In the Military: Political Scientists at My Next Move for Veterans

Political scientists perform work familiar to some military personnel.

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

0202

Intelligence Officer (Commissioned Officer only)

0203

Ground Intelligence Officer (Commissioned Officer only)

0204

Counterintelligence/Human Source Intelligence Officer (Commissioned Officer only)

0205

Intelligence Operations and Fusion Warrant Officer (Warrant Officer only)

0207

Air Intelligence Officer (Commissioned Officer only)

0209

Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Intelligence Planner (Commissioned Officer only)

0210

Counterintelligence/Human Source Intelligence (CI/HUMINT) Operations Officer (Warrant Officer only)

0211

Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence (CI/HUMINT) Specialist (Enlisted)

0233

Intelligence Tactics Instructor (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

0233

Intelligence Tactics Instructor (Enlisted)

0275

Collection Management Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

0275

Collection Manager (Enlisted)

0277

Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Intelligence Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

0277

Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Intelligence Marine (Enlisted)

0291

Intelligence Chief (Enlisted)

0372

Critical Skills Operator (Enlisted)

0506

Red Team Member (Enlisted)

0506

Red Team Member (Commissioned Officer only)

0520

Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Officer (Commissioned Officer only)

0521

Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Specialist (Enlisted)

0522

Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Non-Commissioned Officer (Enlisted)

0530

Civil Affairs Officer (Commissioned Officer only)

0531

Civil Affairs Noncommissioned Officer (Enlisted)

0532

Civil Affairs Specialist (Enlisted)

0535

Civil-Military Operations (CMO) Planner (Commissioned Officer only)

0539

Civil-Military Operations (CMO) Chief (Enlisted)

0570

Advisor (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

0570

Advisor (Enlisted)

0571

Operational Advisor (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

0571

Operational Advisor (Enlisted)

1707

Influence Officer (Commissioned Officer only)

1708

Civil-Military Operations (CMO) Planner (Commissioned Officer only)

8018

Congressional Marine Liaison (Enlisted)

8018

Congressional Marine Liaison (Commissioned Officer only)

8071

Special Operations Capability Specialist (SOCS) (Enlisted)

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 - Northeast Asia (Commissioned Officer only)

8224

Regional Affairs Officer - Middle East (Commissioned Officer only)

8225

Regional Affairs Officer - Africa (Commissioned Officer only)

8226

Regional Affairs Officer - South Asia (Commissioned Officer only)

8227

Regional Affairs Officer - Europe (Commissioned Officer only)

8228

Regional Affairs Officer - Southeast Asia (Commissioned Officer only)

8230

Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Basic/In-Training Foreign Area (Enlisted)

8231

Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officer-Latin America (Enlisted)

8232

Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officer-Eurasia (Enlisted)

8233

Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officer-Northeast Asia (Enlisted)

8234

Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officer-Middle East (Enlisted)

8235

Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officer-Africa (Enlisted)

8236

Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officer-South Asia (Enlisted)

8237

Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officer-Europe (Enlisted)

8238

Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officer-Southeast Asia (Enlisted)

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 Area Officer - Northeast Asia (Commissioned Officer only)

8244

Foreign Area Officer - Middle East (Commissioned Officer only)

8245

Foreign Area Officer - Africa (Commissioned Officer only)

8246

Foreign Area Officer-South Asia (Commissioned Officer only)

8247

Foreign Area Officer - Europe (Commissioned Officer only)

8248

Foreign Area Officer - Southeast Asia (Commissioned Officer only)

The following military occupations are no longer in active use:

8220

Billet Designator-Political Military Officer (Warrant Officer only)

8221

Regional Affairs Officer-Latin America (Warrant Officer only)

8222

Regional Affairs Officer - Eurasia (Warrant Officer only)

8223

Regional Affairs Officer-People's Republic of China (Warrant Officer only)

8224

Regional Affairs Officer-Middle East/North Africa (Warrant Officer only)

8225

Regional Affairs Officer-Sub-Saharan Africa (Warrant Officer only)

8226

Regional Affairs Officer - South Asia (Warrant Officer only)

8227

Regional Affairs Officer-Western Europe (Warrant Officer only)

8228

Regional Affairs Officer-East Asia (Excluding People's Republic of China) (Warrant Officer only)

8229

Regional Affairs Officer-Eastern Europe (Excluding Former Soviet Union) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

8240

Basic Foreign Area Officer (Warrant Officer only)

8241

Foreign Area Officer-Latin America (Warrant Officer only)

8242

Foreign Area Officer-Eurasia (Warrant Officer only)

8243

Foreign Affairs Officer-People's Republic of China (Warrant Officer only)

8244

Foreign Area Officer-Middle East/North Africa (Warrant Officer only)

8245

Foreign Affairs Officer-Sub-Saharan Africa (Warrant Officer only)

8246

Foreign Area Officer-South Asia (Warrant Officer only)

8247

Foreign Affairs Officer-Western Europe (Warrant Officer only)

8248

Foreign Area Officer-East Asia (Excluding People's Republic Of China) (Warrant Officer only)

8249

Foreign Area Officer-Eastern Europe (Excluding Former Soviet Union) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9676

International Relations Officer (Commissioned Officer only)

9820

Billet Designator-Political Military Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9821

Regional Affairs Officer, Latin America (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9822

Regional Affairs Officer, Former Soviet Union (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9823

Regional Affairs Officer, Peoples Republic of China (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9824

Regional Affairs Officer, Middle East/North Africa (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9825

Regional Affairs Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9826

Regional Affairs Officer, Southwest Asia (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9827

Regional Affairs Officer, Western Europe (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9828

Regional Affairs Officer, Eastern Asia (Excluding Peoples Republic of China) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9829

Regional Affairs Officer, Eastern Europe (Excluding Former Soviet Union) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9940

Basic Foreign Area Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9941

Foreign Area Officer, Latin America (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9942

Foreign Area Officer, Former Soviet Union (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9943

Foreign Affairs Officer, People's Republic of China (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9944

Foreign Area Officer, Middle East/North Africa (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9945

Foreign Affairs Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9946

Foreign Affairs Officer, Southwest Asia (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9947

Foreign Affairs Officer, Western Europe (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9948

Foreign Affairs Officer, East Asia (Excluding PRC) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

9949

Foreign Affairs Officer, Eastern Europe (Excluding USSR) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

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