision and stamina; general mathematics, mechanical drafting, geography and mechanical drawing.	Firearms assembler, gunsmith, policeman, immigration inspector and plant security policeman.
Tank and Amphibian Tractor	Performs as driver, gunner and loader in tanks, armored amphibious tractors.	Mechanical ability and stamina; auto mechanics, machine shop, electricity and mechanical drawing.	Automotive mechanic, bulldozer operator or repairman, armament machinist-mechanic and gunsmith assistant.

Career field	Duties & responsibilities	Qualifications	Examples of civilian jobs
Avionics	Installs and repairs aircraft electrical, communications/navigation and fire control equipment and air-launched guided missiles; serves as electrician and instrument repairman.	Mathematics and shop course in electricity, hydraulics and electronics useful	Radio and TV or electrical instrument repairer, communications, electrical or electronics engineer and radio operator.
Data/Communications Maintenance	Installs, inspects and repairs telephone, teletype and cryptographic equipment and cables, calibrates precision electronic, mechanical, dimensional and optical test instruments.	Mathematics, electricity and blueprint reading courses helpful.	Telephone installer and trouble
Electronics Maintenance	Installs, tests and repairs air search radar, radio, radio relay, missile fire control and guidance systems.	Electronics, mathematics, electricity and blueprint reading useful.	Radio and TV repair, radio engineer, electrical instrument repairer, recording communications and electrical engineer.
Training and Audiovisual Support	Operates still, motion picture and aerial cameras; develops film and prints; repairs cameras; edits motion picture films; and performs as illustrator or draftsman.	Mathematics, chemistry and shop courses in electricity; normal color perception desirable.	Commercial illustrator, photographer, cinematographer, copy camera operator, motion picture film editor, camera and instrument.

Career field	Duties & responsibilities	Qualifications	Examples of civilian jobs
Airfield Services	Maintains aircraft log books, publications and flight operations records, prepares reports and schedules; installs and repairs aircraft launching and recovery equipment.	Typing, geography and mechanical drawing useful.	Airplane dispatch clerk, flight dispatcher, timekeeper and airport crash truck driver.
Auditing, Finance and Accounting	Prepares and audits personnel pay records, processes public vouchers and adminsters and audits unit fiscal accounts.	Computational work and attention to detail; typing, bookkeeping, office machine and mathematics useful.	Payroll or cost clerk, bookkeeper, cashier, bank teller, accounting and audit clerk and accountant.
Food Service	Performs as cook, baker or meat cutter.	Hygiene, biology, chemistry, home economics and bookkeeping courses useful.	Cook, chef, baker, meat cutter or butcher, caterer, executive chef, dietician and restaurant manager.
Legal Services	Prepares legal documents, operates stenotype machines.	Manual dexterity, English.	Law clerk, court reporter, chief clerk and stenotype operator.
Marines Corps Exchange	Keeps and audits books and financial records, performs sales and merchandise stock control duties.	Typing, bookkeeping, business, arithmatic, office machine operations and accounting useful.	Salesman, stock control supervisor, buyer, bookkeeper, accounting clerk, accountant and auditor.
Military Police and Corrections	Enforces military orders, guards military and war prisoners and controls traffic.	Sociology and athletic ability helpful.	Policeman, ballistics expert and investigator.
Musician	Performs in Marine Corps Band, unit bands and Drum and Bugle Corps; repairs musical instruments.	Music experience as a member of a high school band or orchestra.	Musician, music librarian, music teacher, bandmaster, orchestra or music director and musical instrument repairer.
Personnel and Administration	Performs as personnel classification clerk, administrative specialist and postal clerk.	Reasoning, verbal ability and clerical aptitude. English composition, typing shorthand and social studies helpful.	Secretary, typist, vocational advisor, employment interviewer, manager, officer manager, job analyst and postal clerk.
Printing and Reproduction	Performs letterpress and and lithographic offset printing; sets type; operates linotype machines, presses, process cameras and bookbinding equipment.	General mathematics, printing and other graphic arts useful.	Printing, compositor, linotype operator, photolithographer, press operator, printing bookbinder, printing plant makeup worker and proofreader.
Public Affairs	Liaison between the Marine Corps and the public and media. Gathers material for and writes and edits news stories and historical reports; gathers material for, prepares and edits radio and television broadcast scripts. Conducts community relations projects. Assists in operations of Armed Forces Radio and Television Service detachments worldwide.	English grammar and composition, typing aptitude required, speech, journalism and photography helpful.	Public relations, TV news reporter/anchor, radio D.J., news reporter correspondent, columnist, copyreader, copy or news editor, radio television announcer and script writer. TV/radio station programmer/traffic director, video editor and producer, TV news cameraman and print journalism photographer.

Career field	Duties & responsibilities	Qualifications	Examples of civilian jobs
Ammunition and Explosive Ordnance Disposal	Inspects, issues and supervises storage of ammunition and explosives; locates, disarms, detonates or salvages unexploded bombs.	Mechanics, general science and chemistry useful.	Firearms and ammunition proof director, ordnance technician (government), powder and explosives inspector.
Logistics	Performs administrative duties involving the supply, quartering, movement and transport of Marine units by land, sea and air.	Clerical aptitude, knowledge of verbal and math reasoning; ability to operate office machines and read maps useful.	Inventory or shipping clerk, pier superintendent, stock control clerk or supervisor and warehouse manager.
Supply Administration and Operations	Administration procurement, subsistence, packaging and warehousing; requisitions, purchases, receipts, accounts; classifies, stores, issues, sells, packages, preserves and inspects new scrap, salvage, waste material, supplies and equipment.	Typing, bookkeeping, office machine operation and commercial subjects helpful.	Shipping, receiving, stock and inventory clerk, stock control supervisor, warehouse manager and parts and purchasing agent.
Transportation	Handles cargo and transacts business of freight shipping and receiving and passenger transportation.	Typing, bookkeeping, business, arithmetic, office machine operation and commercial subjects beneficial.	Shipping clerk, cargo handler, freight traffic clerk, passenger and railroad station agent.

Career field	Duties & responsibilities	Qualifications	Examples of civilian jobs
Air Traffic Control and Enlisted Flight Crew/Air Support/Anti-warfare	Operates airfield control tower and radio-radar air traffic control systems; serves as navigator, radio and radar operator, and intercept controller anti-air warfare missile batteryman.	Clear speaking voice, good hearing and better-than-average eyesight; speech, mathematics and electricity and experience as a ham radio operator helpful.	Airport control tower or flight radio operator, navigator, instrument-landing truck operator and radio or television studio engineer.
Aviation Ordnance	Maintains and repairs aircraft armament systems, gun pods, machine guns, bomb racks and rocket/missle launcher equipment.	Electricity, hydraulics and mechanics shop courses useful.	Firearms assembler, gunsmith, armament mechanic and aircraft accessories repairer.
Data systems	Operates and programs data processing equipment.	Clerical aptitude, manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination, mathematics, accounting and English useful.	Computer operator or programmer and data, control coordinator.
Drafting, Surveying and Mapping	Makes architectural and mechanical drawings, prepares military maps, creates or copies articles of illustrative materials.	Mathematics, mechanical drawing and drafting, geography and commercial art helpful.	Architectural or mechanical drafting, surveyor or cartographer, illustrator and commercial artist.
Construction Equipment and Shore Party	Performs metal-working operation and maintenance of fuel storage, heavy engineering equipment, construction and repair of military facilities.	Automotive mechanics, sheet metal working, machine shop, carpentry and mechanical drafting useful.	Sheet metal worker, engineering equipment mechanic, carpenter, road machinery operator, rigger and construction superintendent.
Intelligence	Records and interprets information, makes study of aerial photographs, conducts interrogations in foreign languages, translates written material and interprets conversations.	Geography, history, government, economics, English, foreign languages, typing, mechanical drafting and mathematics useful.	Investigator, research worker, intelligence analyst (government), map drafter, cartographic aide and records analyst.
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical	Performs routine duties to apply detection, emergency and decontamination measures to gassed or radioactive areas. Inspects and performs preventive maintenance on chemical warfare protection equipment.	Must not have any known hypersensitivity to the wearing of protective clothing; be emotionally stable; biology and chemistry background useful.	Laboratory assistant (nuclear, biological or chemical), exterminator and decontaminator.
Operational Communications	Lays communication wire; installs and operates radio, radio telegraph and radio relay equipment; encodes and decodes messages.	Mathematics, typing, courses in electricity and electronics useful.	Radio operator, telephone lineperson, radio broadcaster, traffic manager and communications engineer.
Ordnance	Inspects, maintains and repairs infantry, artillery and anti-aircraft weapons; fire control optical instruments; operates machine tools or modifies metal parts.	Mathematics, mechanics, machine shop and blueprint reading, welding and heat treatment or metal electricity.	Armament mechanic, gunsmith, time-recording equipment service person, electrician, optical instrument inspector and electrical engineer.
Signals Intelligence/Ground Electronic Warfare	Performs routine duties for collecting, translating, recording and disseminating information associated with military plans and operations.	English composition, geography and mathematics useful.	Radio intelligence operator, intelligence analyst, investigator and records analyst.
Utilities	Installs, operates and maintains electrical, water supply, heating, plumbing, sewage, refrigeration, hygiene and air-conditioning equipment.	Mechanical aptitude and manual dexterity important; vocational school shop course in industrial arts and crafts beneficial.	Electrician, plumber, steam fitter, refrigeration mechanic, electric motor repairer and stationary engineer.
Weather Service	Collects, records and analyzes meteorological data; makes visual and instrumental observations.	Visual acuity correctable to 20/20, normal color perception; mathematics desirable, meteorology and astronomy helpful.	Meteorologist and weather forecaster/observer.

Career field	Duties & responsibilities	Qualifications	Examples of civilian jobs
Aircraft Maintenance	Performs the mechanical functions of maintenance, repair and modification of Marine air and ground support equipment.	Mechanical or electrical aptitude with manual dexterity; shot mathematics desirable.	Aircraft mechanic, electrician or hydraulics specialist, aviation machinist, sheet metal worker and aircraft instrument maker or repairer.
Motor Transport	Performs auto mechanics and body repair, motor vehicle and amphibian truck operations.	Automotive mechanics, machine shop, electricity and blueprint reading useful.	Automobile mechanic, electrical systems repairer, truck driver, moter vehicle dispatcher and motor transport.