FISCAL YEAR 2013 (FY13) MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (MOS) MANUAL CHANGES IMPLEMENTING MARADMIN

Date Signed: 10/11/2012
MARADMINS Active Number: 573/12

R 111553Z OCT 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 573/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2013 (FY13) MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (MOS) MANUAL CHANGES IMPLEMENTING MARADMIN//
REF/A/DOC/CMC WASH DC/25JUN12//
REF/B/DOC/CMC WASH DC/11SEP09//
NARR/REFERENCE (REF) A IS MARINE CORPS ORDER (MCO) 1200.17D, MOS MANUAL.  REF B IS MCO 1200.15C, MOS SYSTEM MODIFICATION PROCESS.//
POC/N. J. NORMAN/GS-11/TECOM MAGTF (TDB)/TEL: DSN 278-2572/TEL: COMM (703) 432-2572//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  EACH YEAR THE MARINE CORPS HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS (HRDP) IS SYNCHRONIZED THROUGH PUBLICATION OF REF A, THE MOS MANUAL.  REF 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 IN PARALLEL WITH RELEASE OF THE FEBRUARY AUTHORIZED STRENGTH REPORT (ASR).
A.  THE FY13 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 MISCELLANEOUS OFFICER OCCUPATIONAL FIELD (OCCFLD) MOS 8000 AND ENLISTED OCCFLD 8000.
(2) MOS WERE DELETED FROM OFFICER OCCFLDS 02, 72, AND 75, AND ENLISTED OCCFLDS 13, 35, 61, AND 72.
(3) OFFICER MOS 0277 AND 7277 WERE MERGED INTO NEW MOS 8077 AND MOS 0277 AND 7277 ARE DELETED.  ENLISTED MOS 6177 AND 7277 ARE MERGED INTO MOS 8077.  MOS 6177 AND 7277 ARE DELETED.  THE GRADE STRUCTURE FOR OFFICER MOS 8016 CHANGED FROM GENERAL THROUGH SECOND LIEUTENANT TO COLONEL THROUGH SECOND LIEUTENANT.  ENLISTED MOS 8016 CHANGED FROM MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT THROUGH PRIVATE TO SERGEANT THROUGH PRIVATE.
(4) THERE ARE MANY SUMMARY, REQUIREMENTS AND PERQUISITES CHANGES IN OFFICER AND ENLISTED OCCFLDS 02, 03, 04, 06, 11, 13, 27, 32, 34, 35, 43, 44, 59, 60, AND 68.
(5) THERE ARE MOS TITLE CHANGES IN OFFICER OCCFLDS 06, 59, 73, AND 75; AND MOS TITLES ARE CHANGED IN ENLISTED OCCFLD 06.
(6) GRADE STRUCTURE DATA WAS ADDED INTO THE MOS MANUAL FOR MOS 7553.
2.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT, COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION'S (DC CDI) 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 CDI (TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE DIVISION, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND) AND DEPUTY COMMANDANT, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (DC MRA).
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 2012, THE TFSMS AND MCTFS WILL REFLECT THE REVISIONS SET FORTH IN REF (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 2012.
B.  SCHOOL DIRECTORS WILL CONTINUE TO AWARD EXISTING MOS UNTIL 1 OCTOBER 2012.  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 REF (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 25 JUNE 2012 AND WILL BE POSTED ON THE MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES WEBSITE.  THE NEW MOS CHART HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED.  A COPY OF MCO 1200.17D, MOS MANUAL CAN BE LOCATED AND VIEWED AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.INTRANET.TECOM.USMC.MIL/HQ/BRANCHES/GTD/DEFAULT.ASPX.
6.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  THE MOS MANUAL WAS EFFECTIVE ON 15 APRIL 2012 FOR IMPLEMENTATION ON 1 OCTOBER 2012 (FY13).  THIS MANUAL IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN RICHARD P. MILLS, COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND.//