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SUBJ/CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES
/ WITH PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) 2822.//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1200.17/YMD:20080523//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/NAVMC 3500.6/YMD:20070625//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/SI 08440-OD/YMD:20071130//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/FP 5895/YMD:20080103//
REF/E/MSGID:MSG/TECOM/YMD:20080320//
POC/M. F. BIRK/LTCOL/UNIT:HQMC C4 CRP/-/TEL:703 693 3540
/TEL:DSN 223-3540//
POC/H. I. BASHOR/MGYSGT/UNIT:HQMC C4 CR/-/TEL:703 693 3540
/TEL:DSN 223-3540//
NARR/REF A IS THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) MANUAL. REF
B IS THE 2800 GROUND TRAINING AND READINESS (T&R) MANUAL. REF C IS
THE PHASE OUT PLAN FOR CENTRAL OFFICE, TELEPHONE, AUTOMATIC
AN/TTC-42(V). REF D IS THE FIELDING PLAN FOR TRANSITION SWITCH
MODULE. REF E IS A TECOM MESSAGE ANNOUNCING THE TERMINATION OF
ELECTRONIC SWITCHING EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN, MOS 2822, TRAINING.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS IS A COORDINATED HQMC C4 AND M&RA
MESSAGE TO ANNOUNCE THE DELETION OF PMOS 2822 AND CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARINES WITH PMOS 2822.
2. BACKGROUND. REF A & B IDENTIFY PMOS 2822 AS SUPPORTING THE
AN/TTC-42(V) CENTRAL OFFICE, TELEPHONE, AUTOMATIC ONLY. WITH THE
RELEASE OF REF C, THIS SYSTEM WILL BE PHASED OUT OF SERVICE. THE
PMOS 2822 IS NO LONGER REQUIRED. AS OF 1 OCT 2008, TECOM WILL
DELETE THE PMOS 2822 REQUIREMENT.
3. AS OF 13 MAR 2008, 114 ENLISTED MARINES POSSESS PMOS 2822. HQMC
MMEA WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE FUTURE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL
SPECIALTY TRAINING WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF REF A FOR MARINES
CURRENTLY HOLDING PMOS 2822 AND DESIRING TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY.
UPON DELETION OF THE PMOS 2822, THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER PROMOTION
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PMOS 2822. THIS MARADMIN PRESENTS 2800
OCCUPATIONAL FIELD PLANS, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, AND GUIDANCE.
MARINES WITH PMOS 2822 ARE GROUPED INTO ONE OF FIVE CATAGORIES:
A. ACTIVE DUTY FIRST TERM (FTAP) MARINES WITH AN EAS IN FY09, FY10,
OR FY11.
B. ACTIVE DUTY CAREER MARINES (STAP) IN THE RANK OF SERGEANT.
C. ACTIVE DUTY CAREER MARINES (STAP) IN THE RANKS OF STAFF SERGEANT
SELECT, STAFF SERGEANT, AND GUNNERY SERGEANT.
D. RESERVE MARINES IN THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND BELOW.
E. RESERVE MARINES IN THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT AND GUNNERY
SERGEANT.
4. THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS WILL OCCUR.
A. CATEGORY A AND B MARINES. ON 1 OCT 2008, CMC HQMC WILL SUBMIT A
UNIT DIARY FOR ALL FTAP (CATEGORY A) AND STAP SERGEANT (CATEGORY B)
MARINES, REGARDLESS OF WHEN THEIR EAS OCCURS, TO CHANGE THEIR PMOS
OF 2822 TO PMOS 2847. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PMOS 2847 WILL BE 1 OCTOBER
2008.
B. CATEGORY C MARINES. ON 1 OCT 2008, CMC HQMC WILL SUBMIT A UNIT
DIARY FOR ALL STAP CATEGORY C MARINES TO CHANGE THEIR PMOS OF 2822
TO PMOS 2862. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PMOS 2862 WILL BE 1 OCTOBER 2008.
C. CATEGORY D MARINES. ON 1 OCT 2008, CMC HQMC WILL SUBMIT A UNIT
DIARY FOR ALL RESERVE MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY TO CHANGE THEIR PMOS
OF 2822 TO PMOS 2847. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PMOS 2847 WILL BE 1 OCTOBER
2008.
D. CATEGORY E MARINES. ON 1 OCT 2008, CMC HQMC WILL SUBMIT A UNIT
DIARY FOR ALL RESERVE MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY TO CHANGE THEIR PMOS
OF 2822 TO PMOS 2862.
E. A UNIT DIARY ENTRY WILL BE MADE FOR ALL CATEGORIES TO ADD AMOS
2822 EFFECTIVE DATE 1 OCT 2008.
5. THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED.
A. CATEGORY A, FTAP MARINES, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REENLISTMENT AND
PROMOTION IN THEIR FUTURE PMOS 2847. FTAP MARINES THAT REENLIST IN
PMOS 2847 ARE DESIGNATED CAREER MARINES AND BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR
ASSIGNMENT TO CAREER PROGRESSION TRAINING LEADING TO PMOS 2862 AT
THE PRESCRIBED TIME IN SERVICE OF 7-9 YEARS AS OUTLINED IN CURRENT
EDITION OF THE MCO 1200, MOS MANUAL.
B. CATEGORY B AND C, STAP MARINES, ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE
2800 ENLISTED ASSIGNEMENTS MONITOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR PRIOR TO
THEIR SCHEDULED TOUR COMPLETION FOR SPECIFIC DUTY STATION OPTIONS
AND LATERAL MOVE OPPORTUNITIES.
C. CATEGORY D, RESERVE MARINES SERGEANT AND BELOW, CAN REQUEST
THEIR SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) UNITS SUBMIT A REQUEST TO
CMC (RAP) FOR RETRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH MARADMIN 704/07.
D. CATEGORY E, RESERVE MARINES STAFF SERGEANT AND GUNNERY SERGEANT,
CAN REQUEST THEIR SMCR UNITS SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR RETRAINING THROUGH
THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND TO MARINE FORCES RESERVE G-3 TRAINING.
6. ALL MARINES AFFECTED BY THIS MESSAGE ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW
THE 2847/2862/2891 ENLISTED ROADMAP, LOCATED AT
HTTP://WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/G3/ROADMAP.PHP, FOR GUIDANCE IN FUTURE
ASSIGNMENTS OPPORTUNITIES, PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS, AND CAREER
ENHANCEMENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
7. THIS MESSAGE SELF CANCELS ON 01 OCT 2009.
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