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MARADMIN 497/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FY15 MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (MOS) MANUAL CHANGES IMPLEMENTING MARADMIN//
REF/A/DOC/CMC WASH DC/17JULY14//
REF/B/DOC/CMC WASH DC/11SEP09//NARR/REF A IS NAVMC 1200.1, MOS MANUAL.  REF B IS MCO 1200.15C, MOS SYSTEM MODIFICATION PROCESS.//
POC/K. POTTER/GS-12/TECOM MTESD (OPS)/TEL: DSN 278-2203/N. J. NORMAN/GS-11/TECOM MTESD (OPS)/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 TABLE OF ORGANIZATION, IDENTIFIES SKILLS OF MARINES TO MEET ORGANIZATIONA REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT ENABLE THE MARINE CORPS TO CARRY OUT ITS ASSIGNED MISSION TO ORGANIZE, TRAIN, ASSIGN, AND MANAGE THE FORCE.  THE ANNUAL REVISION OF THE MANUA WAS COORDINATED WITH THE FEBRUARY AUTHORIZED STRENGTH REPORT (ASR).
A.  THE FY15 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.
(1) NEW MOS WERE CREATED IN OFFICER OCFLDS 05 AND FMOS 8870 AND ENLISTED OCCFLDS 05 AND NMOS 0277.
(2) MOS WERE DELETED FROM OFFICER OCCFLD 82, AND ENLISTED PMOS 2148 AND PMOS 6852.
(3) OFFICER MOS 0180 NUMBER CHANGED TO MOS 0102.
(4) THE GRADE STRUCTURE FOR ENLISTED OCCFLDS 28 AND NMOS 7377.
(5) THERE ARE MANY SUMMARY, REQUIREMENTS AND PREREQUISITES CHANGES IN OFFICER AND ENLISTED OCCFLDS 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 13, 18, 21, 26, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, 43, 44, 46, 55, 58, 59, 60, 63, 66, 68, 70, 72, 73, 80, 82, 84, AND 88.
(6) THERE ARE MOS TITLE CHANGES IN OFFICER OCCFLDS 01, 06, 80, AND 82; AND MOS TITLES ARE CHANGED IN ENLISTED OCCFLDS 13, 18, 28, 43, 58, AND 60.
(7) GRADE STRUCTURE DATA WAS ADDED INTO THE MOS MANUAL FOR ENLISTED MOS'S IN OCCFLDS 28 AND NMOS 7377.
2.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT OF COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION (DC CD&I) FRONT-END ANALYSIS PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL TRAINING STANDARDS CONTINUES TO BE USED TO AFFECT 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&I (TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE DIVISION, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND) AND DEPUTY COMMANDANT, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (DC M&RA).
3.  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.
4.  EXECUTION. ON 1 OCTOBER 2014, 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'S 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 2014.
B.  SCHOOL DIRECTORS WILL CONTINUE TO AWARD EXISTING MOS UNTIL 1 OCTOBER 2014. AT WHICH TIME NEW MOS WILL BE REPORTED.
C.  DC MRA:
(1) CONVERT MOS'S 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.
5.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS. THE MANUAL WAS PUBLISHED ON 17 JULY 2014 AND WILL BE POSTED ON THE MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES WEBSITE. THE NEW MOS CHART IS BEING DISTRIBUTED. A COPY OF NAVMC 1200.1, MOS MANUAL CAN BE LOCATED AND VIEWED AT HTTPS:(SLASHSLASH)VCEPUB.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/DIRECTORATES/MTESD/ TDAB/MOSMAN/DEFAULT.ASPX.
6.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  THE MOS MANUAL WAS EFFECTIVE ON 15 APRIL 2014 FOR IMPLEMENTATION ON 1 OCTOBER 2014 (FY15).
7.  THIS MANUAL IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN JAMES W. LUKEMAN, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//