Machinist
A Machinist fabricates, repairs, and modifies engineer, motor transport, and weapons equipment and accessories using machine tools and welding equipment. The machinist works from specifications and drawings, verifies accuracy with precision measuring devices, maintains shop equipment, and coordinates work with other repair shops.
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 2161 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 2161 entry with obsolete banner
1. Chapter 3, OccFld 21, MOS 2161; printed pp. 3-147 to 3-148; PDF p. 565 (banner and summary), 566; cached text lines 34514-34570 · cited by the explanation
PDF page 565 (opens in a new tab)PDF page 566 (opens in a new tab) Original publication (opens in a new tab) - MARADMIN 235/26, Notification of FY27 Merge of PMOS 1316 and 2161 to 1321
2. Paragraph 3, recoding PMOS 1316 and 2161 to 1321 on 1 October 2026 · source dated May 27, 2026 · cited by the explanation
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