Metal Worker
Metal Workers examine drawings and work orders to determine the sequence of operations and the materials, tools, equipment, time, and personnel required. They select stock, set up welding and automated Water Jet cutting equipment, perform nondestructive inspections, and install, operate, maintain, and repair metalworking and welding equipment.
2026-10-01 is the MARADMIN recoding date, not the date COOL removed its entry.
- The manual retains the obsolete identifier because it can still appear in active-duty or reserve personnel records.
Source extraction notes
MOS 1316 merged into MOS 1321 (Fabrication Specialist). The recoding took effect on 2026-10-01. 2026-10-01 is the MARADMIN recoding date, not the date COOL removed its entry. The manual retains the obsolete identifier because it can still appear in active-duty or reserve personnel records.
Source documents (2)
Reviewed October 3, 2026 against references 1 and 2.
- NAVMC 1200.1M MOS 1316 entry with obsolete banner
1. Chapter 3, OccFld 13, MOS 1316; printed p. 3-111 (banner and summary) to 3-112; PDF p. 529; cached text lines 32241-32290 · cited by the explanation
PDF page 529 (opens in a new tab) Original publication (opens in a new tab) - MARADMIN 235/26
2. Paras 1, 3, 4, 5.b (recoding, draw case codes, Fabricator A/B training) · cited by the explanation
Open source document (opens in a new tab)