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Marine Corps MOS · Logistics

8040 Colonel, Sustainment

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Overview

Colonel, Sustainment identifies colonel-grade sustainment billets. Officers from occupational fields 04, 13, 30, 60, and 66 receive this designation upon promotion to colonel. Specific duties depend on the assigned billet.

Civilian Career Paths

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Logisticians

The FY27 MOS manual lists Logisticians as a related occupation for this colonel-grade sustainment designation.

How to prepare: Build a case study from a documented logistics assignment showing the customer's needs, performance targets, and results, then compare it with civilian logistics performance-review work.

What the civilian work involves
  • Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
  • Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks, and service agreements.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel

Notes & Sources

  • The verified MOS description identifies colonel sustainment billets but assigns duties by billet. More specialized recommendations require individual assignment evidence.
Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1M (FY27): MOS 8040, Colonel, Sustainment

    [1] Chapter 1, OccFld 80, MOS 8040; printed p. 1-311; PDF p. 330; cached text lines 19928-19958; primary PDF cached 2026-08-03, reviewed 2026-10-03

    Supports: Logisticians (O*NET 13-1081.00)

    [2] Chapter 1, OccFld 80, MOS 8040; printed p. 1-311; PDF p. 330; cached text lines 19928-19958; primary PDF cached 2026-08-03, reviewed 2026-10-03

    Supports: Logisticians (O*NET 13-1081.00)

  2. O*NET: Logisticians

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Logisticians (O*NET 13-1081.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 8040

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