R 281916Z OCT 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 573/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/FY14 MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (MOS) MANUAL CHANGES IMPLEMENTING MARADMIN//
REF/A/DOC/CMC WASH DC/08AUG13//
REF/B/DOC/CMC WASH DC/11SEP09//
NARR/REFERENCE (REF) A IS MCO 1200.17E, MOS MANUAL.  REF B IS MCO 1200.15C, MOS SYSTEM MODIFICATION PROCESS.//
POC/R. WEBB/GS-14/TECOM MTESD (TDAB)/TEL:  DSN 278-3017/N. J. NORMAN/GS-11/TECOM MTESD (TDAB)/TEL:  DSN 278-4726/TEL:  COMM (703) 784-4726//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  EACH YEAR THE MARINE CORPS HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS (HRDP) IS SYNCHRONIZED THROUGH PUBLICATION OF REFERENCE A, THE MOS MANUAL.  REFERENCE B GOVERNS THE PROCESS.  THE MANUAL DEFINES OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES FOUND ON TABLES OF ORGANIZATION, IDENTIFIES SKILLS OF MARINES TO MEET ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT ENABLES THE MARINE CORPS TO CARRY OUT ITS ASSIGNED MISSION TO ORGANIZE, TRAIN, ASSIGN, AND MANAGE THE FORCE.  THE ANNUAL REVISION OF THE MANUAL WAS COORDINATED WITH THE FEBRUARY ANNUAL STRENGTH REPORT (ASR).
2.  THE FY14 MANUAL CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT AND NUMEROUS CHANGES.  A COMPLETE LIST OF CHANGES CAN BE FOUND IN THE CONVERSION TABLES, CHAPTERS 2 AND 4 OF THE MANUAL VIEWED ON THE WEBSITES IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 5 BELOW.
    A.  NEW MOS WERE CREATED IN OFFICER OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS (OCCFLDS) 68, 72, AND 73, NMOS 0277, NMOS 6877, NMOS 7277, AND NMOS 7377 AND ENLISTED OCCFLDS 61, 72, AND 73, PMOS 0532, NMOS 6177, NMOS 7277, AND NMOS 7377.
    B.  MOS WERE DELETED FROM OFFICER OCCFLD 72, AND ENLISTED OCCFLDS 59, 63, 64, 72, 73, AND 80.
    C.  ENLISTED MOS 5942 IS MERGED INTO MOS 5948, AND MOS 5942 IS DELETED.  ENLISTED MOS 6312 IS MERGED INTO MOS 6332, AND MOS 6312 IS DELETED.  ENLISTED MOS 6414 IS MERGED INTO MOS 6483, AND MOS 6414 IS DELETED.  ENLISTED MOS 6433 IS MERGED INTO MOS 6432, AND MOS 6433 IS DELETED.  ENLISTED MOS 7234 IS MERGED INTO MOS 7236, AND MOS 7234 IS DELETED.
    D.  THE GRADE STRUCTURE FOR OFFICER CHANGED IN OCCFLDS 03, 05, 06, 48, 72, 75, AND 80; AND GRADE STRUCTURE CHANGES IN ENLISTED OCCFLDS 09, 58, 59, 62, 64, AND 72.
    E.  THERE ARE MANY SUMMARY, REQUIREMENTS AND PERQUISITES CHANGES IN OFFICER AND ENLISTED OCCFLDS 02, 03, 05, 06, 09, 11, 13, 23, 30, 31, 35, 43, 44, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 68, 70, 72, 73, 80, 81, 82, and 88.
    F.  THERE ARE MOS TITLE CHANGES IN OFFICER OCCFLDS 05, 06, 43, AND 68; AND MOS TITLES ARE CHANGED IN ENLISTED OCCFLDS 02, 05, 30, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 72, AND 73.
    G.  GRADE STRUCTURE DATA WAS ADDED INTO THE MOS MANUAL FOR OFFICER MOS' IN OCCFLDS 03, 05, 06, 30, 43, 44, 48, 66, 72, 75, 80, AND 88.
3.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT OF COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION (DC CD AND I) FRONT-END ANALYSIS PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL TRAINING STANDARDS CONTINUES TO BE USED TO EFFECT THE RESTRUCTURE OF OCCFLDS BASED UPON VALIDATED CURRENT MARINE CORPS NEEDS.  TO ENSURE CONTENT ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS, THE MANUAL ENTRIES WERE REVIEWED BY MOS SPONSORS, DC CD AND I (TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE DIVISION, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND) AND DEPUTY COMMANDANT, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (DC M AND RA).
4.  MISSION.  THE TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TFSMS) AND THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) WILL BE UPDATED USING THE MOS CODES FROM THIS MANUAL TO ACCURATELY PROVIDE OPERATING FORCES THE INVENTORY OF MARINES TRAINED IN REQUIRED SKILLS TO CONDUCT UNIT MISSIONS.
5.  EXECUTION.  ON 1 OCTOBER 2013, THE TFSMS AND MCTFS WILL REFLECT THE REVISIONS SET FORTH IN REFERENCE (A).  COMMANDING OFFICERS AND ALL PERSONNEL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEMS THAT RELY ON MOS' SHALL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE REVISIONS AND TAKE ACTIONS AS DIRECTED IN THE MANUAL.
    A.  COMMANDING OFFICERS OF REPORTING UNITS SHALL NOT MAKE ANY MOS CONVERSIONS, DELETIONS, OR REPORT ANY NEW MOS FOR MARINES BASED ON THE REVISED MANUAL BEFORE 1 OCTOBER 2013.
    B.  SCHOOL DIRECTORS WILL CONTINUE TO AWARD EXISTING MOS UNTIL 1 OCTOBER 2013.  AT WHICH TIME NEW MOS WILL BE REPORTED.
    C.  DC MRA:
        (1) CONVERT MOS' IN ALL SYSTEMS INCLUDING MCTFS AS SUMMARIZED IN CHAPTERS 2 AND 4 OF REFERENCE (A).
        (2) ENSURE APPROPRIATE ACTION IS COMPLETED FOR MARINES AFFECTED BY DELETION OF THEIR PRIMARY MOS.
6.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS.  THE MANUAL WAS PUBLISHED ON 8 AUGUST 2013 AND WILL BE POSTED ON THE MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES WEBSITE.  THE NEW MOS CHART IS BEING DISTRIBUTED.  A COPY OF MCO 1200.17E, MOS MANUAL CAN BE LOCATED AND VIEWED AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHVCEPUB.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/DIRECTORATES/MTESD/TDAB/MOSMAN/DEFAULT.ASPX.
7.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  THE MOS MANUAL WAS EFFECTIVE ON 15 APRIL 2013 FOR IMPLEMENTATION ON 1 OCTOBER 2013 (FY14).
8.  THIS MANUAL IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN K. J. GLUECK JR., COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND.//