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USMC6694

Aviation Logistics Information Management System (ALIMS) Specialist

Installs, operates, administers, maintains, and secures the network infrastructure and aviation information systems that Marine and Naval Aviation maintenance and supply run on. Deploys tactical LANs in garrison, shipboard, and forward joint environments, and manages VMware ESXi, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Windows Server, Docker, and Cisco IOS. Responsible for every aviation information system organic to the Marine Aircraft Group, including ALIS, NTCSS, OOMA, CAMEO, and ODIN. Primary point of contact for aviation logistics IT, including continuity of operations and disaster recovery. Requires a secret clearance, US citizenship, and normal color perception. Grades MGySgt to Pvt.

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“You'll be an IT Marine in aviation. Networks, servers, Linux, Cisco, a secret clearance — the kind of resume that walks straight into a civilian sysadmin job.”

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The resume part is real: the manual lists ESXi, RHEL, Windows Server, Docker, and Cisco IOS by name, and the civilian crosswalk is network and systems administration. What it means day to day is that you own the boxes the whole Marine Aircraft Group's maintenance and supply depend on. When OOMA or NTCSS is down, aircraft records stop moving and every shop in the squadron knows whose phone to ring. You deploy with the aviation logistics package, including shipboard. The line score is high — CL, GT, or EL of 110 — and school is with the Navy at Newport, not a Marine schoolhouse.

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6694 Aviation Logistics Information Management System (ALIMS) Specialist — FAQ

Q01What does a 6694 do in the Marines?
The resume part is real: the manual lists ESXi, RHEL, Windows Server, Docker, and Cisco IOS by name, and the civilian crosswalk is network and systems administration.
Q02How long is 6694 training and where is it held?
6694 requires Advanced Individual Training (AIT) after Basic Combat Training, held at NAVSTA Newport, RI.
Q03What's the recruiter not telling me about 6694?
The resume part is real: the manual lists ESXi, RHEL, Windows Server, Docker, and Cisco IOS by name, and the civilian crosswalk is network and systems administration.
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