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As an Infantry Soldier, you’ll serve in the field, working to defend our country against any threats on the ground. You’ll capture, destroy, and deter enemy forces, assist in reconnaissance, and help mobilize troops and weaponry to support the mission as the ground combat force.
View MOS profile →As an Indirect Fire Infantry Soldier, you’ll be a member of a mortar squad, section, or platoon. The mortar has the most power and range of any weapon in an infantry unit. In this job, you’ll carry out scout missions to spot enemy troops and gun locations, and operate two-way radios and signal equipment to relay fire missions.
View MOS profile →As a first step toward becoming an Infantryman, you’ll train in the use of small arms, anti-tank, and other weapons systems. You will be responsible for capturing, destroying, and repelling enemy ground forces during missions. This is also the starting point for many advanced schools, such as Special Forces, Airborne School, Ranger School, Sniper School, and Pathfinder School.
View MOS profile →Supports mobility, construction, obstacle reduction, and field engineering missions.
View MOS profile →As a Bridge Crewmember, you'll help construct bridges and rafts to help Soldiers cross rough terrain, bodies of water, and barriers they might encounter in the field. You'll help create floating bridges and rafts from a boat as well as help combat engineers create safe crossings on land by building structures or demolishing obstacles.
View MOS profile →As a Diver, you’ll have the unique skills to conduct reconnaissance, demolition, and salvage underwater. You’ll also assist with underwater construction and specialize in either scuba diving or deep-sea diving. You’ll support special warfare and explosive ordnance disposal troops while using diving gear.
View MOS profile →As a Quarrying Specialist, you'll be responsible for moving earth and materials with heavy types of machinery to help construct airfields, roads, dams, and buildings. You will also operate heavy construction equipment such as rock crushers, explosives, and jackhammers to remove rock and debris from construction sites.
View MOS profile →As an Army Plumber, you’ll be crucial in keeping the Army operating smoothly by installing, repairing, and making construction plans for new pipe systems and insulation. You’ll install and repair pipe systems, plumbing fixtures, vents, and insulation, and you’ll read, interpret, and make construction plans for new pipe systems.
View MOS profile →As an Army Firefighter, you’ll have the vital task of protecting peoples’ lives and property from fire, much like their civilian counterparts. You’ll control and prevent fires, not only in Army structures, but also aboard aircraft and ships. You’ll supervise and conduct firefighting, rescue, salvage, and fire protection operations, and you’ll perform emergency response duties during hazardous materials incidents.
View MOS profile →As a Horizontal Construction Engineer, you’ll operate heavy construction equipment like bulldozers, tractors, backhoes, cranes, excavators, and road graders to help pave the way for fellow Soldiers and to make room for construction projects. Without safe roads to travel, it’s hard for Soldiers to move around, especially in unfamiliar territory. You’ll also assist Army engineers to analyze construction site needs and transport heavy construction equipment from one site to another.
View MOS profile →As a Prime Power Production Specialist, you'll be part of the Army Corps of Engineers working to maintain the Army's electrical power plants. You'll install and inspect electrical power generators and analyze power plant equipment and systems, isolating and troubleshooting complex malfunctions if needed. Additionally, you may serve as a technical advisor to FEMA and other federal organizations.
View MOS profile →As a Power Distribution Specialist, you'll have the important responsibility of powering electricity to the Army. You’ll build, install, and maintain electrical distribution systems like utility poles, power lines, and electrical hardware that supply power for all operations.
View MOS profile →As an Interior Electrician, you'll install, maintain, and safely distribute electricity, the driving force behind today’s Army. You’ll work on interior electrical systems, including transformers, circuit breakers, electrical boxes, and lightning rods. You'll test equipment and fix any short circuits in wires and faulty equipment, and you'll learn to read blueprints and wire plans to determine layouts and repair.
View MOS profile →As a Technical Engineer, you’ll supervise and execute construction site development with technical investigation, surveys, drafts, and construction plans/specifications. You’ll also use digital equipment and software to draw topographic maps and charts to prepare detailed plans for construction projects.
View MOS profile →As a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist, you'll have the skills needed to handle a variety of carpentry and masonry duties, building important structures for the Army using hand and power tools, lumber, concrete, stones, and bricks. You’ll also help combat engineers build structures to respond to rough terrain and environmental hazards.
View MOS profile →As a Geospatial Engineer, you’ll provide invaluable visualization of the land and battlefield in advance of sending troops into unfamiliar terrain. From conditions and effects of terrain and weather on vehicles and troop movements, to points of tactical interest during missions, you’ll examine all aspects of the battlefield before boots ever hit the ground. You’ll extract and analyze geographic data from satellite imagery, photography, and field reconnaissance, then use this data to create different types of maps and databases. You will also use the information you gather to support military and civilian operations for Disaster Relief and Homeland Security.
View MOS profile →As a Cannon Crewmember, you’ll play a vital role in helping the Army win during missions. You’ll work with Howitzers, some of the most technologically advanced weapons systems ever created, to support infantry and tank units. You’ll learn how to handle ammunition, operate these weapons systems, and calculate targets. Soldiers in this job will enlist as a Field Artillery Soldier (13U) and be assigned to a specific Field Artillery job (13-Series MOS) based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As a Joint Fire Support Specialist, you’ll gather intelligence and enemy target location to help the Army determine where and how to deploy artillery in mission-based situations. You’ll set up and operate communications systems, encode and decode messages, assist in the preparation of fire support plans, coordinate and target, operate laser range finders and target devices, and determine the target’s location using computers or manual calculations. Soldiers in this job will enlist as a Field Artillery Soldier (13U) and be assigned to a specific Field Artillery job (13-Series MOS) based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As a Fire Control Specialist, you’ll use strategic skills to coordinate and integrate weapons operations. You’ll process and relay tactical battlefield information to a network of joint fires in support of mission-based operations. You’ll integrate information from multiple users and sensors through the Army and other service networks, and you’ll operate computer and database systems. Soldiers in this job will enlist as a Field Artillery Soldier (13U) and be assigned to a specific Field Artillery job (13-Series MOS) based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As a Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS/HIMARS) Crewmember, you’ll maintain and operate the entire multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) as well as the high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS). You’ll launch various missiles and munitions in quick strikes to help ensure battlefield success. This role also supports infantry and tank units while supplementing cannon artillery units. Soldiers in this job will enlist as a Field Artillery Soldier (13U) and be assigned to a specific Field Artillery job (13-Series MOS) based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As a Weapons Locating Radar Operator, you’ll have the vital task of detecting enemy forces with speed and accuracy using a highly specialized radar called a Firefinder, and alerting field artillery units to this critical targeting information. Soldiers in this job will enlist as a Field Artillery Soldier (13U) and be assigned to a specific Field Artillery job (13-Series MOS) based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As a Field Artillery Soldier, you will train to use artillery weapons to destroy, neutralize, or suppress enemy forces using cannon, rocket, and missile fire. Soldiers in this branch will be assigned as a 13B, 13F, 13J, 13M, or 13R based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As a Patriot Fire Control Enhanced Operator / Maintainer, you’ll be responsible for operating and maintaining the four major parts of the Patriot Fire Control system. You’ll act quickly and with precision to identify, track, and engage those identified threats using one of the world’s most advanced interceptor missile systems capable of destroying enemy air threats at a moment’s notice. Soldiers in this branch will enlist as an Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Soldier (14U) and be assigned to a specific ADA job (14-Series MOS) based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As an Air Defense Battle Management System Operator, you’ll use specialized skills to sustain air space superiority and protect against aerial and missile attacks by providing critical situational awareness, threat detection, and early warnings from airspace. Spotting an incoming threat in advance can be a crucial advantage in protecting ground forces and provide overall ease for many Soldiers. Additionally, you’ll learn to evaluate intelligence data, maintain and troubleshoot systems, and establish connectivity to air defense networks. Soldiers in this branch will enlist as an Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Soldier (14U) and be assigned to a specific ADA job (14-Series MOS) based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As an Air Defense Enhanced Early Warning System Operator, you’ll have the vital task of evaluating and communicating data about aerial surveillance and incoming enemy aerial missile attacks. You’ll maintain computer data links and networks that provide early detection and tracking of possible air threats from the earth’s surface to space, giving units situational awareness and data needed to enable threat engagement and destruction and sustain air space superiority. Soldiers in this branch will enlist as an Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Soldier (14U) and be assigned to a specific ADA job (14-Series MOS) based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As an Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Crewmember, you’ll be a member of the Army’s air defense artillery team with the important task of operating and maintaining three of the Army’s surface-to-air advanced weapons systems which provide vital mobile, short-range air defense protection against cruise missiles and other threats. You’ll reload and resupply these weapons systems, and use them to track, identify, and destroy enemy threats. Soldiers in this branch will enlist as an Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Soldier (14U) and be assigned to a specific ADA job (14-Series MOS) based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As an Avenger Crewmember, you’ll prepare, operate, and fire the Avenger portable surface-to-air missile system designed to provide protection against cruise missiles, and low-flying aircraft. You’ll establish and maintain radio communications, evaluate potential targets and target engagement, use infrared to detect and engage targets, and resupply ammunition for firing.
View MOS profile →As a Patriot Launching Station Enhanced Operator / Maintainer, you’ll be in charge of one of the world’s most advanced missile systems called Patriot, the main weapon system of the Army’s air defense mission. You’ll ensure missiles are ready to fire the moment an airborne threat is detected and prepare the system for firing. In addition, you’ll be expected to perform crucial electronic diagnostic procedures and preventive maintenance on the launcher station and its control systems. You’ll also be expected to establish and maintain radio and wire communications and prepare tactical map overlays and analyze data. Soldiers in this branch will enlist as an Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Soldier (14U) and be assigned to a specific ADA job (14-Series MOS) based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As an Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Soldier, you’ll be part of the team that sustains air space superiority and protects against aerial and missile attacks by providing critical situational awareness, threat detection, and early warnings from airspace. You will train to identify, track, and engage enemy threats using the most advanced air defense technology. Soldiers in this branch will be assigned as a 14E, 14G, 14H, 14P, or 14T based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As an Aircraft Powerplant Repairer, you'll inspect and perform maintenance on aircraft turbine engines and components to make sure they are safe and ready to fly. You'll diagnose and troubleshoot problems with airplane and helicopter engines and do operational and safety checks.
View MOS profile →As an MQ-1 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Operator, you’ll be an air reconnaissance specialist, integral in providing the ground force with information about enemy forces and battle areas. You’ll train and utilize specialized skills to conduct surveillance, targeting, and acquisition missions. Using the weapon systems of the MQ-1 Grey Eagle, you will also engage the enemy with direct fires.
View MOS profile →As an Aircraft Powertrain Repairer, you'll inspect and perform maintenance on aircraft powertrains systems—disassembling and fixing parts such as transmissions, engines, and rotary wings. You'll adjust, balance, and align all powertrain systems to make sure planes and helicopters are safe and ready to fly.
View MOS profile →As an Aircraft Electrician, you'll perform and supervise inspections, repairs, and testing of aircraft electrical systems and components. You’ll help keep sophisticated Army aircraft flying safely by troubleshooting and performing maintenance on aircraft electrical systems.
View MOS profile →As an Aircraft Structural Repairer, you'll make sure Army airplanes and helicopters are safe and ready to fly by performing maintenance and repair. Using your training as a welder, you'll create new parts out of metal and fiberglass, while improving testing, safety, and technical procedures.
View MOS profile →As an Aircraft Pneudraulics Repairer, you'll inspect and perform maintenance on airplane and helicopter pneudraulic systems — the combination of hydraulic and compressed air pressure that powers aircraft parts, such as landing gear, rudders, and brakes. You'll diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical problems and test components to make sure aircraft are safe and ready to fly.
View MOS profile →As an MQ-1 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Repairer, you'll work with cutting-edge technology and surveillance to maintain the Gray Eagle UAS. You’ll ensure they are ready to fly and able to gather and transmit important intelligence information. You’ll also repair electrical, avionics, propulsions, communications, takeoff and landing, and fuel systems.
View MOS profile →As an Avionic Mechanic, you’ll play a critical role in keeping Army planes and equipment safe and up-to-date, performing maintenance on tactical communications, communications security, navigation, and flight control equipment. You’ll also conduct inspections and maintenance according to safety procedures and aircraft flight controls.
View MOS profile →As an Aviation Operations Specialist, you'll be responsible for scheduling and dispatching tactical aircraft missions and making one of the largest fleets of aircraft in the world run safely and efficiently. You’ll coordinate flight plans, maintain flight logs, and alert crash crews of emergencies. You’ll also conduct aircraft mission planning, prepare maps, and interpret weather reports.
View MOS profile →As an Air Traffic Control (ATC) Operator, you'll track aircraft such as jets and helicopters to ensure mission success while maintaining critical safe flight operations. You’ll coordinate aircraft movement for takeoff and landing as well as track aircraft in flight in both tactical and non-tactical environments. You’ll have to follow specific procedures, rules, and regulations. You’ll control airborne and ground traffic for safety, process flight plan data, and you will help set up tactical air traffic control facilities on the front lines, ensuring the safety of every pilot and passenger.
View MOS profile →As an AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer, you’ll maintain the AH-64 helicopters, also known as the Apaches. Hundreds of Army missions depend on these helicopters, making your role vital. You’ll ensure every helicopter is safe and ready to fly by preparing aircraft maintenance forms and records, supervising inspections, and ensuring standards are met.
View MOS profile →Inspects and repairs Black Hawk helicopter systems and components.
View MOS profile →Inspects, maintains, and repairs Chinook helicopters and supports aircrew safety tasks.
View MOS profile →As a Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) Specialist, you’ll be an air reconnaissance and attack expert working with cutting-edge drone technology that's equipped with the most advanced capabilities. You’ll be integral to the ground force, employing a variety of battlefield effects while operating and repairing drone systems.
View MOS profile →As an AH-64 Armament/Electrical/Avionic Systems Repairer, you'll repair and maintain twin-engine attack helicopters. You will troubleshoot mechanical and electrical problems and maintain and authorize modifications to weapons, firing, and targeting systems. You will do safety tests and preventive checks to make sure all helicopters are safe and ready to fly.
View MOS profile →Protects Army networks and supports defensive and offensive cyberspace operations.
View MOS profile →As an Electromagnetic Warfare Specialist, you will become an expert in a high-tech, cutting-edge field that places you at the forefront of modern warfare. You will be critical to national security as you protect our forces and manage the electromagnetic spectrum environment. This includes radio, cellular, satellite communications, GPS, and radar systems.
View MOS profile →As a Special Forces Weapons Sergeant, you’ll become a member of the Green Berets, one of the most highly skilled Soldiers in the world. You will operate and maintain a wide variety of domestic (United States), allied, and foreign weaponry. You’ll employ conventional and unconventional warfare tactics and techniques in individual and small arms infantry operations.
View MOS profile →As a Special Forces Engineer Sergeant, you’ll become a member of the Green Berets, one of the most highly skilled Soldiers in the world. You will serve on construction projects, building critical infrastructure and creating bridges, buildings, and field barricades. As a demolitions specialist, you’ll carry out demolition raids against strategic enemy targets like railroads, fuel depots, and bridges, destroying critical components of infrastructure to give our Soldiers a tactical advantage.
View MOS profile →As a Special Forces Medical Sergeant, you'll become Green Berets, one of the most highly skilled Soldiers in the world. Though you’ll primarily train with an emphasis on first-response and trauma medicine much like a paramedic in the civilian world, you’ll also have a working knowledge of dentistry, veterinary care, public sanitation, water quality, and optometry.
View MOS profile →As a Special Forces Communications Sergeant, you’ll become a member of the Green Berets, one of the most highly skilled Soldiers in the world. You’ll supervise communications for special operations and missions. You’ll organize, train, advise, and supervise the installation, use, and operation of communications equipment, and establish and maintain tactical lines of communication with teams during missions.
View MOS profile →As a Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant, you’ll become a member of the Green Berets, one of the most highly skilled Soldiers in the world. You’ll collect intelligence for special missions by employing conventional and unconventional warfare tactics and strategies, both in preparation for special missions and during operations, and provide tactical guidance to Army personnel. You’ll also be tasked with preparing reports for intelligence nets (agents who process prisoners of war, establish security plans, and maintain classified documents).
View MOS profile →As a Special Forces Candidate, you’ll be training to become a Green Beret, one of the most highly skilled Soldiers in the world. To join the Army elite, you must complete extensive mental and physical training. There are four entry-level Special Forces Military Occupational Specialties, and your specialty will be decided based on your background, aptitude, and the needs of the Army.
View MOS profile →As a Bradley Crewmember, you close with and destroy the enemy forces using firepower, mobility, and shock effect. You will primarily be responsible for conducting decisive action in large scale combat operations. Bradley Crewmembers are valued for their warfighting skills which are perfected in realistic training, military education, and service in the most demanding leadership positions the Armor Branch has to offer. Soldiers in this job will enlist as an Armor Crewmember Recruit (19U) and be assigned to a specific Armor job (a 19-Series MOS) based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As a Cavalry Scout, you’ll act as the eyes and ears on the field, gathering information about enemy positions, vehicles, weapons, and activity. You’ll determine whether to call for reinforcements and when to order a retreat. With the information you’ll gather, commanders can make informed decisions about how to move troops and where and when to attack. Soldiers in this job will enlist as an Armor Crewmember Recruit (19U) and be assigned to a specific Armor job (a 19-Series MOS) based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As an Armor Crewmember, you’ll work as part of a team to operate tanks and assault vehicles and fire weapons to destroy enemy positions. You’ll need to be ready to defend our country anywhere in the world. Soldiers in this job will enlist as an Armor Crewmember Recruit (19U) and be assigned to a specific Armor job (a 19-Series MOS) based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →As an Armor Soldier, you will train on tank and cavalry operations on the battlefield. You’ll be part of the team that operates tanks, conducts reconnaissance, and fires weapons to engage and destroy the enemy. Soldiers in this branch will be assigned as a 19C, 19D, or 19K based on available Army opportunities and skills assessed at Basic Combat Training.
View MOS profile →Maintains Army computer systems, networks, backups, and data-recovery operations.
View MOS profile →As a Cyber Network Defender, you’ll be responsible for defending and protecting computer networks from cybersecurity threats. You’ll also maintain networks, ensure the availability of data resources, detect vulnerabilities, and respond quickly to security attacks.
View MOS profile →Installs and maintains the voice and data systems that keep Army teams connected.
View MOS profile →As a Satellite Communication Systems Specialist, you'll be responsible for the installation, maintenance, and operations of satellite communication systems and technical control facilities. You’ll configure and troubleshoot equipment, ensure reliable transmission and reception of data, voice, and video signals over satellite links, and keep the entire Army updated, informed, and situationally aware.
View MOS profile →As a Signal Operations Support Specialist, you’ll provide technical support and expertise in the operation and maintenance of communication systems. You'll install, configure, and troubleshoot tactical signal equipment such as radios and data transmission devices. You'll also work closely with tactical military teams to ensure reliable and efficient communication for military operations.
View MOS profile →As a Paralegal Specialist, you’ll be an integral part of the U.S. Army’s legal system. You’ll be expected to provide legal and administrative support in all areas of criminal law, family law, international law, civil and administrative law, contract law, and fiscal law. You’ll assist judges, Army lawyers, and unit commanders with legal matters and judicial work.
View MOS profile →As a Military Police Soldier, you’ll protect peoples’ lives and property on Army installations by enforcing military laws and regulations. You’ll also control traffic, prevent crime, and respond to all emergencies. You’ll conduct force protection, anti-terrorism, area security, and police intelligence operations. You’ll also train in corrections and detention, investigations and mobility, and security around the world.
View MOS profile →As a Corrections/Detention Specialist, you’ll be mainly responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations in a military correctional facility or detention facility. Additionally, you’ll offer counseling and guidance to individual prisoners within a rehabilitative program.
View MOS profile →As a Military Working Dog Handler, you'll work with K-9 units and be responsible for training and caring for dogs, both at home and abroad, supporting missions and daily law enforcement. Military Working Dogs search for drugs or explosives and work with their human counterparts to neutralize threats in law enforcement operations.
View MOS profile →Turns information from multiple sources into useful intelligence for commanders.
View MOS profile →As a Geospatial Intelligence Imagery Analyst, you’ll analyze visual data to provide Army leadership with critical information about enemy forces, potential battle areas, and mission support. You’ll use aerial imagery, geospatial data, full motion video, and other electronic monitoring to help determine precise target coordinates, identify enemy positions, navigate obstacles, and design defense and combat plans.
View MOS profile →As a Counterintelligence Agent, you’ll conduct investigations, collect and process forensic and physical evidence to identify and detect foreign intelligence and international terrorist threats, and plan the appropriate countermeasures to neutralize them.
View MOS profile →As a Human Intelligence Collector, you’ll collect intelligence about an adversary’s intentions, strengths, vulnerabilities, and capabilities, and you’ll share this critical information to help Army leaders better understand the enemy. You’ll debrief and interrogate human intelligence sources, analyze and prepare intelligence reports, and screen human intelligence sources and documents.
View MOS profile →Examines foreign communications and activity, then produces intelligence reports for Army leaders.
View MOS profile →As a Signals Intelligence Voice Interceptor, you’ll use your skills as a linguist to identify, categorize, translate, and summarize foreign language communications from a specific location. You’ll also operate and oversee signals equipment used in signals intelligence operations. You’ll learn intelligence skills needed to conduct military briefings, and tip the appropriate authorities when needed. This role is important because the nation’s defense depends largely on information that comes from foreign languages.
View MOS profile →As a Signals Collector / Analyst, you'll gather clues from radio frequencies and electronic signals to detect and collect coded foreign intelligence messages. You'll intercept and identify these nonverbal frequencies and keep logs in order to piece together secret tactical messages.
View MOS profile →As a Military Intelligence (MI) Systems Maintainer / Integrator, you’ll make sure we can always find, know, and never lose the enemy by making sure the equipment used by the Military Intelligence Soldiers, including computers and networks, is kept in top working condition. You’ll maintain, test, and repair communications equipment, and you’ll assess and extract the data from fixed, portable, and wireless communication devices.
View MOS profile →As a Foreign Language Specialist, you’ll go to the Defense Language Institute (DLI) for language training. There you will learn how to speak, listen, and read in your target language. During your time at DLI you will also be immersed in the culture of your target language’s region. Upon graduation of language training at DLI, you will be eligible for an associate degree in foreign language. Foreign Language Specialists will be assessed and attend either 35M or 35P Advanced Individual Training.
View MOS profile →As a Financial Management Technician, you'll be managing resources and financial operations as part of the Army's Finance and Comptroller Corps. You'll use your expertise in math to provide financial advice and recommendations for units looking to purchase services and supplies for their missions. You'll also be in charge of military pay, overseeing services with commercial vendors, auditing, accounting, banking operations, and more.
View MOS profile →As a Psychological Operations Specialist, you’ll be an expert at persuasion. You’ll assess and develop the information needed to influence and engage specific audiences. You’ll broadcast important information through various mediums and assist U.S. and foreign governments, militaries, and civilian populations.
View MOS profile →As a Civil Affairs Specialist, you’ll be the link between the Army and local civilians around the world. You will identify what critical resources local citizens may need during missions or in crisis situations, fostering and maintaining dialogue with civilian aid agencies and civilian relief and assistance organizations. And you’ll be responsible for coordinating, conducting, and participating in the planning and production of civil affairs related documents.
View MOS profile →Supports personnel records, career actions, official documents, and data analysis.
View MOS profile →As a Musician, you’ll uphold a time-honored tradition of entertaining our Soldiers, performing in a variety of ensembles, and serving as a musical ambassador of our nation. A musician in the Army is an opportunity to work for the largest employer of musicians in the world. Whether it's a ceremonial performance or a concert to boost the morale of Soldiers, U.S. Army Bands members have the opportunity to serve their country while making music. In order to qualify for this honor, you must demonstrate a high level of proficiency and versatility on your instrument and pass auditions.
View MOS profile →As a Special Band Musician, you'll perform in the U.S. Army Band, U.S. Army Field Band, U.S. Military Academy Band, or the 3rd Infantry (The Old Guard) Fife and Drum Corps. You'll also plan in or lead bands, orchestras, combos, and jazz groups, and perform in street parades, concerts, and more.
View MOS profile →As an Army Public Affairs Mass Communication Specialist, you’ll supervise and assist administration of Army public affairs programs by researching, preparing, and distributing news releases, articles, web-based material, and photographs on Army personnel and activities. You’ll gather information within your unit and around the Army, you’ll develop ideas for news articles, arrange and conduct interviews, write news releases, feature articles and editorials, and conduct media training.
View MOS profile →As a Visual Information Equipment Operator-Maintainer you will install, operate, and maintain visual information equipment and systems. This includes video teleconferencing systems, video switchers and audio mixers, synchronous generators, amplifying equipment, and photo imaging equipment. You’ll also work with closed circuit systems, visual imagery satellite, microwave, RF transmission, and cable distribution systems associated with VI operations that support Army, Joint, and Combined operations.
View MOS profile →As a Visual Information Specialist, you’ll operate audio visual equipment and develop multimedia products that combine text, sound, graphics, animations, and video to support different areas of the Army such as Public Affairs, Military Intelligence, and Psychological Operations. You’ll create illustrations, map overlays, posters, graphs, charts, and web pages, while also performing unit level maintenance on assigned equipment.
View MOS profile →As a Religious Affairs Specialist, you’ll have the rewarding responsibility of supporting the unit ministry team, programs, and worship services, while also providing support to the Chaplains during missions and everyday activities. You’ll assist in planning and synchronizing religious support operations and coordinating the circulation of the unit ministry team to ensure the Soldiers’ spiritual readiness. You’ll also maintain reports, files, and administrative data for religious operations, and conduct specialized peer counseling for Soldiers in need of emotional support.
View MOS profile →As a Biomedical Equipment Specialist, you’ll maintain and repair medical equipment that Soldiers rely on, including X-ray systems and life-support monitors. You’ll diagnose problems, fix malfunctions, and install mechanical or radiological equipment to keep critical medical technology running.
View MOS profile →As an Orthopedic Specialist, you'll assist with all kinds of patient care at an Orthopedic clinic—where patients are treated for pain and injuries to bones, joints, and muscles. You'll help prep patients for surgery, monitor their care afterwards, and even assist orthopedic surgeons with procedures in the operating room.
View MOS profile →As a Practical Nursing Specialist, you'll provide the highest level of quality medical care to Soldiers and their families by performing preventive, therapeutic, and emergency nursing care under the supervision of a physician, registered nurse, or non-commissioned Officer.
View MOS profile →As an Operating Room Specialist, you'll assist nurses in prepping patients for surgery and providing assistance to doctors during surgical procedures. You'll ensure that operating rooms and surgical tools are properly sterilized and inspected before and after procedures.
View MOS profile →As a Dental Specialist, you'll receive the specialized training needed to assist Army dentists in the examination and treatment of servicemembers’ teeth. You'll help the dentist prepare for operations by selecting and arranging instruments and by taking patient’s dental impressions and X-rays. You’ll also manage the dental offices and patient records, perform preventive cleanings, take the patient’s blood pressure, pulse, and help administer anesthesia when needed.
View MOS profile →As a Physical Therapy Specialist, you’ll help licensed Physical Therapists treat and rehabilitate patients suffering from a variety of injuries and illnesses in order to decrease their pain and promote a physically fit lifestyle so they can be in top physical condition. You’ll receive the intensive instruction needed to provide patient care and administer physical therapy treatments that will treat disabilities and prevent future injuries.
View MOS profile →As a Patient Administration Specialist, you'll be entrusted with serving the military community and their families and providing essential support to the clinical staff of a hospital. You’ll perform administrative duties for patients, and you’ll utilize your knowledge of medical terms and statistical reports to manage medical records and keep track of patient health.
View MOS profile →As an Optical Laboratory Specialist, you’ll read prescriptions and use advanced equipment to shape, coat, and assemble eyewear for Soldiers. You’ll maintain equipment and ensure troops have the precision eyewear they need to stay mission-ready.
View MOS profile →As a Medical Logistics Specialist, you’ll receive, store, and issue medical supplies and equipment while managing inventory records and quality assurance. You’ll ensure timely ordering and delivery of materials to support field training and deployments, supervise supply teams, and enforce compliance with safety procedures.
View MOS profile →As a Medical Laboratory Specialist, you’ll perform lab tests and identify blood types to help diagnose and treat Soldiers. You’ll collect samples, run tests, manage blood products, and keep critical equipment running as it should.
View MOS profile →As an Occupational Therapy Specialist, you’ll work with Registered Occupational Therapists to help Soldiers recover from injuries and illness through tailored treatment plans. You’ll teach recovery techniques and guide patients through physical and mental challenges caused by trauma.
View MOS profile →As a Nutrition Care Specialist, you'll provide healthy and nutritious diets for patients and medical nutrition therapy for military service members, their families, retirees, and veterans. You’ll prepare and serve food that meets each patient’s individual medical condition for rapid recovery, disease management, and the promotion of health and wellness. You’ll work with a Registered Dietitian to create customized diets and specially balanced menus for patients, and you’ll teach wellness, nutrition, health, and good food choices.
View MOS profile →Operates X-ray and medical-imaging equipment while supporting patient care.
View MOS profile →As a Pharmacy Specialist, you'll be an integral member of the healthcare team, preparing and issuing prescribed pharmaceuticals and medicines, while also maintaining pharmacy supplies and records under the supervision of pharmacists and doctors. You will evaluate orders, verify dosage calculations, and provide instructions to patients on how to properly take the medicine.
View MOS profile →As a Veterinary Food Inspection Specialist, you’ll oversee food safety, quality assurance, and protection from contamination of food consumed by Soldiers and their families. You’ll supervise food inspection and combined veterinary services, while using statistical sampling methods to ensure foods are inspected for freshness, proper storage and delivery, and packaged according to military standards.
View MOS profile →As a Preventive Medicine Specialist, you'll be a major contributor when it comes to keeping the Army healthy and preventing the spread of infection and disease. You'll conduct laboratory tests to monitor the spread of bacteria, keep health records, and survey and track conditions for potential risks. You’ll have the skills and training necessary to recommend proper corrective actions to ensure good health for our Soldiers.
View MOS profile →As an Animal Care Specialist, you'll provide medical care, management, and treatment for government-owned animals, including K-9 units, ceremonial horses, and the pets of Soldiers and their families. You will prevent and control the spread of diseases from animals to humans. You'll also help Army veterinarians conduct routine exams, administer medications, and perform surgical and emergency procedures for animals. It’ll be your responsibility to ensure the best possible treatment, so the animals can provide a great service to the Army.
View MOS profile →As a Respiratory Specialist, your focus will be to help patients with chronic or sudden breathing problems. You'll be assisting doctors and advanced nurses in treating patients in both emergency and non-emergency situations, preparing blood samples for lab tests, and administering tests that check lung capacity and function.
View MOS profile →Provides emergency treatment, limited primary care, and evacuation support.
View MOS profile →As a Behavioral Health Specialist, you'll work under the supervision of psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers to help administer mental health care to Soldiers. You'll conduct intake interviews and counsel patients to ensure they get the treatment they need to be productive and healthy members of the Army. Additionally, you'll help your fellow Soldiers learn to manage any existing mental health conditions, behavior problems, struggles with drugs and alcohol, and stresses that arise as part of Army service.
View MOS profile →As an Eye Specialist, you'll work with optometrists and ophthalmologists to conduct diagnostic vision tests and help care for and treat patients with eye or vision problems.
View MOS profile →As a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Specialist, you’ll protect the country against the threat of CBRN weapons of mass destruction, and you’ll decontaminate hazardous material spills or accidents. You’ll employ the most advanced equipment and coordinate defense systems against these weapons of mass destruction in support of joint and combined arms operations.
View MOS profile →As a Cargo Specialist, you'll be the cargo handling expert for everything the Army moves by land, sea, or air. You’ll ensure the Army receives supplies, weapons, the mail, and equipment on a daily basis all over the world. You will be trained in cargo documentation, the securing of cargo, and learn how to load and unload cargo manually or by operating material handling equipment like cranes and forklifts.
View MOS profile →As a Watercraft Operator, you’ll be responsible for navigation, cargo operations, and supervising other Soldiers on Army watercraft. As part of the piloting team, you’ll train in the basics of seamanship and vessel operations, using electronic positioning systems, handheld navigation devices, and traditional watch standing procedures. You’ll learn boat handling techniques, how to dock and undock vessels, drop and weigh anchor, interpret code signal flags, and send and receive messages via radio, beacon, and signal flag. Since safety is such an important part of this job, you’ll also learn emergency water survival, how to operate lifeboats, shipboard firefighting, and other emergency procedures.
View MOS profile →As a Watercraft Engineer, you’ll supervise or perform maintenance and repairs on Army watercraft and auxiliary equipment on marine vessels in order to keep them running at all times. You’ll perform daily systems checks, repair and maintain gasoline and diesel engines, troubleshoot and repair watercraft propulsion machinery, and repair and service lift machinery and engine-related electrical systems. To do this, you’ll train in basic electronics, hydraulics, and shop practices, as well as in engine operation and maintenance. You’ll also train in marine operations, the preventive maintenance of steering systems, and you’ll learn how to inspect and maintain the propellers and staffs.
View MOS profile →Operates wheeled vehicles to transport personnel and cargo across varied terrain.
View MOS profile →As a Transportation Management Coordinator, you'll plan and schedule transportation for troops, cargo, and equipment worldwide. You will document and inventory freight shipments, prepare cargo for travel, and determine the most efficient mode of transport and coordination for Soldiers and personnel to meet mission requirements.
View MOS profile →As a Railway Specialist, you’ll oversee the Army’s rail network capabilities and infrastructure assessments to assist with safe handling of important cargo. This includes rail planning and properly managing host nation or contracted rail assets, along with car inspections at route stops and following instructions received from signal towers or other trains.
View MOS profile →As an Ammunition Stock Control and Accounting Specialist, you’ll perform stock control and accounting duties for ammunition, explosives, and associated explosive components using hardware and software systems and manual records. You’ll perform the issue, receipt, shipment, turn-in and maintenance transfer of ammunition.
View MOS profile →As an Ammunition Specialist, you’ll be responsible for the highly specialized care and management of ammunition, explosives, and their components. You’ll perform stock control and accounting duties, and you’ll be in charge of receiving, storing, issuing, and inspecting weapon systems to determine if they need repair or need to be destroyed. This means you’ll be in charge of blowing up expired or partially used explosives and other ordnance in controlled settings, a crucial part of keeping our troops safe.
View MOS profile →Identifies and helps render safe explosive hazards using specialized tools and robotics.
View MOS profile →As an M1 Abrams Tank System Maintainer, you’ll perform maintenance on the suspension, steering, hydraulic, auxiliary power, fire suppression, and gas systems of Abrams tanks.
View MOS profile →Diagnoses, maintains, and repairs Army wheeled vehicles and related systems.
View MOS profile →As a Utilities Equipment Repairer, you’ll supervise and perform maintenance on vital utilities equipment and support systems, such as air conditioners and refrigeration units, to make sure they are kept in top working condition in any environment. You’ll train to read temperature and pressure gauges, make operating adjustments to utility equipment, test for leaks, perform preventative maintenance, troubleshoot malfunctions, and read and use technical manuals and diagnostic instruments.
View MOS profile →As a Tactical Power Generation Specialist, you’ll supply the power needed to run virtually every aspect of Army activity; power that must be available whenever and wherever the Army needs it. You will supervise and perform maintenance and repairs on power-generation equipment, internal combustion engines, and associated equipment in mobile and stationary power plants. You’ll train to use high-tech test and diagnostic equipment, read complex wiring schematics and diagrams, and repair electrical components.
View MOS profile →As an Allied Trade Specialist, you’ll supervise the fabrication, repair, and modification of metallic and nonmetallic parts to ensure the Army’s equipment is operating reliably. You’ll operate lathes, drilling presses, grinders, welding machines, and other machine shop equipment while also serving as a welder. You will train to select the materials, tools, and equipment to do the job, and learn how to operate fabrication machines.
View MOS profile →As a Small Arms / Towed Artillery Repairer, you’ll perform maintenance and repairs and keep a wide array of weapons—from small arms to field artillery and large ballistic missiles—operating properly.
View MOS profile →As a Track Vehicle Repairer, you’ll perform maintenance on tracked vehicles and supervise activities that include fuel and electrical system repair and maintenance.
View MOS profile →As a Quartermaster and Chemical Equipment Repairer, you’ll use the latest technology to supervise or diagnose, disassemble, and perform repairs on chemical equipment, quartermaster machinery, forced-air heaters, and special-purpose equipment to ensure that they are ready to support our troops.
View MOS profile →As a Construction Equipment Repairer, you'll keep the Army’s engineer equipment safe and operational by repairing and maintaining trucks, bulldozers, power shovels, and other heavy equipment that is needed for construction. You'll replace and perform tune-ups on brakes, motors, engines, drive pumps, water pumps, transmissions, and high-pressure hydraulic systems.
View MOS profile →As a Bradley Fighting Vehicle System Maintainer, you’ll have the challenging task of performing repairs and maintenance exclusively on the range of Bradley fighting vehicles, including anti-aircraft and armored tanks. You’ll fix and maintain the fire controls for mounted artillery, and troubleshoot any problems with suspension, steering, and controls.
View MOS profile →As a Self-Propelled Artillery Systems Mechanic, you’ll supervise and gain the skills needed to perform maintenance and recovery operations on all self-propelled field artillery cannon weapon systems, including automotive, turret, fire control, and chemical protection subsystems. You’ll learn the proper methods to check the hydraulics system, maintain and repair the power drive, the weapons systems, and the computers. You will also learn to identify, use, and maintain a wide range of tools to get the job done.
View MOS profile →As a Stryker Systems Maintainer, you’ll work as part of a team to maintain the Stryker vehicles and keep the vehicles and the operating systems running smoothly. You’ll diagnose and troubleshoot malfunctions, and repair and replace components using advanced test equipment, precision hand tools, and technical manuals and diagrams.
View MOS profile →Manages equipment records, parts requests, inventory, and warehouse operations.
View MOS profile →As a Petroleum Supply Specialist, you’ll supply the Army with the fuel it needs to maintain a state of readiness at all times. You’ll supervise and manage the reception, storage, and shipping of bulk or packaged petroleum-based products. You’ll oversee its use, dispense it to various vehicles and aircraft, and make sure it is being transported and handled safely. You will learn how refueling systems and equipment are assembled sequentially, perform quality assurance, and you’ll supply and store fuel from a variety of sources.
View MOS profile →As a Culinary Specialist, you’ll cook meals and work alongside chefs to prepare meals comparable to any major restaurant, so that Soldiers can sit down and enjoy a hot meal in between training or mission deployments. You’ll be responsible for preparing and servicing meals both in the field and at home stations, as well as ordering, inspecting food supplies, and keeping the kitchen safe and sanitary.
View MOS profile →As a Petroleum Laboratory Specialist, you'll supervise and conduct laboratory tests on petroleum, oil, and lubricant products to ensure fire prevention and safety control for our troops, to ensure they meet the Army’s requirements, and our Soldiers can depend on them. You’ll train to perform physical and chemical tests on turbine aviation fuels, diesels and motor gasolines, and kerosene-based and diesel fuels in the field. Additionally, safety and fire prevention will be a daily form of life while working this job.
View MOS profile →As a Mortuary Affairs Specialist, you'll draw upon specialized medical training and the utmost respect and compassion to handle the remains and personal effects of Soldiers who have fallen in the line of duty. This includes locating and identifying remains in the field, ensuring safe transport of the deceased and their belongings, and assisting with arrangements and military honors at their burial site. You'll also inventory and safeguard effects and serve as a specialist at the U.S. Army’s Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii.
View MOS profile →As a Parachute Rigger, you’ll ensure the safety of every paratrooper you work with. You’ll inspect, test, and pack parachutes, their extraction and release systems, and all the associated components of the parachute system. You’ll be responsible for the safety and repair of all parachute equipment before, during, and after an airdrop operation. You’ll be responsible for assembling rigging components and securing all the supplies in the aircraft.
View MOS profile →As a Shower & Laundry Specialist, you’ll be responsible for establishing and performing personnel laundry and shower operations.
View MOS profile →As a Water Treatment Specialist, you'll be responsible for supervising and installing water purification equipment and making sure clean water is stored and available anywhere it is needed. You will perform water quality tests and inspect facilities and food supplies for the presence of disease, germs, and other conditions or hazards to health and the environment.
View MOS profile →Receives, inventories, stores, issues, and safeguards Army supplies and equipment.
View MOS profile →As a Land Combat Electronic Missile System Repairer, you’ll use advanced electronic skills to perform maintenance on a variety of missile systems and determine shortcomings and malfunctions in electronic, electrical, mechanical, and circuit elements. The use of highly mobile missile launchers gives the Army a powerful edge in the field, so it’ll be vital that you keep these powerful weapons systems in top fighting shape.
View MOS profile →As an Air Traffic Control Equipment Repairer, you’ll help ensure flight safety, keeping our pilots safe by maintaining and installing air traffic control communications, navigation aids, and landing systems. You’ll test instruments, navigational controls, and simulators using electronic and electrical test equipment, replace equipment parts, and perform quality control measures.
View MOS profile →As a Radio Equipment Repairer, you’ll perform or supervise essential preventive maintenance checks and services on radios, transmitters, communication security equipment, and other associated equipment to ensure secure communication is always available. It’ll be your responsibility to calibrate and align equipment components, as well as use test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment. You’ll test program sets and use interactive electronic technical manuals to troubleshoot and repair equipment.
View MOS profile →As a Computer / Detection Systems Repairer, you’ll repair the most advanced computer systems to ensure they’re in top operating condition, keeping equipment functioning, and making sure the Army is never at a disadvantage. You’ll repair everything from electromechanical telecommunications equipment to field artillery digital devices, from Global Positioning System receivers to night vision devices and equipment, and even laser and fiber optic systems.
View MOS profile →As a Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Maintenance Support Specialist, you'll maintain the Army's precision instruments, keeping them in top working condition and ensuring they are always accurate. You’ll calibrate and repair test equipment, and you'll adjust and synchronize watches, clocks, and timers. You’ll learn electronic theory, how to read schematics, indirect and alternating current, and resistance and circuit analysis.
View MOS profile →As a Radar Repairer, you'll maintain and repair essential on-the-ground surveillance radar equipment, one of the most sophisticated and decisive pieces of technology. You’ll inspect, test, and adjust system components and equipment used to detect enemy artillery and mortar rounds for proper defense.
View MOS profile →As a Multiple Launch Rocket System Repairer, you’ll be an essential member of the Army’s weapons maintenance team, performing maintenance on various rocket systems, keeping hydraulics, mechanical, launcher drive, and electrical systems repaired. You’ll perform maintenance on the Multiple Launch Rocket System, High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, and the self-propelled launcher-loader.
View MOS profile →As an Avionic and Survivability Equipment Repairer, you’ll be an essential member of the Army communications maintenance team. You’ll perform field and sustainment level maintenance on avionic navigation flight control systems, stabilization systems, and equipment.
View MOS profile →As a Patriot System Repairer, you’ll become one of the most highly trained Soldiers in the world. You’ll use your advanced skills to perform field-level maintenance on one of the world’s most advanced missile systems called Patriot, which features a phased array radar set and control station. You will perform tests and make repairs on specific components based on diagnostics.
View MOS profile →As a Short Range Air Defense System Repairer, you’ll be one of the most technically and tactically proficient Soldiers in the world. You’ll supervise and perform maintenance and repair on the Army’s sophisticated short-range air defense weapons systems. You’ll play a vital role in the defense of a nation by servicing, maintaining, and repairing the Avenger system—a complex and highly mobile weapons system used to secure battlefield air space and protect ground forces.
View MOS profile →As an Automated Test Set (ATS) Operator/Maintainer, you'll be in charge of maintaining the electrical equipment used by the Army to perform diagnostics and test various weapons systems. You'll perform electronic maintenance and service these machines to make sure they are programmed and running accurately at all times, and you'll be called on to operate and perform preventive maintenance checks on power generators, and to locate, isolate and repair instrument parts.
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