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19D Cavalry Scout

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Overview

A Cavalry Scout leads, serves, or assists within a scout crew, squad, section, or platoon. The scout conducts reconnaissance, security, cordon and search, and other combat operations.

Minimum ASVAB: CO 77

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: smartbook-611-21-ch10c-fy2025 (source date 2025-12). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Cordon and search operations

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Security Guards

Reconnaissance and security operations in scout units provide transferable experience for civilian patrol and intrusion-detection duties.

How to prepare: Check your state's guard licensing rules before selecting an entry-level opening with employer-provided training. Most states require licensing involving a minimum age of 18, a background check, and training; a high school diploma or equivalent is typical but not universal, while armed posts usually require government licensing and stricter entry checks.

What the civilian work involves
  • Patrol industrial or commercial premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and ensure security of doors, windows, and gates.
  • Lock doors and gates of entrances and exits to secure buildings.
  • Answer alarms and investigate disturbances.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 19D Cavalry Scout

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 19D (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank enlisted, authority codeType enlisted

    Supports: Cordon and search operations, Security Guards (O*NET 33-9032.00)

  2. O*NET: Security Guards

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Security Guards (O*NET 33-9032.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Security Guards and Gambling Surveillance Officers

    [3] How to Become One; Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations; page dated 2026-08-27, retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Security Guards (O*NET 33-9032.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 19D

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