R 080830Z SEP 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLAS
ALMAR 044/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) ROADMAPS//
POC/J. A. RAY/MAJOR/TECOM G3/QUANTICO VA/TEL:DSN 278-9577//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS ALMAR ANNOUNCES THE MOS ROADMAP PROGRAM FOR
ENLISTED MARINES.
2.  IN 2004, I DIRECTED TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND TO DEVELOP
MOS ROADMAPS AS A MEANS OF PROVIDING ENLISTED MARINES AND THEIR
LEADERS WITH A SINGLE-SOURCE REFERENCE FOR MOS TRAINING AND
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.  THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED
TO BE A "ONE-STOP SHOPPING" GUIDE THAT WILL ENABLE YOU TO CAPITALIZE
ON ALL AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE YOUR PROFESSIONAL,
EDUCATIONAL, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THAT OF YOUR MARINES.
3.  THE MARINE CORPS' FORMAL MOS-PRODUCING SCHOOLS ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR PRODUCING MOS ROADMAPS AND HAVE BEEN PROVIDING THEM TO
ENTRY-LEVEL GRADUATES SINCE APRIL 2005.  ALL OTHER MARINES CAN
OBTAIN THEIR ROADMAPS AT THE TECOM WEB SITE,
HTTP:(FORWARD SLASH FORWARD SLASH)WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/G3/ROADMAP.PHP.
KEEP IN MIND THAT MOS ROADMAPS ARE DYNAMIC DOCUMENTS.  THEY WILL BE
UPDATED WITH TRAINING AND EDUCATION RECOMMENDATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
AS CHANGES OCCUR, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO VISIT THE SITE REGULARLY.
4.  MOS ROADMAPS ARE SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO EACH MOS (OR
SUCCESSION OF MOS'S) AND COVER ALL PRIMARY MOS'S FOR ALL ENLISTED
RANKS.  EACH ROADMAP CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   A.  REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED MOS SKILL TRAINING.
   B.  UNITED STATES MILITARY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (IF APPLICABLE
TO THE MOS).
   C.  RECOMMENDED BILLET ASSIGNMENTS.
   D.  REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.
   E.  THE MARINE CORPS PROFESSIONAL READING LIST.
   F.  RECOMMENDED MOS-RELATED AND GENERAL DISTANCE LEARNING
COURSES (MCI, MARINE-NET AND OTHER SERVICE COURSES).
   G.  RECOMMENDED COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES AND DEGREES (INCLUDING
COURSES AND DEGREES RELATED TO THE MARINE'S MOS, IF APPLICABLE).
5.  A MARINE CORPS ORDER WILL BE FORTHCOMING WITH DETAILED GUIDANCE.
IN THE INTERIM:
   A.  ALL ENLISTED MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THEIR MOS
ROADMAPS FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT AND CAREER DECISIONS, AND IN
CONSULTATION WITH LEADERS/MENTORS ON SUBJECTS RELATING TO PERSONAL
AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.  
   B.  OFFICERS, SNCO'S AND NCO'S WILL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH
THE MOS ROADMAPS OF THEIR SUBORDINATES AND CONSIDER ROADMAP
INFORMATION AS A MENTORING TOOL IN RECOMMENDING BILLET ASSIGNMENTS
AND OVERSEEING THE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT OF ASSIGNED MARINES.
   C.  LIKEWISE, CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS WILL UTILIZE MOS
ROADMAPS WHEN COUNSELING MARINES.
   D.  FINALLY, PAGE 3 OF EVERY MOS ROADMAP WILL CONTAIN
INFORMATION ON WHERE TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.  COMMANDERS MAY PROVIDE FEEDBACK DIRECTLY TO THE
FORMAL SCHOOL RESPONSIBLE FOR A SPECIFIC MOS ROADMAP, TO THE POC
LISTED ABOVE, OR TO THE SUPPORT CONTRACTOR, MR. TIM CONNOLLY, AT DSN
278-1429.
6.  THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MOS ROADMAP PROGRAM IN YOUR DEVELOPMENT
AND THAT OF YOUR SUBORDINATES CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED.  THE SUCCESS
OF THE CORPS, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE, DEPENDS ON MARINES OF THE
HIGHEST CALIBER WHO ARE PREPARED TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS THROUGH LIFELONG TRAINING AND EDUCATION.  MOS ROADMAPS ARE AN
INVALUABLE TOOL TO GUIDE YOU TOWARD THAT END.
7.  KEEP ATTACKING, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//