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MSGID/MARADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT SUPPORT ORIENTATION COURSE (MCSOC) 20 - 24 MARCH 2017 ANNOUNCEMENT//
1.  This message announces the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Combat Support Orientation Course (MCSOC) for Marines interested in serving a tour of duty at MARSOC as Special Operations Capabilities Specialists (SOCS).
2.  Task.  To inform commanders and their combat support Marines about career opportunities at MARSOC and the necessary attributes required for success within the SOCS Necessary MOS (NMOS) of 8071.
3.  Purpose.  MCSOC affords combat support Marines interested in a tour within MARSOC opportunity to interface with senior enlisted SOCS and participate in training ranging from MOS-specific, physical performance and resiliency, to mental performance and mental fitness.  Upon completion, Marines will receive feedback on general and MOS-specific skills required for successful tours within MARSOC, beneficial to their individual preparation and their parent commands.
4.  Overview.
4.a.  MCSOC is a 5-day course that will focus on the following:
4.a.1.  Introducing Marines to career opportunities within their MOS at MARSOC.
4.a.2.  Informing Marines of the professional, mental, and physical attributes desired for a successful tour at MARSOC.
4.a.3.  Identifying interested Marines to Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments (MMEA) for assignment to MARSOC.
4.a.4.  Providing to MMEA, based on MCSOC evaluations, a recommendation for Marines interested in a MARSOC assignment.
4.b.  Although highly encouraged as an aid to a successful tour, all final decisions regarding MARSOC assignments rest with MMEA.
4.c.  MCSOC will be conducted aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina from 20 - 24 March 2017.
4.c.1.  During each training day, attendees will receive instruction on skills required to successfully complete the SOCS training pipeline.  Instructional events will include general subjects such as physical performance and resiliency training, injury prevention screening, movement under load and mental performance training.  Other events will include MOS-specific skills taught by senior enlisted SOCS functional capability managers (FCM).  Attendees will also receive informational briefings on SOCS support to Marine Special Operations Forces (MARSOF) and expected training and deployment timelines.  Upon completion of the course, attendees will receive detailed feedback on both the general and MOS-specifics skills listed above to enable further individual preparation for a successful MARSOC tour.  This feedback will also serve as a guide to future assignment discussions between the Marine, MMEA and the MARSOC FCM.
4.c.2.  The training schedule also includes standard Marine Corps physical fitness events.  The PFT, CFT, and Water Survival Training will be conducted on successive training days.  Attendees will receive PFT and Water Survival Training completion records for entry in their MCTIMS training folder.
5.  Participants.
5.a.  Marines of the following MOS are eligible to participate in this course:
SOF Fires Specialists (SOCS-B):  0861 (E-5 through E-7)
SOF Communications Specialists (SOCS-C):  0621, 0651, 0629, 0659, 0681, 0689, 2821, 2823, 2841, 2847, 2862 (E-4 through E-7) SOF Multi-Purpose Canine Handler (SOCS-D):  5811 (E-4 through E-5)
SOF SIGINT Specialists (SOCS-F):  26XX (E-4 through E-7)
SOF Geospatial Specialists (SOCS-G):  0241 and 0261 (E-4 through E-7)
SOF CI/HUMINT Specialists (SOCS-H):  0211 (E-4 through E-7)
SOF All-Source Intel Specialists (SOCS-I):  0231 (E-4 through E-7)
5.b.  Prerequisites:
5.b.1.  Must be in a full duty status.
5.b.2.  Must not have any pending legal or administrative proceedings.
5.b.3.  Must not have been awarded NJP in the last 12 months.
5.b.4.  Must possess a security clearance in accordance with their PMOS.
5.b.5.  Must meet current Enlisted Career Force Controls (ECFC).
5.c.  Eligibility:
5.c.1.  Must have the requisite time on station to execute orders and check-in to MARSOC NLT 31 July 2017 to be eligible for participation in the March 2017 course(Semicolon) however,
5.c.2.  Marines that are scheduled to deploy within 9 months of attending the course will PCS/PCA upon completion of their deployment.
6.  Registration.
6.a.  Interested Marines should submit their request via the MCSOC OMB via email [MCSOC_registration(at)socom.mil] with the following information:
     Rank
     Last Name
     First Name
     Middle Initial
     EDIPI
     MOS
     Date of Rank
     Date Current Tour Began
     Security Clearance and Adjudication Date
     Last PFT/CFT Score and Date
     Command Point of Contact
6.a.1.  Subject Line should be in the following format:  LNAME/RANK/MOS (i.e. Smith/Cpl/0621)
6.a.2.  All correspondence must be through a .mil or .gov email account.
6.b.  Following the initial request, the Marine will be sent a command screening checklist that must be completed for course registration.
7.  SOCS Training Continuum and Obligated Service Requirements.  Marines assigned to MARSOC will be required to complete the following courses before the 8071 MOS is obtained: Special Operations Forces Level I (SOF Lvl 1), Special Operations Training Course (STC), and the Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Course.
8.  Coordinating Instructions.  Government messing and billeting is directed and will be funded by MARSOC.  Travel costs will be funded by MARSOC.  If selected for participation in MCSOC, Marines will receive further instructions regarding the line of accounting (LOA) to be used in the Defense Travel System (DTS).  Marines outside the Camp Lejeune area should plan to travel on 19 March and 25 March 2017.
9.  Points of Contact:
SOCS-B:  MSgt Jeffrey Correnti, email:  Jeffrey.Correnti(at)socom.mil
SOCS-C:  MGySgt Lon Stedman, email:  Lon.Stedman(at)socom.mil
SOCS-D:  MSgt James Soules, email:  James.Soules(at)socom.mil
SOCS-F/G/H/I:  MGySgt Irvin Reed III, email:  irvin.reed(at)socom.mil
10.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General James B. Laster, Director, Marine Corps Staff.//