Marine Corps MOS · Aviation

5910 Aviation Radar Systems Officer

Current service use not established

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Overview

An Aviation Radar Systems Officer supervises and coordinates task and maintenance actions completed by aviation radar technicians within the radar maintenance section. They assist commanders with coordination and future planning, coordinate current operations, and provide garrison support for resident and deployed detachments.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

Surveillance and fire-control radar site selection
Radar installation and repair coordination
Radar maintenance support for deployed detachments

Civilian Career Paths

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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Supervising radar technicians and coordinating radar installation, maintenance, and repair directly supports civilian electronics maintenance supervision.

How to prepare: Build a work-history summary showing the radar systems supported, technician teams supervised, and maintenance actions coordinated, then use it to target electronics or radar maintenance supervisor openings.

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

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)

NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 5910
[1] MOS 5910 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 15441; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01
Supports: Surveillance and fire-control radar site selection, Radar installation and repair coordination, Radar maintenance support for deployed detachments, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00)
[2]NAVMC 1200.1L MOS 5910: Related SOC titles · MOS 5910 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)

Defense contractor jobs for 5910

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