Army MOS · Support

79S Career Counselor

Current service use not established

This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.

Overview

Career Counselors counsel qualified soldiers and assist them with reenlistments or service extensions. They supervise retention efforts and manage attrition activities.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • Soldier reenlistment and service extensions
  • Retention supervision and attrition management

Civilian Career Paths

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Human Resources Specialists

Counseling soldiers on continued service, handling reenlistments and extensions, and overseeing retention provide a foundation for civilian HR work focused on employee retention and employment transitions.

How to prepare: Take a civilian HR fundamentals course covering employment policies, Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines, and employment-record maintenance.

What the civilian work involves
  • Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
  • Prepare or maintain employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Workday software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 79S Career Counselor

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 79S (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank enlisted, authority codeType enlisted

    Supports: Soldier reenlistment and service extensions, Retention supervision and attrition management, Human Resources Specialists (O*NET 13-1071.00)

  2. O*NET: Human Resources Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Human Resources Specialists (O*NET 13-1071.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 79S

Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 79S. Each history page explains the change.

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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