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0811 Field Artillery Cannoneer

Current service use not established

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Overview

A Field Artillery Cannoneer prepares howitzers, equipment, and ammunition for movement, combat, and firing, then lays, loads, and operates the artillery piece. This Marine cleans and maintains artillery equipment, conducts routine tests, authorizes repairs, camouflages positions, protects equipment from chemical warfare agents, and constructs field fortifications.

Minimum ASVAB: CL 90 or GT 90

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-18

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: navmc-1200-1l-fy26 (source date 2025-03). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Routine equipment testing and repair authorization
  • Field fortification construction and position camouflage
  • Equipment protection against chemical warfare agents
  • Preventive maintenance of artillery and equipment

Civilian Career Paths

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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Preventive maintenance, equipment cleaning, and routine testing of artillery equipment transfer to civilian equipment inspection and upkeep.

How to prepare: Take a hands-on mechanical maintenance course covering drives, motors, belts, and fault diagnosis to build beyond routine artillery maintenance.

What the civilian work involves
  • Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.
  • Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.

Construction Laborers

Constructing field fortifications and preparing and maintaining equipment provide a practical foundation for construction labor and equipment support.

How to prepare: Apply for a construction laborer trainee position offering supervised practice in site layout and construction equipment handling.

What the civilian work involves
  • Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.
  • Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.
  • Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 0811

    [1] MOS 0811 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 30937; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Routine equipment testing and repair authorization, Field fortification construction and position camouflage, Equipment protection against chemical warfare agents, Preventive maintenance of artillery and equipment, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (O*NET 49-9071.00), Construction Laborers (O*NET 47-2061.00)

  2. O*NET: Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (O*NET 49-9071.00)

  3. O*NET: Construction Laborers

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Construction Laborers (O*NET 47-2061.00)

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