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Ratings that lead somewhere afterwards

A rating is your job specialty. Some translate straight into civilian work.

• Aviation maintenance technician

  Aircraft mechanics leave with skills airlines hire directly.

• Machinery technician

  Engines, pumps and systems. Reads as marine mechanic or stationary engineer on the outside.

• Health services technician

  A strong on-ramp to nursing or physician assistant school later.

• Maritime enforcement specialist

  Law enforcement and boarding work. A common route into federal policing.

• Aviation survival technician

  The rescue swimmer. Brutal school, very low pass rate, and the job people picture when they picture the Coast Guard.