Correctional officers and jailers perform work familiar to some military personnel.
Jobs in this career are similar to the following job classifications in the
11B
Infantryman (Enlisted)
11C
Indirect Fire Infantryman (Enlisted)
12B
Combat Engineer (Enlisted)
13B
Cannon Crewmember (Enlisted)
13F
Joint Fire Support Specialist (Enlisted)
18B
Special Forces Weapons Sergeant (Enlisted)
18F
Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant (Enlisted)
19D
Cavalry Scout (Enlisted)
19K
M1 Armor Crewman (Enlisted)
31A
Military Police (Commissioned Officer only)
31B
Military Police (Enlisted)
31E
Corrections and Detention Specialist (Enlisted)
31Z
Senior Military Police Sergeant (Enlisted)
35F
Intelligence Analyst (Enlisted)
68W
Combat Medic Specialist (Enlisted)
92Y
Unit Supply Specialist (Enlisted)
The following military occupations are no longer in active use:
95C
Internment/Resettlement Specialist (Enlisted)
GM
Gunner's Mate (Enlisted)
IV
Investigator (Enlisted)
ME
Maritime Enforcement Specialist (Enlisted)
MLES
Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist (Warrant Officer only)
MSSD
Marine Safety Specialist Deck (Warrant Officer only)
MSSR
Marine Safety Specialist Response (Warrant Officer only)
WEPS
Weapons Specialty (Warrant Officer only)
1Z311
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Helper (Enlisted)
1Z331
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Apprentice (Enlisted)
1Z351
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Journeyman (Enlisted)
1Z371
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Craftsman (Enlisted)
1Z391
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Superintendent (Enlisted)
1Z3X1
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) (Enlisted)
1Z411
Special Reconnaissance Helper (Enlisted)
1Z431
Special Reconnaissance Apprentice (Enlisted)
1Z451
Special Reconnaissance Journeyman (Enlisted)
1Z471
Special Reconnaissance Craftsman (Enlisted)
1Z491
Special Reconnaissance Superintendent (Enlisted)
1Z4X1
Special Reconnaissance (Enlisted)
31P1
Security Forces (Commissioned Officer only)
31P3
Security Forces (Commissioned Officer only)
31P4
Security Forces (Commissioned Officer only)
31PX
Security Forces (Commissioned Officer only)
3P011A
Security Forces Helper, Military Working Dog Handler (Enlisted)
3P011B
Security Forces Helper, Combat Arms (Enlisted)
3P011
Security Forces Helper (Enlisted)
3P031A
Security Forces Apprentice, Military Working Dog Handler (Enlisted)
3P031B
Security Forces Apprentice, Combat Arms (Enlisted)
3P031
Security Forces Apprentice (Enlisted)
3P051A
Security Forces Journeyman, Military Working Dog Handler (Enlisted)
3P051B
Security Forces Journeyman, Combat Arms (Enlisted)
3P051
Security Forces Journeyman (Enlisted)
3P071
Security Forces Craftsman (Enlisted)
3P091
Security Forces Superintendent (Enlisted)
3P0X1
Security Forces (Enlisted)
7S011
Special Investigations Helper (Enlisted)
7S031
Special Investigations Journeyman (Enlisted)
7S071
Special Investigations Craftsman (Enlisted)
7S091
Special Investigations Superintendent (Enlisted)
7S0X1
Special Investigations (Enlisted)
0311
Rifleman (Enlisted)
0313
Light Armored Reconnaissance Marine (Enlisted)
0331
Machine Gunner (Enlisted)
0352
Anti-tank Missileman (Enlisted)
0363
Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Unit Leader (Enlisted)
0369
Infantry Unit Leader (Enlisted)
0372
Critical Skills Operator (Enlisted)
0393
Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Operations Chief (Enlisted)
0399
Operations Chief (Enlisted)
5803
Military Police Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
5804
Corrections Officer (Warrant Officer only)
5811
Military Police (Enlisted)
5831
Correction and Detention Specialist (Enlisted)
8151
Guard (Enlisted)
8152
Marine Corps Security Force (MCSF) Guard (Enlisted)
8154
Marine Corps Security Force (MCSF) Close Quarters Battle (CQB) Team Member (Enlisted)
8156
Marine Security Guard (MSG) (Enlisted)
001487
Installation Security Specialist (Enlisted)
001492
Afloat Security Specialist (Enlisted)
001509
Strategic Asset Security Specialist (Enlisted)
2750
Law Enforcement and Security Officer, Staff (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
2771
Law Enforcement and Security Officer, Afloat (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
2775
Law Enforcement and Security Officer, Shore Activity (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
3412
Brig Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
800G
Individual Augmentation (IA) Support Assignment-Basic Combat (BC) Unit Member (Enlisted)
805G
Expeditionary Force Detainee Operations Guantanamo Bay (GITMO) (Enlisted)
806G
Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Individual Augmentee/In Lieu Of (IA/ILO) Detainee Operations-Alternate (Enlisted)
807G
Expeditionary Force Detainee/Confinement Operations - Deployed (Enlisted)
808G
Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Individual Augmentee/In Lieu Of (IA/ILO) Confinement Operations-Non Deployed (Enlisted)
815A
Navy Law Enforcement (LE) Specialist (Enlisted)
826A
Correctional Custody (CC) Specialist Ashore (Enlisted)
MA
Master-At-Arms (Enlisted)
P08A
Afloat Corrections Specialist (Enlisted)
P10A
Nuclear Weapons Security Specialist (NWSS) (Enlisted)
The following military occupations are no longer in active use:
2008
Afloat Corrections Specialist (Enlisted)
90DO
Expeditionary Force Detainee Operations GITMO (Enlisted)
90DP
GWOT IA/ILO Detainee Operations-Alternate (Enlisted)
90DS
Expeditionary Force Detainee/Confinement Operations - Deployed (Enlisted)
90DT
GWOT IA/ILOConfinement Operations-Non Deployed (Enlisted)
9575
Correctional Custody Specialist Ashore (Enlisted)
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