Commercial divers perform work familiar to some military personnel.
Jobs in this career are similar to the following job classifications in the
12B
Combat Engineer (Enlisted)
12D
Diver (Enlisted)
180A
Special Forces Warrant Officer (Warrant Officer only)
881A
Marine Engineering Officer (Warrant Officer only)
91B
Wheeled Vehicle Repairer (Enlisted)
The following military occupations are no longer in active use:
00B
Diver (Enlisted)
21D
Diver (Enlisted)
AST
Aviation Survival Technician (Enlisted)
DV
Diver (Enlisted)
2336
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician (Enlisted)
8024
Combatant Diver Marine (Enlisted)
8026
Parachutist/Combatant Diver Marine (Enlisted)
The following military occupations are no longer in active use:
9952
Combatant Diver Marine (Enlisted)
9953
Parachutist/Combatant Diver Marine (Enlisted)
001100
Second Class Diver (Enlisted)
001105
First Class Diver (Enlisted)
001110
Master Diver (Enlisted)
001792
Underwater Construction Technician (Enlisted)
113
URL - Special Warfare (Commissioned Officer only)
114
URL - Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Warfare Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
53D9
Navy Diver (Enlisted)
53N9
Navy Diver (Enlisted)
615
LDO - Special Warfare Technician (Commissioned Officer only)
648
LDO - Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Commissioned Officer only)
715
CWO - Special Warfare Technician (Warrant Officer only)
720
CWO - Diving Officer (Warrant Officer only)
748
CWO - Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Warrant Officer only)
758B
Salvage/Construction Demolition Diver (Enlisted)
839A
Submarine SCUBA Diver (Enlisted)
840A
Scuba Diver (Enlisted)
9312
Diving Officer (General) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
9313
Diving Officer (Deep Sea, He02) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
9314
Diving Officer (Ship Salvage) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
9315
Diving Officer (Saturation) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
AWO
Naval Aircrewman (Operator) (Enlisted)
B16A
Underwater Construction Technician Advanced (Enlisted)
B17A
Underwater Construction Technician Basic (Enlisted)
B18A
Master Underwater Construction Diver (Enlisted)
EOD
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Enlisted)
HM
Hospital Corpsman (Enlisted)
L28A
Deep Sea Diving Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
M06A
Ordnance Clearance Diver (Enlisted)
M1DV
Diver First Class (Enlisted)
M2DV
Diver Second Class (Enlisted)
MMDV
Master Diver (Enlisted)
ND
Navy Diver (Enlisted)
SO
Special Warfare Operator (Enlisted)
The following military occupations are no longer in active use:
5311
Saturation Diver (Enlisted)
5339
Ordnance Clearance Diver (Enlisted)
5341
Master Diver (Enlisted)
5342
Diver First Class (Enlisted)
5343
Diver Second Class (Enlisted)
5344
Submarine SCUBA Diver (Enlisted)
5345
Scuba Diver (Enlisted)
5346
Master Saturation Diver (Enlisted)
5375
Salvage/Construction Demolition Diver (Enlisted)
5931
Underwater Construction Technician Advanced (Enlisted)
5932
Underwater Construction Technician Basic (Enlisted)
5933
Master Underwater Construction Diver (Enlisted)
8494
Deep Sea Diving Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
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