United States Marine Corps Enlisted Job Descriptions and Qualification Factors

Note: The Marine Corps does not currently use Special Identifier MOS's (Field 98 through 99) for enlisted Marines. They were eleminated in 2006 and 2007. The below Special Identifier MOS information is maintained here for historic purposes, only. For a list of current Marine Corps enlisted MOS's in use, see our Marine Corps Enlisted Job Information Pages.

Primary Special Duty Identifier MOS's

9811-- Member, The President's Own, United States Marine Band

9812-- U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps Member

9900-- General Service Marine

9915-- Special Assignment - Enlisted

9916-- Billet Designator - Enlisted

9917-- College Degree-Enlisted

9935-- Special Technical Operations

9936-- Substance Abuse Control Specialist

9952-- SCUBA/UBA Marine

9953-- Parachutist/SCUBA/UBA Marine

9954-- Hazardous Material/Hazardous Waste (HM/HW) Staff Noncommissioned Officer/Noncommissioned Officer

9956-- Ground Safety Specialist

9962-- Parachutist

9971-- Basic Marine with Enlistment Guarantee

9972-- Aircrew Trainee

9981-- Tactical Data Systems Specialist

9982-- Small Computer Systems Operator/Programmer

9991-- Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

9999-- Sergeant Major-First Sergeant

Secondary Special Duty Identifier MOS's (See Note Below)

9960-- Acquisition Specialist

9973-- Fixed-Wing Transport Aircraft Specialist, KC-130J

Note: A secondary MOS is a "job within a job." It denotes a special skill or training that the Marine holds in addition to the general requirements of his/her Primary MOS.