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UNCLAS //N00905//
MARADMIN 349/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/C4/CRP//
SUBJ/REQUEST FOR APPLICANTS TO LATERAL MOVE TO MOS 2823 TECHNICAL
CONTROLLER//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO SOLICIT NOMINEES FOR A LATERAL MOVE INTO
TECHNICAL CONTROL MOS 2823. THIS COMING FY, THE DIGITAL TECHNICAL
CONTROL FACILITY WILL BE FIELDED TO THE OPERATING FORCES AND WITH
THIS FIELDING COMES AN INCREASED REQUIREMENT FOR MOS 2823. THIS MOS
HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN CONSIDERED CRITICALLY SHORT AND HQMC IS PLACING
INCREASED EMPHASIS ON LAT MOVING INTERESTED MARINES INTO THIS
CRITICAL MOS TO FULFILL THIS NEW REQUIREMENT. MOS 2823 MARINES ARE
CRITICAL TO MAGTF MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENTS. OPPORTUNITIES NOW EXIST
FOR INCREASED PROMOTION FLOW AND ASSIGNMENTS TO JOINT COMMANDS, FMF
UNITS AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS. QUALIFIED MARINES WHO WANT TO
BE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN C4 PLANNING, INSTALLATION, DIAGNOSTICS
AND RESTORATION ARE BEING SOUGHT.
2. IN COORDINATION WITH MMEA-6, HQMC C4 IS SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR
THIS MOS PRIMARILY FROM OCCFLDS 06, 28, AND 40. MARINES FROM THESE
OCCFLDS, IF SELECTED, WILL ATTEND A SIX-MONTH TECHNICAL CONTROLLER
CLASS AT THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS SCHOOL IN
TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA. APPLICANTS FROM ANY OTHER OCCFLD WILL BE
CONSIDERED IF THEY MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS LISTED IN PARA 3. IF
SELECTED, THESE MARINES WILL ATTEND THE BASIC ELECTRONICS COURSE
(APPROX. TWO MONTHS LONG) PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE TECHNICAL CONTROLLER
COURSE.
3. TO BE ELIGIBLE, APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS THE FOLLOWING
MINIMUM CRITERIA:
A. EL SCORE OF 105 OR HIGHER.
B. CURRENTLY BE ON SECOND CONTRACT.
C. SGT OR SSGT WITH 5 TO 8 YOS.
D. 12 MONTHS MINIMUM TIME OS STATION.
E. 36 MONTHS REMAINING ON CURRENT CONTRACT UPON
COMPLETION OF SCHOOL.
WAIVERS TO ANY OF THE CRITERIA LISTED ABOVE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
4. SUBMIT APPLICATIONS VIA THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS)
THROUGH UNIT CAREER PLANNERS.
5. POC FOR PREREQUISITE ISSUES IS LTCOL CYR OR GYSGT DILLING, HQMC
C4, AT DSN 223-3540/3545. POC FOR RETENTION ISSUES IS GYSGT M. J.
HUSTEAD, HQMC MMEA-6, DSN 278-9238/9239.//
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