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Marine Corps MOS · Communications

0602 Communications Officer

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Overview

A Communications Officer commands or assists in commanding a communication unit or element within the Marine air-ground task force. The officer directs the planning, installation, operation, displacement, and maintenance of network, transmission, and data systems, as well as Department of Defense information operations planning and implementation.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Network and transmission system relocation planning
  • Command-and-control communications lifecycle oversight
  • Information operations planning and implementation oversight

Civilian Career Paths

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Telecommunications Engineering Specialists

Planning and overseeing the installation, operation, relocation, and maintenance of military transmission and data systems transfers to telecommunications requirements assessment and system renovation.

How to prepare: Build a sample telecommunications upgrade plan that documents user requirements, an existing-system assessment, and an installation sequence.

What the civilian work involves
  • Consult with users, administrators, and engineers to identify business and technical requirements for proposed system modifications or technology purchases.
  • Implement system renovation projects in collaboration with technical staff, engineering consultants, installers, and vendors.
  • Assess existing facilities' needs for new or modified telecommunications systems.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Visio

Computer Network Architects

Responsibility for military network planning, operations, and maintenance provides a foundation for coordinating civilian network upgrades and developing network solutions.

How to prepare: Build and document a network lab using Border Gateway Protocol BGP, including a topology diagram and tested responses to network failures, to demonstrate implementation skills beyond operational oversight.

What the civilian work involves
  • Develop and implement solutions for network problems.
  • Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Border Gateway Protocol BGP

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 0602

    [1] MOS 0602 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 3611; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Network and transmission system relocation planning, Command-and-control communications lifecycle oversight, Information operations planning and implementation oversight, Telecommunications Engineering Specialists (O*NET 15-1241.01), Computer Network Architects (O*NET 15-1241.00)

  2. O*NET: Telecommunications Engineering Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Telecommunications Engineering Specialists (O*NET 15-1241.01)

  3. O*NET: Computer Network Architects

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Computer Network Architects (O*NET 15-1241.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 0602

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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