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4512 Combat Graphics Specialist

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Overview

A Combat Graphics Specialist plans and creates graphics, illustrations, layouts, and designs for electronic and print formats. The specialist tailors products for different audiences and media, conducts printing and finishing, transmits and archives products, and inspects and maintains equipment.

Minimum ASVAB: CL 100 or GT 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

  • Content adaptation across audiences and media
  • High-volume printing and multi-format finishing
  • News media query and escort support
  • Visual product transmission and archiving

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Graphic Designers

Creating illustrations, graphics, and print and digital layouts for different military audiences directly overlaps with civilian graphic design work.

How to prepare: Build a portfolio showing one communication concept adapted into a print layout, a web graphic, and a social media graphic, with a brief explanation of each audience choice.

What the civilian work involves
  • Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.
  • Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Web sites.
  • Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts, based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop

Printing Press Operators

High-volume printing, finishing in multiple formats and sizes, and equipment inspections provide a practical foundation for commercial print production.

How to prepare: Arrange hands-on training on a commercial press to practice setup, proof inspection, and print-run adjustments.

What the civilian work involves
  • Start presses and pull proofs to check for ink coverage and density, alignment, and registration.
  • Examine job orders to determine quantities to be printed, stock specifications, colors, or special printing instructions.
  • Collect and inspect random samples during print runs to identify any necessary adjustments.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe InDesign

Public Relations Specialists

Supporting news media queries, community engagement, and audience-specific communication products overlaps with civilian media relations and public communication.

How to prepare: Create a sample communications package for a community event with a media-query response, a public information graphic, and social media copy.

What the civilian work involves
  • Respond to requests for information from the media or designate an appropriate spokesperson or information source.
  • Post and update content on the company's Web site and social media outlets.
  • Establish or maintain cooperative relationships with representatives of community, consumer, employee, or public interest groups.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 4512

    [1] MOS 4512 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 44850; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Content adaptation across audiences and media, High-volume printing and multi-format finishing, News media query and escort support, Visual product transmission and archiving, Graphic Designers (O*NET 27-1024.00), Printing Press Operators (O*NET 51-5112.00), Public Relations Specialists (O*NET 27-3031.00)

  2. O*NET: Graphic Designers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Graphic Designers (O*NET 27-1024.00)

  3. O*NET: Printing Press Operators

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Printing Press Operators (O*NET 51-5112.00)

  4. O*NET: Public Relations Specialists

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Public Relations Specialists (O*NET 27-3031.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 4512

Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 4512. Each history page explains the change.

4612Combat Camera Production Specialist

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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