In the Military

Security guards perform work familiar to some military personnel.

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

  • 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)
  • 3P000 Security Forces Manager (Enlisted)
  • 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)
  • 8G000 Premier Honor Guard (Enlisted)
  • 8G100 Base Honor Guard Program Manager (Enlisted)
  • 11B Infantryman (Enlisted)
  • 11C Indirect Fire Infantryman (Enlisted)
  • 18B Special Forces Weapons 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)
  • 31K Working Dog Handler (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)
  • OSS Operations Systems Specialist (Warrant Officer only)
  • OS Operations Specialist (Enlisted)
  • WEPS Weapons Specialty (Warrant Officer only)
  • 0311 Rifleman (Enlisted)
  • 0313 Light Armored Reconnaissance Marine (Enlisted)
  • 0341 Mortarman (Enlisted)
  • 0352 Antitank Missile Gunner (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)
  • 0811 Field Artillery Cannoneer (Enlisted)
  • 0869 Artillery Unit Leader (Enlisted)
  • 5803 Military Police Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 5804 Corrections Officer (Warrant Officer only)
  • 5811 Military Police (Enlisted)
  • 5812 Military Working Dog Handler (Enlisted)
  • 5813 Traffic Management and Collision Investigator (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)
  • 001497 Naval Criminal Investigative Service Operations Specialist (Enlisted)
  • 001504 Expeditionary Security Specialist (Enlisted)
  • 001509 Strategic Asset Security Specialist (Enlisted)
  • 002649 Camp/Convoy Security Specialist (Enlisted)
  • 002650 Boarding Specialist (Enlisted)
  • 003767 Security Support 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)
  • 2780 Force Protection Officer Afloat (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 2790 Force Protection Officer Ashore (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 3412 Brig Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 775B Expeditionary - Maritime Security (Enlisted)
  • 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)
  • A17A Marine Basic Combat Skills Specialist (Enlisted)
  • MA Master-At-Arms (Enlisted)
  • MT Missile Technician (Enlisted)
  • P03A Harbor Security Patrol Leader (Enlisted)
  • P05A Dog Handler (Enlisted)
  • P06A Kennel Master (Enlisted)
  • P08A Afloat Corrections Specialist (Enlisted)
  • P09A Protective Service Specialist (Enlisted)
  • P10A Nuclear Weapons Security Specialist (NWSS) (Enlisted)
  • P11A Physical Security Specialist (PSS) (Enlisted)
  • V88B LCS-1 (Freedom Variant) Gunner's Mate (Enlisted)

The following military occupations are no longer in active use:

  • 2401 Marine Basic Combat Skills Specialist (Enlisted)
  • 98LD LCS-1 (Freedom Variant) Gunner's Mate (Enlisted)
  • TM Torpedoman's Mate (Enlisted)
  • 8G000 Premier Honor Guard (Enlisted)
  • 8G100 Base Honor Guard Program Manager (Enlisted)