Marine Corps (USMC) Enlisted Job Descriptions

OCCUPATIONAL FIELD 57, NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL

The NBC defense field includes the detection, identification, warning, reporting, and decontamination procedures associated with nuclear, biological, and chemical contamination on the battlefield.

NBC defense specialists must be familiar with warehousing, supply, calibration, maintenance, serviceability, and accountability procedures for all NBC defense equipment down to the battalion/squadron level.

Qualifications required include emotional stability, no hypersensitivity to protective clothing or immunizations, a background which does not preclude qualification for a secret security clearance, and no respiratory problems that could prevent a masked individual from performing his/her assigned tasks. Duties involve administrative, logistical, and technical operational skills.

NBC defense specialists will be required to learn safety procedures in handling NBC materials; physiological symptoms and effects associated with exposure to chemical and biological (CB) chemical warfare agents and nuclear radiation; the administration of first aid to personnel exposed to CB warfare agents and nuclear radiation; proper storage and maintenance for NBC materials and equipment; and the operation of NBC defense equipment.

Formal schooling is provided at the entry, intermediate, and advanced levels. Billets available in the OccFld are as a member of an NBC Defense platoon in Division or FSSG; as a member of a NBC Defense Section in a Marine Aircraft Group; on staffs ranging from battalion to FMF headquarters; on staffs involving the development of doctrine and the acquisition of new equipment; as a member of the test and evaluation unit assigned to a MCLB; and as an instructor at Marine Corps or other service schools; and in various category "B" billets (MOS's 8000-9599). Marines entering this OccFld will receive MOS 5700, Basic Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Specialist.

 

Primary MOS's
MOS	Job Title	Authorized Ranks
5711	Nuclear Biological and Chemical (NBC) Defense Specialist	MGySgt to Pvt

Information Derived From MCO P1200.7V Part I and Part II.