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2111 Small Arms Repairer/Technician

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Overview

Small Arms Repairer/Technicians inspect, maintain, and repair small arms other than permanently mounted vehicular weapons. They complete shop administrative actions, manage maintenance programs, train subordinates, and supervise small arms inspection, maintenance, and repair according to grade.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Minimum ASVAB: MM 100

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

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

  • Maintenance records and automated shop administration
  • Technical manual and directive use
  • Shop maintenance coordination and subordinate training

Civilian Career Paths

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Small-arms inspection, maintenance, repair, and shop recordkeeping provide a foundation for machinery maintenance work.

How to prepare: Take a hands-on machinery maintenance course covering component replacement, reassembly, and lubrication to extend your experience beyond small arms.

What the civilian work involves
  • Reassemble machines after the completion of repair or maintenance work.
  • Record production, repair, and machine maintenance information.
  • Install, replace, or change machine parts and attachments, according to production specifications.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Computerized maintenance management system software CMMS

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

For technicians who performed Corporal through Gunnery Sergeant duties, supervising repairs, training subordinates, and coordinating shop maintenance transfer to repair-shop supervision.

How to prepare: Build a supervisory work portfolio showing how you coordinated repairs, trained technicians, and oversaw inspections, then compare it with openings in the equipment sector you want to enter.

What the civilian work involves
  • Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
  • Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel

Training & Development

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Career Growth

  • Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (CMRP)

    Develop and demonstrate equipment reliability, work management, and organizational knowledge for repair-shop supervision.

    Eligibility and preparation: No education or work-experience minimum; candidates must not have taken the exam within the preceding six months.

    For: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (5 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 2111

    [1] MOS 2111 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 34768; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Maintenance records and automated shop administration, Technical manual and directive use, Shop maintenance coordination and subordinate training, Maintenance Workers, Machinery (O*NET 49-9043.00), First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00)

  2. O*NET: Maintenance Workers, Machinery

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Maintenance Workers, Machinery (O*NET 49-9043.00)

  3. O*NET: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00)

  4. COOL credential mapping: Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (CMRP)

    [4] 2111 cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (CMRP)

  5. Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals: CMRP eligibility

    [5] Eligibility; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (CMRP)

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