R 122111Z APR 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 218/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES WITH PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (PMOS) 2831 AND 2834//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/R/YMD:20090210//
REF/B/MSGID:MCO 1200.17/-/230508Z//
REF/C/MSGID:NAVMC 3500.6/-/250607Z//
NARR/REF A IS THE AFTER ACTION MESSAGE FROM THE DECEMBER 2008 MAINTENANCE ADVISORY GROUP MEETING.  REF B IS THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) MANUAL.  REF C IS THE 2800 GROUND TRAINING AND READINESS (TR) MANUAL.//
POC/M. F. BIRK/LTCOL/UNIT:HQMC C4 CRP/-/TEL:703-693-3540/TEL:223-3540/EMAIL:MARK.BIRK@USMC.MIL//
POC/H. I. BASHOR/MGYSGT/UNIT:HQMC (C4 CRP)/-/TEL:703-693-3540/TEL:223-3540/ EMAIL:HORACE.BASHOR@USMC.MIL//
POC/C. E. HERNANDEZ/MSGT/UNIT:MMEA-84/-/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THIS IS A COORDINATED HQMC C4 AND M RA MESSAGE TO ANNOUNCE THE CAREER PROGRESSION FOR PMOS 2831 AND 2834, MAINTENANCE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR TROPOSCATTER AND SATTELITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AND TO IDENTIFY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARINES WITH PMOS 2831 AND 2834.
2.  BACKGROUND.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, THE 2831 AND 2834 SKILL SETS ARE BEING ALIGNED TO CAPITALIZE ON SIMILARITIES IN TECHNOLOGY AND IN THE SYSTEMS SUPPORTED.  THE NEW STRUCTURE WILL BE MOS 2831 FROM PVT TO SGT AND MOS 2834 FROM SGT TO GYSGT.  REFS B AND C ARE BEING MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE NEW SKILL PROGRESSION AND SKILL SET REQUIREMENTS.
3.  AS OF 30 MAR 2010, 312 ENLISTED MARINES POSSESS PMOS 2831 AND 2834.  HQMC MMEA WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE FUTURE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY TRAINING WITHIN THE CONSTRAITS OF REF B FOR MARINES CURRENTLY HOLDING THE 2831 MOS AND DESIRE TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY.  LATERAL MOVES INTO THE 2834 MOS WILL BE DECREASED TO ADJUST THE NEW MOS INVENTORY. MARINES HOLDING THESE TWO MOS'S FALL INTO SEVEN CATAGORIES:
A.  ACTIVE DUTY FIRST TERM (FTAP) MARINES HOLDING THE 2831 MOS WITH AN EAS IN FY11, FY12, OR FY13.
B.  ACTIVE DUTY CAREER MARINES (STAP) IN THE RANK OF SGT HOLDING THE 2831 MOS.
C.  ACTIVE DUTY CAREER MARINES (STAP) IN THE RANK OF SSGT AND ABOVE HOLDING THE 2831 MOS.
D.  ACTIVE DUTY CAREER MARINES (STAP) IN THE RANK OF SGT AND ABOVE HOLDING THE 2834 MOS.
E.  RESERVE MARINES IN THE RANK OF SGT AND BELOW (OBLIGOR) HOLDING THE 2831 MOS.
F.  RESERVE MARINES IN THE RANK OF SSGT AND ABOVE (NON-OBLIGOR) HOLDING THE 2831 MOS.
G.  RESERVE MARINES IN THE RANK OF SGT AND ABOVE (NON-OBLIGOR) HOLDING THE 2834 MOS.
4.  THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS WILL OCCUR.
A.  CATEGORY C AND F MARINES.  ON 1 OCTOBER 2010, HQMC MMEA WILL SUBMIT A UNIT DIARY FOR ALL STAP AND RESERVE MARINES IN THESE CATEGORIES TO CHANGE THEIR PMOS TO 2834.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF PMOS 2834 WILL BE 1 OCTOBER 2010.
B.  ALL OTHER CATEGORY MARINES.  ON 1 OCTOBER 2010, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THEIR PMOS.
5.  THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED.
A.  CATEGORY A, FTAP MARINES, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REENLISTMENT AND PROMOTION IN THEIR PMOS 2831.
B.  CATEGORY B, C AND D, STAP MARINES, ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE 2800 ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS MONITOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THEIR SCHEDULED TOUR COMPLETION FOR SPECIFIC DUTY STATION OPTIONS, CAREER PROGRESSION TRAINING AND LATERAL MOVE OPPORTUNITIES.
C.  CATEGORY F, RESERVE MARINES STAFF SERGEANT AND ABOVE HOLDING THE PMOS 2831, CAN REQUEST THEIR SMCR UNITS SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR RETRAINING THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND TO MARINE FORCES RESERVE G-3 TRAINING.
D.  MARINES IN THE RANK OF SGT AND SSGT WHO WISH TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY ARE ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST A LATMOVE INTO PMOS 2862.
6.  ALL MARINES AFFECTED BY THIS MESSAGE ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE 2834/2891 ENLISTED ROADMAP, LOCATED AT HTTP:(DOUBLE-SLASH)WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/G3/ROADMAP.PHP, FOR GUIDANCE IN FUTURE ASSIGNMENT OPPORTUNITIES, PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS, AND CAREER ENHANCEMENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
7.  THIS MESSAGE SELF CANCELS ON 01 OCT 2012.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN ALLEN, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS.//