MARSOC to have own MOS?

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Commandant considers MARSOC MOS

By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Feb 7, 2011 5:45:31 EST

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Marines who would like to forge a career as a MARSOC special operator may soon have their wish granted.Commandant Gen. Jim Amos is now considering a plan that could create a permanent career path, rather than forcing Marines to rotate back to the regular force after five years. Amos, who met with Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command leaders here Jan. 18, discussed the MOS and his intent to increase the number of operators and support personnel assigned to MARSOC, according to Marines who attended the meeting.

The plan calls for creation of a primary MOS in which operators can compete for promotion over the course of a career with MARSOC. Currently, Marines are assigned to MARSOC only for five-year tours.

“We think this is an important part of our continued growth in terms of capacity and the ability to attract and keep well-qualified and competent Marines, offering them a clear career path with growth … and opportunities for promotion,” said MARSOC spokesman Maj. Jeffrey Landis, confirming that a plan to make the job a career path was presented to Amos during his visit to the command’s Stone Bay headquarters here.

[devilbones2]

This is good news. Will it be an 03xx MOS or do you think it will be a new OCC field entirely?

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Amos OKs new MOS for MARSOC


By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Feb 14, 2011 18:33:21 EST

A new primary military occupational specialty has been approved and authorized for enlisted Marines trained as special operators, ending the five-year rotation limit within Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command and clearing the way for promotion in a professional career path.

Monday’s announcement, made by MARSOC officials at Camp Lejeune, N.C., comes within days of the command’s five-year anniversary — and just in time for hundreds of MARSOC operators whose rotations were slated to last only that long.

Commandant Gen. Jim Amos approved the new MOS after a recent visit to Lejeune, MARSOC officials said.

For MARSOC, the approval of this PMOS for operators means a new opportunity to retain their experience and the organization’s accumulated investment in building a force of professionals who can perform at advanced levels. The operators can now compete for promotion over the course of a career with MARSOC, instead of returning to the fleet after five years to compete in a primary MOS.

The move also assures the future “thickening” of the force at manning levels sufficient to staff training lanes and schools, while meeting critical operational mission sets.

Amos also approved creation of a necessary MOS, or NMOS, for special operations capabilities specialists such as explosive ordnance disposal Marines, and a free MOS, or FMOS, for officers.

It is not immediately clear when the new MOSs will be implemented, or what the MOS designators will be.

Eligibility to become an operator was expanded to all MOSs in November 2008. Previously, the job was open only to Marines with combat arms backgrounds. That expansion, coupled with a formalized recruiting effort to screen potential MARSOC applicants, has increased the number of candidates the command has to choose from.

During a speech Feb. 8 in San Francisco, Amos announced his plan to grow MARSOC by 44 percent, bringing in more support personnel and training more operators. MARSOC’s end-strength at the end of January was about 2,700 personnel, officials said. About 600 of those are critical skills operators.

[Jrod1188]

This is good news. Will it be an 03xx MOS or do you think it will be a new OCC field entirely?

I think it is an awesome idea and great news as well....
I have always struggled with the idea of rotating them back in the FMF.

I have heard that the MOS field will be an 03xx though.
038x actually...Not sure if it was just a rumor though.