MARADMINS : 650/11
R 021959Z NOV 11
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MARADMIN 650/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PO(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/ASSIGNMENT OF EXPEDITIONARY GROUND RECONNAISSANCE OFFICER NECESSARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY 0307//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1200.17C/YMD:20110629//
NARR/REF A IS THE 2011 MOS MANUAL THAT DESCRIBES MOS 0307 WITH GRADES O1 TO O5.//
POC/I.C. FLETCHER/MAJ /UNIT:PPO POG/-/TEL:703-692-4306 /EMAIL:IAN.FLETCHERATUSMC.MIL//
POC/J.E.ORILLE/LTCOL/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:703-784-9284/EMAIL:JOHN.ORILLEATUSMC.MIL//
POC/H. BARRERO/MAJ/UNIT:TECOM GTD/-/TEL:703-784-3033 /EMAIL:HERNAN.BERREROATUSMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE EXPEDITIONARY GROUND RECONNAISSANCE OFFICER NECESSARY MOS (NMOS 0307) TO QUALIFIED OFFICERS.
2. BACKGROUND. IN 2007, TECOM CONDUCTED A FRONT END ASSESSMENT (FEA) OF SKILLS REQUIRED BY EACH MOS SERVING WITHIN RECONNAISSANCE UNITS. FEA IDENTIFIED 68 TASKS AS EITHER CORE OR CORE-PLUS SKILLS CONDUCTED BY RECONNAISSANCE PLATOON COMMANDERS, COMPANY COMMANDERS AND OPERATIONS OFFICERS IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTIES. COMPARISON OF THESE 68 TASKS WITH THE CORE 0302 SKILLS IN THE INFANTRY T AND R MANUAL IDENTIFIED 33 SKILLS THAT ARE NOT TRAINED TO IN THE TRAINING PIPELINE COMMON TO MOSS 0302 AND 0202/0203 (THE TWO PRIMARY MOSS SERVING IN THESE BILLETS). THE 2007 FEA CONCLUDED THAT OFFICERS SERVING IN RECON UNITS ROUTINELY CONDUCT 33 TASKS THAT THEY ARE NOT TRAINED TO CONDUCT IN ANY FORMAL OFFICER TRAINING SETTING AND THAT ARE NOT COMMON TO OTHER, NON-RECON BILLETS.GROUND BOARD 1-10 RECOMMENDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NECESSARY MOS (NMOS) 0307 TO INFORM THE COMMAND SCREENING PROCESS BY IDENTIFYING OFFICERS IN MOSS 0202/0203 OR 0302 WHO POSSESS EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS FOR COMMAND SCREENING AND IDENTIFY POST-CLS COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS WHO ARE QUALIFIED AND PREPARED FOR INDEPENDENT OPERATIONS AS A TASK ORGANIZED COMPANY COMMANDER.
3. ANALYSIS. THIS IS A NMOS, NOT A PRIMARY MOS, AND WILL NOT IMPACT OFFICER OCCUPATIONAL MANAGEMENT OR PROMOTION TIMING.
4. ELIGIBILITY.
4.A. PREREQUISITES
4.A.1. MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN.
4.A.2. MUST COMPLETE MOS REQUIREMENTS TO BE AN INFANTRY OFFICER.
4.A.3. MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR A TOP-SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE AND ACCESS TO SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI) PREDICATED UPON A SINGLE SCOPE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (SSBI).
4.A.4. MUST BE MEDICALLY QUALIFIED TO PERFORM JUMP AND COMBATANT DIVE QUALIFICATIONS IAW INTER-SERVICE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN THE P117 NAVY MANUAL OF MEDICINE (NAVMED) AND ARMY REGULATION 40-501 (STANDARDS OF MEDICAL FITNESS).
4.B. REQUIREMENTS. OFFICERS WHO ARE GRADUATES OF THE BASIC RECONNAISSANCE COURSE (BRC) AND HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE TOUR OR ARE CURRENTLY SERVING WITHIN A RECONNAISSANCE UNIT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NMOS 0307. CONSIDERATION WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT BRC GRADUATES BUT HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE US ARMY RANGER SCHOOL OR RECONNAISSANCE SURVEILLANCE LEADER'S COURSE AS LONG AS THEY HAVE SERVED AT LEAST ONE TOUR OR ARE CURRENTLY SERVING WITHIN A RECONNAISSANCE UNIT. ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS EXTENSIVE COMMAND EXPERIENCE MAY BE UTILIZED IN LIEU OF FORMAL TRAINING WITH A COMMANDERS RECOMMENDATION.
5. NMOS 0307 BILLETS AND ASSIGNMENT. SELECT MOS 0202/0203 AND 0302 BILLETS IN RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, FORCE RECONNAISSANCE COMPANIES AND RECONNAISSANCE MOS SPECIFIC BILLETS (E.G. RECONNAISSANCE TRAINING CENTER, SOTG, PM OFFICE, HQMC) WILL BE CONVERTED TO MOS 0307. ALL OFFICERS RECEIVING THE NMOS 0307 WILL RETAIN THEIR PRIMARY MOS 0202/0203/0302 AND WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR BILLETS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR PRIMARY OCCUPATIONAL FIELD.
6. PROCESS OVERVIEW. HQMC (PPO) CONDUCTED A SCREENING OF OFFICERS SERVING IN OR WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE RECONNAISSANCE FIELD WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. ENDSTATE OF THIS SCREEN WAS TO IDENTIFY QUALIFIED OFFICERS (LT TO LTCOL) TO FILL THE FUTURE NMOS 0307 PERSONNEL REQUIREMENT. THIS INITIAL SELECTION PROCESS VERIFIED ELIGIBILITY, RECONNAISSANCE EXPERIENCE, AND ENSURED A SUITABLE POPULATION WAS DEVELOPED TO ENABLE ASSIGNMENT. INITIAL POPULATION INCLUDES SELECTED COL'S.
7. INITIAL SELECTION. THE RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP (ROAG) VALIDATED THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS AS MEETING NMOS REQUIREMENTS. THIS LIST IS NOT CONSIDERED EXCLUSIVE AND OTHER APPLICANTS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
7.A. THE BELOW LISTED ACTIVE COMPONENT OFFICERS ARE GRANTED THE 0307 NMOS. (READ IN FIVE COLUMNS)
LNAME FI MI PMOS MCC
ADAMS A. S. 0203 H99
ARMAS J. C. 0302 V33
BAKER G. P. 0302 V28
BARNES S. W. 0302 C64
BARTIMUS G. R. 0302 1R6
BAYSE J. D. 0202 UAS
BERNIER F. L. 0302 1R5
BIGGERS J. P. 0302 KAD
BILLIRIS J. M. 0302 1R1
BOPP C. L. 0302 1R2
BOYNTON C. P. 0203 1R3
BRISTOL G. H. 8041 094
BROCHETTI A. J. 0203 078
BROUGHTON A. P. 0302 V35
BUFFA J. H. 0202 996
BURCH A. J. 0203 1R4
BURNS W. T. 0203 1R1
BUTLER M. J. 0302 NFF
CAMPOS D. 0302 1R2
CARR B. R. 0302 J64
CARTER C. T. 0302 1R1
CHRISTIAN A. 0302 1MU
CLOUTIER E. D. 0302 1S8
COLLINS J. R. 0302 1R4
CONWAY A. S. 0202 1MR
DAVIS D. J. 0203 1R1
DECOTIIS JR A. G. 0302 1MS
DETRINIS S. E. 0302 1MS
DILL E. C. 0202 J64
DONOVAN F. L. 8041 1ER
DOYKOS D. A. 0302 1R3
DUNN III T. J. 0202 TA9
DUNNICK E. W. 0302 KA0
EAGAN III J. W. 0302 KAP
EARNHARDT M. E. 0203 1R3
EPLING J. M. 0203 1R2
ERB J. M. 0302 1R4
FISCUS S. V. 0302 TM6
FLETCHER I. C. 0202 QAQ
FRANZOY C. L. 0203 1R2
FREEBURG T. A. 0302 C40
FULTZ B. N. 0202 011
GILMAN B. L. 0202 1R1
GOLDBERG A. J. 0202 TM6
HARRINGTON R. F. 0202 1R2
HART M. R. 0203 1R1
HAYDOCK W. H. 0203 1R1
HERSEY P. J. 0302 1R3
HOEY G. L. 0202 TM6
HOLLAND P. C. 0302 1R3
HOMIAK T. L. 0202 1R3
HOUGH D. K. 8041 H87
HOWARD M. P. 0302 038
HUDSON M. R. 0302 K84
HUGGINS JR. L. E. 0302 1MR
HUNT R. M. 0302 V15
HUNTLEY P. D. 0302 K9B
HUSSEY L. K. 0202 1R2
HUTCHISON K. H. 0302 B66
JOHNSTON J. R. 0202 1ES
JOSEPH J. S. 0302 1R3
KEARNEY C. J. 0203 1R3
KIERNAN C. J. 0302 1R1
KINKADE K. J. 0203 1R1
KINTZLEY S. A. 0302 NFT
KNIGHT D. M. 8041 1C0
KOZENIESKY C. S. 8041 QAQ
KOLB A. C. 0302 KAP
LAMB G. M. 0203 1R3
LAMBERT B. P. 0302 1R4
LEECH III W. S. 0302 1R1
LUONG C. Q. 0202 1R3
LUSCZYNSKI B. J. 0302 1R3
MACSAY D. J. 0302 J50
MAHONEY B. S. 0302 V31
MARANO N. F. 8041 014
MARTIN R. M. 0202 1FS
MARTIN Z. D. 0302 1R4
MASUR D. R. 8041 094
MELLON C. J. 0302 1MR
MILBRANDT J. W. 0202 TM6
MODER J. A. 0302 1MR
MOFFIT E. T. 0203 1R1
MONTANUS P. D. 8041 233
MOONEY M. J. 0202 K92
MOREAU D. M. 0202 1MX
NASH VII J. M. 0202 115
NEWTON G. T. 0302 K80
NICHOLS M. S. 0202 NHA
NORMAN C. W. 0203 1R2
OPALSKI T. B. 0302 1K2
OWEN B. J. 0202 V13
PAPPAS B. J. 0302 NCM
PARKER R. W. 0302 TM6
PEACOCK P. J. 0302 1R3
PULLIAM G. J. 0302 1R1
QUINN J. M. 0302 1R2
REILLY III J. E. 8041 110
REVOIR R. F. 0202 QAT
RIDEOUT B. T. 0202 1C1
RINGLEIN J. M. 0302 1MR
ROACH J. D. 0302 KAF
RODRIGUEZ P. S. 0203 1R1
ROOT K. R. 0202 K84
ROSE J. T. 0302 SAR
ROTHMAN J. C. 0302 1R6
RULE J. N. 0302 KAD
SCHMIDT R. J. 0202 NAR
SCHNEIDER J. L. 0302 KAP
SCHUEHLE N. C. 8041 NGW
SCHULZ D. A. 0202 TJ5
SCOTT T. J. 0302 1S8
SHAFER J. R. 8041 1RV
SMITH J. R. 0302 1MR
SOTIRE II R. B. 0302 110
SPARKS T. R. 0302 122
SPILLANE B. T. 0302 1R3
STEPHENS K. D. 0203 V12
STOWER J. J. 8059 070
TAYLOR M. J. 0202 J95
THOMPSON E. N. 0302 NHD
TOWLES J. L. 0302 007
TREGLIA P. J. 0302 1F7
TROLLINGER M. G. 0302 J59
TROWBRIDGE J. M. 0302 1R1
TUCKER J. M. 0203 1R3
TUGGLE J. D. 0302 1C0
TUREVON P. V. 0302 1R5
VANDAM D. D. 0203 J62
VONKRAUS B. R. 0302 1MU
VONHERBULIS B. J. 0202 1MU
WALKER E. N. 0302 1MR
WALLIN T. R. 0302 1R2
WATSON C. E. 0302 122
WILLIS W. M. 0302 1R4
ZEMAN P. M. 0302 015
ZUBER P. J. 0302 1R1
7.B. THE BELOW LISTED RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS ARE GRANTED THE 0307 NMOS. (READ IN FIVE COLUMNS)
LNAME FI MI PMOS MCC
ABELL III B. J. 0202 HAB
ACKERMAN E. L. 0302 IRR
ALBAYRAK E. I. 0203 KAP
ALEXANDER S. C. 0203 IRR
ANGLIN D. A. 0302 SGH
BAHE B. D. 0302 ISL
BERENTSON M. D. 0302 SAR
BIGRIGG M. B. 0202 IRR
BROOKS I. P. 0302 J64
CANFIELD C. G. 0203 HAB
COATES JR R. J. 0302 SGH
DOUGLAS T. A. 0302 ISL
ESTEP III W. B. 8041 HAB
FAHEY III M. F. 8041 HAB
HASHIMOTO M. A. 0302 HAB
HAWK S. C. 0202 XXX
HUDSON B. Z. 0302 110
HUMPHREY K. E. 0202 S4A
IACONE D. C. 0203 086
KALAFATIS C. G. 0302 ISL
KOPACH S. J. 0203 KBM
LAZZO L. 0302 ISL
LIBERTO I. P. 8041 HAB
MAYR P. A. 0203 IRR
MCCABE F. L. 0302 ISL
MOORE J. A. 0302 IRR
MORGAN II D. L. 0302 1EM
MURATA R. S. 0302 B64
NUGENT S. M. 0302 110
PAAP S. W. 0203 HAB
PLUMSER M. D. 0302 SAQ
ROGERS R. S. 0302 TMG
RYDER T. W. 8041 SA5
TOSCANO A. M. 0302 SL3
TRZCINSKI R. S. 0302 SW4
TYMOSHENKO Y. 0302 1EM
VEASEY N. J. 0203 ISL
WEISS C. B. 0302 SLD
WELSH JR T. H. 0302 S5K
WETZEL IV J. L. 0302 HAB
WHITE R. A. 0302 HAB
WISECARVER N. R. 0203 ISL
8. APPLICATION PROCESS.
8.A. OFFICERS CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE BUT NOT LISTED IN PARA 7, AND OFFICERS WHO SUBSEQUENTLY BECOME ELIGIBLE, MAY APPLY FOR NMOS 0307 THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROCESS.
8.B. APPLICATION INFORMATION MUST BE SENT VIA DIGITALLY SIGNED EMAIL TO POCS IN PARAGRAPH 11 BY A LTCOL/EQUIVALENT OR ABOVE. APPLICATIONS VIA EMAIL WILL CONTAIN ALL INFORMATION IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (8C).
8.C. COMMANDER'S RECOMMENDATION MUST BE SIGNED BY A LTCOL/EQUIVALENT OR ABOVE.
8.D. APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE: COMMANDER'S RECOMMENDATION, OFFICER'S LAST NAME, FNAME, MI, RANK/GRADE, CURRENT PMOS, LAST 5 SSN, IF ATTENDED BRC OR OTHER APPROVED SCHOOL, DATE OF LAST RECON UNIT TOUR, POSITION HELD, CURRENT COMMAND AND LOCATION, CURRENT MCC.
9. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
9.A. LOCAL COMMANDS WILL NOT MAKE DIARY ENTRIES FOR ELIGIBLE OFFICERS UNTIL APPLICATION HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY HQMC (PPO POG).
10. FOR QUESTIONS RELATED TO REQUIRED INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND COMMANDS, INTERESTED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT MAJ IAN FLETCHER, GCE RECONNAISSANCE ADVOCATE, PPO / COMM: 703-692-4306/DSN: 222-4306/EMAIL: IAN.FLETCHERATUSMC.MIL OR MGYSGT CHAD RAMSEY, RECONNAISSANCE OCCFLD SPONSOR, PPO / COMM: 703-692-4305/DSN: 222-4306/EMAIL: CHAD.D.RAMSEYATUSMC.MIL.
11. APPLICABILITY. THIS INITIATIVE IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
12. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN H. S. CLARDY III, DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS.//