In the Military

Astronomers perform work familiar to some military personnel.

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

  • 13A1 Astronaut (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 13A3 Astronaut (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 13A4 Astronaut (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 13AX Astronaut (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D1M Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, RPA (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D1N Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, ABM (if Prefix N) (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D1N Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Nuclear (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D1P Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D1Q Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D1R Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D1S Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D1T Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D1V Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D1W Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, General (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D1Y Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D1Z Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D1 Physicist/Nuclear Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D3M Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, RPA (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D3N Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, ABM (if Prefix N) (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D3N Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Nuclear (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D3P Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D3Q Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D3R Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D3S Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D3T Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D3V Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D3W Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, General (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D3Y Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D3Z Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D3 Physicist/Nuclear Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D4M Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, RPA (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D4N Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, ABM (if Prefix N) (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D4N Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Nuclear (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D4P Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D4Q Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D4R Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D4S Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D4T Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D4V Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D4W Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, General (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D4Y Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D4Z Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61D4 Physicist/Nuclear Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 61DX Physicist/Nuclear Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 40C Army Astronaut (Commissioned Officer only)

The following military occupations are no longer in active use:

  • 2153 Naval Observatory Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)