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Job Title: Expeditionary - Maritime Security
Branch: Navy
Class: Enlisted



Job Title: Expeditionary Force - Combat Skills
Branch: Navy
Class: Enlisted



Job Title: Indirect Fire Infantryman
Branch: Army
Class: Enlisted
Description: The indirect fire infantryman serves as a supervisor or as a member of a mortar squad, section, or platoon. Employs crew and individual weapons in offensive, defensive and retrograde ground combat tactical operations.



Job Title: Individual Augmentation (IA) Support Assignment-Basic Combat (BC) Unit Member
Branch: Navy
Class: Enlisted



Job Title: Individual Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Individual Augmentee/In Lieu Of (IA/ILO) Multinational Force (MNF)
Branch: Navy
Class: Enlisted



Job Title: Infantry Squad Leader
Branch: Marine Corps
Class: Enlisted



Job Title: Infantryman
Branch: Army
Class: Enlisted
Description: The infantryman supervises, leads, or serves as a member of an infantry activity that employs individual small arms weapons or heavy anti-armor crew served weapons, either vehicle or dismounted in support of offensive and defensive combat operations.



Job Title: Machine Gunner
Branch: Marine Corps
Class: Enlisted
Description: The machine gunner is responsible for the tactical employment of the 7.62mm medium machine-gun, the 50 cal. and 40mm heavy machine-gun, and their support vehicle. Machine gunners provide direct fire in support of the rifle and LAR squads/platoons/companies and the infantry and LAR battalions. They are located in the weapons platoons of the rifle and LAR companies and the weapons company of the infantry battalion. Noncommissioned officers are assigned as team leaders and squad leaders/section leaders.



Job Title: Mortarman
Branch: Marine Corps
Class: Enlisted



Job Title: Rifleman
Branch: Marine Corps
Class: Enlisted
Description: The riflemen employ the M16A2 service rifle, the M203 grenade launcher and the squad automatic weapon (SAW). Riflemen are the primary scouts, assault troops, and close combat forces available to the MAGTF. They are the foundation of the Marine infantry organization, and as such are the nucleus of the fire team in the rifle squad, the scout team in the LAR squad, scout-snipers in the infantry battalion, and reconnaissance or assault team in the reconnaissance units. Noncommissioned officers are assigned as fire team leaders, scout team leaders, rifle squad leaders, or rifle platoon guides.



Job Title: Scout Sniper
Branch: Marine Corps
Class: Enlisted
Description: The scout sniper is a Marine skilled in field craft and marksmanship who delivers long range, precision fire on selected targets from concealed positions in support of combat operations. They have a secondary mission of gathering information for intelligence purposes. They participate in activities designed to deny the enemy freedom of movement by targeting enemy leaders, crewserved weapons operators, radiomen, observers, messengers, and other key personnel with precision fire. Scout snipers engage vital material targets such as command and control equipment, light armored vehicles, air defense radar, and missile launchers that require precision rifle fire to neutralize. Scout snipers also conduct close reconnaissance and surveillance operations for the infantry battalion in support of the intelligence section.



The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center. (Using onet291)

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