- Learn more about Embassy Duty.
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Every Marine serves a vital role for our Nation’s most essential missions. Marines each develop skills according to our Military Occupational Specialties (MOSs), becoming experts in our respective fields. Together, Marines represent expertise in more than 300 different disciplines to become a diversely talented, unwavering force.
EMBASSY DUTY
It is the presence of Marines that lets the world know this isn’t just another government building—this is a United States Embassy.
• More than 100 worldwide U.S. Embassies and consulates are guarded exclusively by Marines
• Marines on Embassy Duty have the opportunity to travel abroad
and meet dignitaries
• Additional benefits of serving this distinct role include:
• Special duty allowance
• Additional clothing allowance
• Additional training/MOS
LISTED BELOW ARE SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT U.S. EMBASSIES:
• Berlin, Germany
• Frankfurt, Germany
• Saint Petersburg, Russia
• Vienna, Austria
• Beijing, China
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Canberra, Australia
• Tokyo, Japan
• Brasilia, Brazil
• Kingston, Jamaica
• Dublin, Ireland
• London, England
• Rome, Italy
• Paris, France
• Stockholm, Sweden
• Pretoria, South Africa
• Bamako, Mali
• Harare, Zimbabwe
• Cape Town, South Africa
• San José, Costa Rica
