Marine Corps MOS · Logistics

3510 Motor Transport Officer

Current service use not established

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Overview

A motor transport officer plans, coordinates, executes, and supervises motor transport functions based on commanders' operational requirements. The officer manages tactical wheeled vehicle movements, equipment readiness, maintenance requirements, training, and licensing programs while advising commanders on motor transport operations.

Core Skills

Equipment readiness and availability forecasting
Tactical wheeled vehicle movement planning
Motor transport maintenance requirements management
Motor transport licensing program management

Civilian Career Paths

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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Managing motor transport maintenance requirements, equipment readiness, and training transfers directly to supervising vehicle maintenance teams.

How to prepare: Prepare a sample fleet maintenance workload plan showing how you would prioritize repairs against vehicle availability needs.

What the civilian work involves

Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.

Civilian tools and software (examples)

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office software

Logistics Analysts

Forecasting equipment availability and monitoring tactical vehicle movements provide a foundation for analyzing transportation and fleet readiness data.

How to prepare: Build an Excel analysis using sample vehicle availability and movement data to identify readiness shortfalls and explain their effect on transportation plans.

What the civilian work involves

Maintain databases of logistics information.
Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.
Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.

Civilian tools and software (examples)

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Power BI
Structured query language SQL

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)

NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 3510
[1] MOS 3510 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 13420; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01
Supports: Equipment readiness and availability forecasting, Tactical wheeled vehicle movement planning, Motor transport maintenance requirements management, Motor transport licensing program management, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00), Logistics Analysts (O*NET 13-1081.02)
[2]NAVMC 1200.1L MOS 3510: Related SOC titles · MOS 3510 section "e. Related Standard Occupational Classification"
Supports: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00)
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)
O*NET: Logistics Analysts
[4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: Logistics Analysts (O*NET 13-1081.02)

Defense contractor jobs for 3510

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