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46A Public Affairs, General

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Overview

A public affairs officer commands public affairs units or advises commanders on public affairs matters. The officer develops, coordinates, and supervises public affairs activities within the command.

Core Skills

  • Command-level public affairs advising
  • Public affairs unit coordination and supervision

Civilian Career Paths

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Public Relations Managers

Developing, coordinating, and supervising command public affairs activities provides directly transferable experience for overseeing civilian public relations staff and programs.

How to prepare: Prepare a civilian-facing case study showing how you planned a public affairs activity, coordinated responsibilities, and supervised execution, using only material approved for public release.

What the civilian work involves
  • Assign, supervise, and review the activities of public relations staff.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 46A Public Affairs, General

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 46A (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank officer, authority codeType officer

    Supports: Command-level public affairs advising, Public affairs unit coordination and supervision, Public Relations Managers (O*NET 11-2032.00)

  2. O*NET: Public Relations Managers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Public Relations Managers (O*NET 11-2032.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 46A

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