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Marine Corps MOS · Aviation

7531 Pilot VMM, FRS Basic V-22 Pilot

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Overview

A VMM FRS basic V-22 pilot operates tiltrotor aircraft. The pilot conducts observation, transport, rescue, and utility missions.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • Tiltrotor observation and rescue operations
  • Tiltrotor transport and utility missions

Civilian Career Paths

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Commercial Pilots

Operating tiltrotor aircraft on transport and utility missions provides directly relevant flying experience for civilian commercial operations.

How to prepare: Have a civilian flight school review your military flight records against FAA commercial pilot certificate and rating requirements to identify remaining training and testing.

What the civilian work involves
  • Check aircraft prior to flights to ensure that the engines, controls, instruments, and other systems are functioning properly.
  • Co-pilot aircraft or perform captain's duties, as required.
  • Monitor engine operation, fuel consumption, and functioning of aircraft systems during flights.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Aeronautical charts
  • AeroPlanner

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Tiltrotor transport flying provides relevant aircraft-operating experience for airline piloting, which the Marine Corps lists as a related civilian occupation.

How to prepare: Arrange an ATP eligibility review using your flight records and existing certificates to identify remaining experience and testing needs. Scheduled airline pilot crews must hold ATP certificates, which require a commercial pilot certificate first; airline pilots typically also need a bachelor's degree and commercial or military flying experience.

What the civilian work involves
  • Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight, adhering to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.
  • Work as part of a flight team with other crew members, especially during takeoffs and landings.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • AeroPlanner

Notes & Sources

  • Both pilot paths require the applicable FAA certificates and ratings, medical qualification, flight experience, and knowledge and practical examinations; continued flying also requires periodic physical and practical flight examinations.
Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 7531

    [1] MOS 7531 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 18557; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Tiltrotor observation and rescue operations, Tiltrotor transport and utility missions, Commercial Pilots (O*NET 53-2012.00), Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers (O*NET 53-2011.00)

    [4]NAVMC 1200.1L MOS 7531: Related SOC titles · MOS 7531 section "e. Related Standard Occupational Classification"

    Supports: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers (O*NET 53-2011.00)

  2. O*NET: Commercial Pilots

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Commercial Pilots (O*NET 53-2012.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: airline and commercial pilot duties and entry requirements

    [3] What They Do; How to Become One; Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations; updated 2026-08-27, retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Commercial Pilots (O*NET 53-2012.00), Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers (O*NET 53-2011.00)

  4. O*NET: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

    [5] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers (O*NET 53-2011.00)

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