Security guards 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)
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)
OS
Operations Specialist (Enlisted)
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)
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)
0311
Rifleman (Enlisted)
0313
Light Armored Reconnaissance Marine (Enlisted)
0341
Mortarman (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)
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
Correctional 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)
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)
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