Political scientists perform work familiar to some military personnel.

Jobs in this career are similar to the following job classifications in the

8220
Billet Designator-Political Military Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
8221
Regional Affairs Officer-Latin America (Commissioned Officer only)
8222
Regional Affairs Officer - Eurasia (Commissioned Officer only)
8223
Regional Affairs Officer-People's Republic of China (Commissioned Officer only)
8224
Regional Affairs Officer-Middle East/North Africa (Commissioned Officer only)
8225
Regional Affairs Officer-Sub-Saharan Africa (Commissioned Officer only)
8226
Regional Affairs Officer - South Asia (Commissioned Officer only)
8227
Regional Affairs Officer-Western Europe (Commissioned Officer only)
8228
Regional Affairs Officer-East Asia (Excluding People's Republic of China) (Commissioned Officer only)
8229
Regional Affairs Officer-Eastern Europe (Excluding Former Soviet Union) (Commissioned Officer only)
8240
Basic Foreign Area Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
8241
Foreign Area Officer-Latin America (Commissioned Officer only)
8242
Foreign Area Officer-Eurasia (Commissioned Officer only)
8243
Foreign Affairs Officer-People's Republic of China (Commissioned Officer only)
8244
Foreign Area Officer-Middle East/North Africa (Commissioned Officer only)
8245
Foreign Affairs Officer-Sub-Saharan Africa (Commissioned Officer only)
8246
Foreign Area Officer-South Asia (Commissioned Officer only)
8247
Foreign Affairs Officer-Western Europe (Commissioned Officer only)
8248
Foreign Area Officer-East Asia (Excluding People's Republic Of China) (Commissioned Officer only)
8249
Foreign Area Officer-Eastern Europe (Excluding Former Soviet Union) (Commissioned Officer only)