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United States Marine Corps Enlisted Job Descriptions and Qualification Factors
FIELD 04, LOGISTICS

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Logistics is the science of planning and carrying out the movement and maintenance of forces. It includes the design, development, acquisition, storage, movement, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of material; the movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel; the acquisition or construction, maintenance, operation, and disposition of facilities; and the acquisition or furnishings of services. Logistics functions are performed by a wide variety of MOSs in various occupational fields. Enlisted specialties within occupational field 04 provide advice, guidance, logistics/combat service support, embarkation, landing support, and air delivery.

Below are the Marine Corps Enlisted Military Occupation Specialties which are organized under this occupational field:

0411 --Maintenance Management Specialist

0431 --Logistics/Embarkation Specialist

0451 --Airborne and Air Delivery Specialist

0471 --Personnel Retrieval and Processing Specialist

0472 --Personnel Retrieval and Processing Technician

0481 --Landing Support Specialist

0491 --Logistics Mobility Chief

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