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

16F1A

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Air Attache (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1C

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), SOUTHCOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1D

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), PACOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1F

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), CENTCOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1G

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), AFRICOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1H

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), EUCOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1L

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Generalist (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1M

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), RPA (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1N

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), ABM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1P

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1Q

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1R

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1S

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1T

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1V

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1W

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), General (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1Y

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1Z

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1

Foreign Area Officer (FAO) (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3A

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Air Attache (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3C

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), SOUTHCOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3D

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), PACOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3F

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), CENTCOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3G

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), AFRICOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3H

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), EUCOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3L

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Generalist (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3M

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), RPA (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3N

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), ABM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3P

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3Q

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3R

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3S

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3T

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3V

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3W

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), General (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3Y

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3Z

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3

Foreign Area Officer (FAO) (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4A

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Air Attache (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4C

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), SOUTHCOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4D

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), PACOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4F

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), CENTCOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4G

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), AFRICOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4H

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), EUCOM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4L

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Generalist (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4M

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), RPA (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4N

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), ABM (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4P

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4Q

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4R

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4S

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4T

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4V

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4W

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), General (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4Y

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4Z

Foreign Area Officer (FAO), C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4

Foreign Area Officer (FAO) (Commissioned Officer only)

16P1M

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), RPA (Commissioned Officer only)

16P1N

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), ABM (Commissioned Officer only)

16P1P

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)

16P1Q

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)

16P1R

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)

16P1S

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)

16P1T

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)

16P1V

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)

16P1W

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), General (Commissioned Officer only)

16P1Y

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)

16P1Z

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)

16P1

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS) (Commissioned Officer only)

16P3M

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), RPA (Commissioned Officer only)

16P3N

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), ABM (Commissioned Officer only)

16P3P

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)

16P3Q

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)

16P3R

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)

16P3S

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)

16P3T

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)

16P3V

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)

16P3W

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), General (Commissioned Officer only)

16P3Y

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)

16P3Z

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)

16P3

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS) (Commissioned Officer only)

16P4M

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), RPA (Commissioned Officer only)

16P4N

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), ABM (Commissioned Officer only)

16P4P

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)

16P4Q

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)

16P4R

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)

16P4S

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)

16P4T

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)

16P4V

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)

16P4W

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), General (Commissioned Officer only)

16P4Y

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)

16P4Z

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS), C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)

16P4

Political-Military Affairs Strategist (PAS) (Commissioned Officer only)

The following military occupations are no longer in active use:

16F1B

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), Eurasia (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1E

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), Southeast Asia (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1J

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), South Asia (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1K

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), China (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1U

Foreign Area, Tactical Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1Y

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), Generalist (Commissioned Officer only)

16F1

Foreign Area (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3B

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), Eurasia (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3E

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), Southeast Asia (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3J

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), South Asia (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3K

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), China (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3U

Foreign Area, Tactical Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3Y

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), Generalist (Commissioned Officer only)

16F3

Foreign Area (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4B

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), Eurasia (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4E

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), Southeast Asia (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4J

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), South Asia (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4K

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), China (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4U

Foreign Area, Tactical Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4Y

Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS), Generalist (Commissioned Officer only)

16F4

Foreign Area (Commissioned Officer only)

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)

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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