R 191345Z JUN 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
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UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 295/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM VA//
SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARINE COMBAT INSTRUCTOR MOS
/8513//
REF/A/MSG/TECOM/091545ZOCT2002//
REF/B/MSG/-/281654Z/OCT/-/2002//
REF/C/DOC/C469/-/7APR03//
REF/D/MSG/MP/150824Z/NOV/-/2002//
REF/E/LTR/LPC-3/-/2OCT02//
NARR/REF A IS ALMAR 056-02, MARINE COMBAT INSTRUCTOR MOS 8513. REF
B IS ESTABLISHED MOS 8513 MARINE COMBAT INSTRUCTOR. REF C IS MCO
P1200.7X, MOS MANUAL. REF D IS MARADMIN 610-02, CHANGE 1 TO FY03
SNCO MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS ALLOCATIONS. REF E IS MCBUL 10120,
INDIVIDUAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.//
POC/B. JUDGE/GS-14/CG TECOM C460/-/TEL:DSN 278-3085
/EMAIL:JUDGEB@TECOM.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1. REF (A) SPECIFIED ACTIONS REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH THE 8513 MOS
AND TO DESIGNATE 8513 MOS BILLETS AS SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS (SDA).
AS SUCH, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND ADMIN INSTRUCTIONS PERTAIN:
A. SDA BILLETS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AT THE SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY.
APPROXIMATELY 25 PERCENT OF THESE BILLETS WILL BE OPEN TO
NON-INFANTRY
MARINES, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE
MARINES TO SERVE AS A MARINE COMBAT INSTRUCTOR.
B. REF (B) ESTABLISHED THE MARINE COMBAT INSTRUCTOR MOS (8513).
QUALIFIED MARINES FROM ALL OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
THIS MOS. CORPS-WIDE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE 8513 MOS WILL HAVE THE
DUAL
BENEFIT OF ENHANCING OUR COMBAT READINESS AND PROVIDING THE
OPERATING
FORCES WITH MARINES QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT COMBAT SKILLS SUSTAINMENT
TRAINING. REF (C) CONTAINS THE 8513 MOS DESCRIPTION.
C. SCREENING CHECKLIST. A COMMANDERS CHECKLIST WILL BE
DISSEMINATED TO UNIT CAREER COUNSELORS VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
THIS CHECKLIST, SYNONYMOUS WITH OTHER SDA CHECKLISTS, ENSURES THAT
MARINES REQUESTING TO SERVE AS AN 8513 HAVE THE PREREQUISITE ABILITY
AND NO PERSONAL ISSUES PREVENTING THEM FROM ACQUIRING AND SERVING A
FULL TOUR AS A MARINE COMBAT INSTRUCTOR.
D. THE FIRST MARINE CORPS COMBAT INSTRUCTOR COURSE COMMENCED IN
APRIL 03 AT BOTH SOIS. STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO REPORT FOR TEMINS
AND BE ASSIGNED THE 8513 MOS UPON COMPLETION.
E. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 8513 MOS AND NEW SDA STATUS FOR 8513
MARINES PROVIDE STABILITY FOR THE ENTRY-LEVEL TRAINING PIPELINE OF
THE SCHOOLS. THERE IS AN ONGOING SCHOOL OF INFANTRY MANNING REVIEW
FOCUSED ON THE REQUIREMENT TO ADEQUATELY SUPPORT ENTRY LEVEL COMBAT
SKILL INSTRUCTOR AND INFANTRY CAREER PROGRESSION TRAINING.
F. THE CURRENT PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE STRUCTURE OF THE SCHOOL OF
INFANTRY TO ALIGN BOTH COASTS, SUPPORT ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING AND
STABILIZE 8513 BILLETS WITHIN EACH SCHOOL, AND PROVIDE FOR IMPROVED
SKILL PROGRESSION INFANTRY TRAINING IS STILL UNDER REVIEW.
G. PRECEPT LANGUAGE. STAFFING COMPLETE, THE NEXT REWRITE OF THE
M&RA SDA ORDER WILL CONTAIN THE APPROVED PRECEPT LANGUAGE FOR 8513
MOS. STARTING IN JAN 03, PROMOTIONS BOARDS BEGAN EMPLOYING PRECEPT
LANGUAGE FOR ALL 8513 DESIGNATED MARINES. THE LANGUAGE IS EQUITABLE
TO THE LANGUAGE USED FOR DRILL INSTRUCTORS, RECRUITERS, MARINE
SECURITY GUARDS, AND MARINE CORPS SECURITY FORCES.
H. SDA PAY. APPROVED AT LEVEL I FOR FY 03 WITH THE INTENTION OF
RAISING TO LEVEL II AS SOON AS IT IS FISCALLY FEASIBLE. PAYMENT FOR
QUALIFIED MARINES BEGAN IN APRIL 03 AS SCHEDULED.
I. REF (A) AUTHORIZED MERITORIOUS PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR
MARINE
COMBAT INSTRUCTORS TO STAFF SERGEANT AND GUNNERY SERGEANT. REF (D)
PROVIDED 4 SSGT/1 GYSGT MERITORIOUS PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FIRST
HALF OF FY 03. THOSE PROMOTIONS HAVE BEEN APPLIED AND THE SECOND
ALLOCATION IS TO BE PUBLISHED QTR 4 FY 03.
J. DUTY STATION/GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES WILL BE GOVERNED IN THE SAME
MANNER AS OTHER SDA ASSIGNMENTS. UPON OBTAINING THE 8513 MOS AND
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A 36-MONTH TOUR, SNCOS RATE DUTY STATION
PREFERENCES, NCOS RATE GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES.
K. REF (E) APPROVED A SUPPLEMENTAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED
FOR MARINES SERVING AT THE SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY.
L. THE TOUR LENGTH FOR MARINES EARNING THE 8513 MOS IS 36 MONTHS.
THE REQUIREMENT TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE
SDA BILLET IS WAIVERABLE BY CG TRAINING COMMAND.
M. SERVICE RIBBON RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO HQMC FOR
DECISION.
N. GRANDFATHERING. SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY MAY GRANDFATHER THE 8513
MOS TO QUALIFIED MARINES WHO WERE ON STATION AT THE TIME REF (A)
WAS RELEASED (OCT 02). AUTHORITY TO ASSIGN THE MOS IS DELEGATED
TO THE RESPECTIVE SCHOOL COMMANDERS. CG TRAINING COMMAND
ESTABLISHED
CRITERIA FOR GRANDFATHERING THE 8513 MOS. MARINES GRANDFATHERED TO
THE 8513 MOS MUST COMPLETE A TOTAL OF 36 MONTHS ON STATION, WITH THE
MAJORITY OF THE TOUR HAVING BEEN IN BILLETS NOW DESIGNATED AS 8513
BILLETS. COMPLETION OF A SUCCESSFUL TOUR ENABLES THE MARINE TO
RECEIVE DUTY STATION/GEO PREFERENCE, PRECEPT LANGUAGE FOR PROMOTION
BOARDS, SDA PAY WHILE SERVING IN THE BILLET, AND THE SERVICE RIBBON.
THERE WILL BE NO GRANDFATHERING OF THE MOS TO MARINES WHO SERVED AT
THE SCHOOL OF INFANTRY PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF REF (A).
ADDITIONALLY, THE GRANDFATHERING PERIOD RAN FROM THE RELEASE OF
REF (A) TO APR 03 AND ENDED WITH THE COMMENCEMENT OF TEMINS MARINE
COMBAT INSTRUCTOR COURSES (MCIC) AT BOTH SOIS. MCIC IS NOW THE
SINGLE METHOD TO ACQUIRE THE 8513 MOS.
2. MARINES INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE AS AN 8513 SHOULD
CONTACT THEIR UNIT CAREER COUNSELOR OR THEIR APPROPRIATE MMEA
COUNSELOR FOR MORE DETAILS.//