R 231812Z APR 25
MARADMIN 202/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC AVN WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/CREATION OF AND SOLICITATION FOR QUALIFIED MARINES FOR LATERAL
MOVE INTO THE GROUND CONTROL SYSTEM TECHNICIAN PRIMARY MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALITY 5955//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/NAVMC 1200.1K/YMD:20240207//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN 610/24/DTG:172052Z DEC 24//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN 486/24/DTG:101915Z OCT 24//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/NAVMC 1200.1L/YMD:20250307//
NARR/REF A IS THE FY25 MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL
(SHORT TITLE: MOS MANUAL).  REF B IS THE CHANGE 1 TO THE FY25
SELECTIVE RETENTION BONUS PROGRAM AND FY25 BROKEN SERVICE SRB
PROGRAM.  REF C IS THE UPDATE 1 TO MARADMIN 435/24 AWARDS UPDATE.
REF D IS THE FY26 MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL (SHORT
TITLE:  MOS MANUAL).//
POC/S. M. ANGELINE/LTCOL/59XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD MANAGER/DC A/
EMAIL:STEVEN.M.ANGELINE@USMC.MIL/COMM:  703-692-9957//
POC/T. A. DURAN/MGYSGT/59XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST/DC A/
EMAIL:THOMAS.DURAN@USMC.MIL/COMM:  703-432-9900//
POC/Y. M. NOWAKOWSKI/MSGT/59XX MONITOR/M&RA/
EMAIL:YVONNE.NOWAKOWSKI@USMC.MIL/COMM:  703-784-9674//
POC/J. A. COUTU/GS-14/BRANCH HEAD MCSRB/PSD/TECOM/
EMAIL:JAY.COUTU@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  The purpose of this MARADMIN is announce the
creation of and solicitation for qualified Marines for a lateral
move into Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) 5955,
Ground Control Station (GCS) Technician (Pvt to GySgt), and to add
PMOS 5955 via out-of-cycle change to reference (a), Fiscal Year (FY)
2025 MOS Manual.  PMOS 5955 has been accepted for inclusion in
reference (d).  However, due to the ongoing Campaign of Learning
related to this capability the prerequisites outlined in
Paragraph 4. of this MARADMIN will be adhered to vice those
currently captured in reference (d).  Reference (d) will be
updated as part of the FY27 MOS Manual cycle.
2.  GCS Technicians oversee daily maintenance production, equipment
installation, programming, upgrading, and troubleshooting on
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) GCS and peripheral Command and
Control equipment for the MQ-9 aircraft.  Technicians provide
organizational level technical support to facilitate secure and
unsecure local and remote flight operations as well as flight
safety, data collection and dissemination to Higher Headquarters
and Combatant Commanders.  Technicians are required to ensure all
pertinent cyber security and information security measures are met
in accordance with local and Higher Headquarters instructions.
Technicians are also required to coordinate with commercial and
military satellite communication providers to ensure a seamless,
on time, secured data link between aircrew and aircraft.
Additional duties include supervision of a maintenance section/shop,
coordination of equipment evacuation for repair with other
maintenance activities, requisitioning of parts, and monitoring
maintenance reports.  These technicians also provide technical
expertise in the planning, employment, and installation of aviation
communications systems.
3.  GCS Technicians operate as part of a maintenance crew or as
detachments in support of MQ-9 sorties.  Marines in this field are
assignable to VMU squadrons or UAS Maintenance Squadron 1 under the
Marine Aircraft Group 14, or to the Center for Naval Aviation
Technical Training Unit (CNATT-U).
4.  Initial accessions and Marines requesting a lateral move must
meet the following minimum prerequisites and requirements.
4.a.  PMOS 5955 prerequisites.
4.a.1.  Must possess an Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
electronics composite score, EL, of 110 or higher.
4.a.2.  Must be eligible for a secret security clearance.
4.a.3.  Must possess normal color perception.
4.a.4.  Must be a U.S. citizen.
4.b.  Additional prerequisites for lateral move.
4.b.1.  Must be a volunteer Corporal through Gunnery Sergeant from
any electronics repair MOS.
4.b.1.a.  Staff Sergeant and Gunnery Sergeant applicants must not
have been passed for promotion in their current grade, must not have
received a non-judicial punishment in their current term, and must
not have been the recipient of courts martial.
4.b.1.b.  Non-Commissioned Officers must not have received a
non-judicial punishment in their current term and must not have
been the recipient of courts martial.
4.b.2. Security requirement: Secret security clearance.
4.b.2.a. Security clearance verification letter from their Command
Security Officer or Special Security Officer, confirming their
current security clearance.
4.c.  PMOS 5955 requirements.
4.c.1.  Complete the 5900 Commons Course (M091J31) at MCCES,
Twentynine Palms, CA.
4.c.2.  Complete the Ground Control Station program of instruction
at CNATT-U in MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina.
4.d.  Additional requirements for lateral move.
4.d.1.  Marines requesting lateral move in FY25 must be from an
electronics repair background and have completed one of the
following courses, documented within their service record book.
4.d.1.a.  Complete the 5900 Commons Course (M091J31) at MCCES,
Twentynine Palms, CA.
4.d.1.b.  Complete the Basic Electronics Course (M092721) at MCCES,
Twentynine Palms, CA.
4.d.1.c.  Complete the Avionics Technician I Level Class A1 Course
(N23A952), Pensacola, FL.
4.e.  For waiver requests, reach out to the Occupational Field
Specialist.  Waivers may be considered based on the health forecasts
of the MOS.
5.  Marines requesting a lateral move.
5.a.  Must obligate to at least 48 months of service when approved
for lateral move into the PMOS 5955, executed via reenlistment.
5.a.1.  Must be worldwide deployable upon approval.
5.b.  Permanent Change of Station or Permanent Change of Assignment
orders will be issued following approval.
5.c.  Training requirements prior to attending Ground Control
Technicians Course are listed in paragraph 4.d.
5.c.1.  The Ground Control Technicians Course will be established in
FY26 and is the only service led course.
5.c.1.a.  FY25 Lateral moves shall attend the pilot Program of
Instruction (POI) at CNATT-U in MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina
until the official POI is available.
5.b.2.  The United States Air Force (USAF) hosts the Ground Control
Station Maintenance Course J4AMPID7XXXA51A at the 82 Training Wing,
372 TRS, Detachment 28, Hancock Field, Syracuse, NY
5.b.2.b.  Attending the USAF GCS Maintenance Course is an available
option however, is not a training requirement.
5.b.3.  Marines having previously completed the USAF GCS Maintenance
Course, documented in their service record book, prior to their
lateral move request will be issued orders to their next assignment.
6. Upon successful completion of all training, FY25 lateral movers
into the 5955 PMOS will rate a lateral move reenlistment bonus in
accordance with reference (B).
7.  Initial accessions will begin, and lateral moves will be
accepted upon release of this message.
8.  This message has been coordinated with HQMC, Deputy Commandant
(DC), Aviation; DC, Manpower and Reserve Affairs; DC, Combat
Development and Integration; and Commanding General Training and
Education Command.
9.  This message is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
10.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Bradford J. Gering,
Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Aviation.//