R 192030Z MAY 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
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UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 230/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN//
SUBJ: MOS SKILL DESIGNATIONS FOR MARINE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC MCO P3500.12/16APR01//
REF/B/MSG/CMC MARADMIN 435/99//
REF/C/DOC/NAVAIR 00-80T-114 (ATC NATOPS)//
REF/D/MSG/CG 3DMAW 042302Z NOV 03//
REF/E/MSG/CMC MARADMIN 229/04//
NARR/REF A, IS THE MARINE CORPS MACCS T&R MANUAL. REF B ESTABLISHED
ATC QUALIFICATION REQUIRMENTS FOR USMC ATC PERSONNEL. REF C IS THE
DON ATC NATOPS. REF D MARINE AIR CONTROL GROUP OPERATIONAL ADVISORY
GROUP (MACG OAG) FALL 2003 EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE (ESC) RESULTS
APPROVED NEW QUALIFICATION TIMELINES FOR USMC ATC PERSONNEL. REF E
ESTABLISHED ATC SERVICES PROVIDED, ATC SKILL SETS TRAINED TO, MOS AND
CTO/ATCS RATINGS AVAILABLE BASED ON CNO N785F ASSIGNED USMC ATC FACILITY
CLASSIFICATIONS.//
POC/W.J. NIX/LTCOL/AVN APC-5/LOC: HQMC/TEL: DSN 224-1850/
EMAIL: NIXWJ@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE: THE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED
IN THIS MESSAGE COMPLETE THE ACTIONS APPROVED BY THE ABOVE REFERENCES
FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) MOS 7257 AND ADDITIONAL ATC MOS SKILL
DESIGNATORS.
2. MOS 7257 EQUATES TO 2 POSITION QUALIFICATIONS IN THE TOWER (GROUND
AND FLIGHT DATA) OR 2 POSITION QUALIFICATIONS IN RADAR (RADAR FINAL
CONTROLLER AND RADAR FLIGHT DATA).
3. ALL MARINES CURRENTLY HOLDING A RADAR FINAL CONTROLLER MOS SKILL
DESIGNATION OF 7253 SHALL HAVE THEIR MOS SKILL DESIGNATION CHANGED TO
MOS 7257.
4. ALL MARINES WHO HAVE RECEIVED A RADAR ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CONTROL POSITION
QUALIFICATION AT A CLASS IIIB, IVB OR VII ATC FACILITY (OR DETACHMENT) PER
REF E SHALL BE AWARDED A MOS SKILL DESIGNATION OF 7253.
5. ALL MARINES WHO HAVE RECEIVED A RADAR APPROACH CONTROL POSITION QUALIFICATION
AT A CLASS IVB OR VII ATC FACILITY OR ATC DETACHMENT PER REF C OR E SHALL
BE AWARDED AN MOS SKILL DESIGNATION OF 7254.
6. THE TOWER LOCAL CONTROL MOS SKILL DESIGNATION OF 7252 REMAINS THE SAME.
7. ATC MOS SKILL PROGRESSION AND QUALIFICATION STANDARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. MOS 7257 SHALL BE ACHIEVED BY MARINES WITHIN THE FIRST 9-MONTHS OF ARRIVING
AT THEIR FIRST ATC FACILITY OR THEY WILL BE PROCESSED FOR MOS REVOKATION AND
REASSIGNMENT TO ANOTHER OCCUPATIONAL FIELD.
B. MARINES WITHIN 3 YEARS OF GRADUATION FROM ACA(1) SCHOOL SHALL ACHIEVE
7257/52 OR 7257/53 OR 7257/54 OR THEY WILL BE PROCESSED FOR MOS REVOKATION AND
REASSIGNMENT TO ANOTHER OCCUPATIONAL FIELD.
C. ALL MARINE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS SHOULD OBTAIN TWO OF THE FOLLOWING MOS
SKILL DESIGNATIONS: 7252, 7253, OR 7254 WITHIN SIX (6) YEARS OF GRADUATION FROM
ACA(1) SCHOOL.
D. ALL MARINE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS SHALL OBTAIN TWO OF THE FOLLOWING MOS SKILL
DESIGNATIONS: 7252, 7253, OR 7254 WITHIN NINE (9) YEARS OF GRADUATION FROM ACA(1)
SCHOOL OR THEY WILL BE PROCESSED FOR MOS REVOKATION AND REASSIGNMENT TO ANOTHER
OCCUPATIONAL FIELD.
E. ALL MARINE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS SHALL OBTAIN ALL THREE OF THE FOLLOWING MOS
SKILL DESIGNATIONS: 7252, 7253, AND 7254 WITHIN TWELVE (12) YEARS OF GRADUATION
FROM ACA(1) SCHOOL OR THEY WILL BE PROCESSED FOR MOS REVOKATION AND REASSIGNMENT
TO ANOTHER OCCUPATIONAL FIELD.
8. AS OF THE DTG OF THIS MARADMIN MARINES WITH 12 OR MORE YEARS OF QUALIFIED ATC
SERVICE FOLLOWING INITIAL 7252 OR 7253 OR 7254 MOS QUALIFICATION SHALL BE EXEMPT
FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN ALL THREE MOS SKILL DESIGNATIONS: 7252, 7253, AND
7254. HOWEVER THEY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL MOS SKILL DESIGNATIONS
IF CIRCUMSTANCES PERMIT AND/OR DIRECTED BY THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.
9. ONLY HQMC APC (OCCFLD SPONSOR) CAN APPROVE WAIVERS TO THE ABOVE STANDARDS.
ALL REQUEST FOR WAIVERS SHALL BE HANDLED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
A. SUBMIT WAIVER REQUESTS TO HQMC (APC) VIA NAVAL LETTER VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
(NOTE: WAIVER PACKAGES ORIGINATED AT MCAS S AND MCAF S SHALL INCLUDE APPLICABLE ATC
QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICES AS PART OF THE ROUTING PROCESS)
B. WAIVER REQUESTS SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED ELEMENTS:
(1) CONTROLLER EVALUATION BOARD (CEB) RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE MARINES
WITH LESS THAN 12 YEARS OF QUALIFIED ATC SERVICE.
(2) BRIEF ATC HISTORY OF THE MARINE FROM ATTACHMENT AT FIRST ATC FACILITY TO PRESENT.
(3) ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT IS PERTINENT TO THE WAIVER REQUEST (I.E.
ATC FACILITY STAFFING, DEPLOYMENTS, AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES).
(4) AN ATC TRAINING PLAN TO INCLUDE A SPECIFIC TIMELINE, END DATE, AND STEPS FOR
THE MARINE TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED MOS QUALIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN REF A.
(5) ATC MOS REVOCATION RECOMMENDATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUBMITTED PER NAVAIR
00-80T-114 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL NATOPS MANUAL.
C. COMMANDS RECEIVING AN ATC MARINE RETURNING FROM A  B  BILLET THAT REQUIRES A
WAIVER, SHALL SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST FOR THAT MARINE IMMEDIATLEY UPON HIS/HER RETURN
TO A PMOS DUTY STATION. A CEB IS NOT REQUIRED.
D. IF A WAIVER IS APPROVED, A COPY OF THE WAIVER SHALL BE PLACED IN THE MARINES MACCS
PERFORMANCE JACKET AND THE MARINE SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
AND THE TIME FRAME ALLOTED TO OBTAIN REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATION(S) FOR MOS SKILL(S)
DESIGNATION.//