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$85,500 – $95,500
Via USAJOBS, the federal government’s official jobs site, retrieved November 5, 2026. You apply through the official announcement on USAJOBS.
What this role is
This role coaches Marine Corps personnel in strength, conditioning, and athletic performance as part of a military fitness program, designing and delivering evidence-based training to improve readiness and prevent injury. It suits candidates with a background in exercise science or kinesiology, current strength-coaching certification, and experience working with groups in tactical or military settings.
Our summary, not U.S. Marine Corps’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
Skills this role names
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What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's degree in exercise science, physiology, human performance, kinesiology, biomechanics, or physical education
- One year of relevant coaching experience
- Current NSCA-CSCS or CSCCa certification
- Understanding of tactical strength and conditioning and unit-readiness planning
- Experience coaching groups of 15–50
- Ability to conduct performance testing and adapt programs to competition or deployment cycles
- Experience working on interdisciplinary performance teams
- Ability to teach warm-ups, speed, agility, strength, power, conditioning, and recovery
- Ability to design general and sport-specific programs
- Valid driver's license (SOFA license for OCONUS positions)
Nice to have
- USA Weightlifting Level 1 or 2 certification
- Collegiate or high-school athletic experience
- Familiarity with athletic training, mental skills coaching, nutrition, and sleep support
- Experience in military, first-responder, high-school, or collegiate settings