Talk:List of United States Marine Corps MOS

USMC Enlisted MOS
This list is only the enlisted MOS's. Some reference (or page name) should be added (edited) to highlight this fact. --ProdigySportsman 16:55, 27 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Even better, perhaps the officer MOS's could be added to this list. Maxrandom777 17:24, 25 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Would you like the officer MOS list to be a separate section or have it mixed with the enlisted list (with bold or italics to distinguish it)? Note that the Marine Corps uses a single MOS system for both officers and enlisted (unlike the other services), so having a single section for both officers and enlisted isn't impossible. Jigen III 08:37, 22 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Officer and enlisted do share the same MOS system but are easily decerned. Officer MOS's are specific to their rank and are not shared with enlisted. Therefore one list would be best.Frankydp (talk) 19:28, 6 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Please ensure that you are documenting from the latest reference(s) (e.g. Marine Corps Order (MCO) P1200.16: Military Occupational Specialties Manual) and not just what you remember (the MOS you remember may not exist anymore). If there is some footnote that explains why the change is undocumented (conflicts with a reference) it must be noted. WikiTorch (talk) 23:39, 9 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Great data dump!

Why aren't the legacy MOSs in this list? For instance, 6335 became 6332. Perhaps including them within the list might screw things up (many of these 'current' MOSs had predecessors), but then again the absence of those numbers suggests an incomplete list. Another suggestion may be to include the unused number(s), but mark them as such. I submit two different ways to accomplish this in the example below:WikiTorch 06:22, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 6311 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Electrical/Weapon Systems Technician-Trainee, OMA
 * 6312 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Weapon Systems Technician, AV-8
 * 6313 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Radar Systems Technician, EA-6
 * 6314 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Avionics Technician
 * 6315 not assigned
 * 6316 Aircraft Communications/Navigation Systems Technician, KC-130
 * 6317 Aircraft Communications/Navigation Systems Technician, F/A-18
 * 6318-6321 not assigned
 * 6322 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Electrical Systems Technician, CH-46
 * 6323 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Electrical Systems Technician, CH-53
 * 6324 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Electrical/Weapon Systems Technician, U/AH-1
 * 6325 not assigned
 * 6326 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Electrical/Weapon Systems Technician, V-22
 * 6327 not assigned
 * 6328 not assigned
 * 6329 not assigned
 * 6330 not assigned
 * 6331 Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician-Trainee
 * 6332 Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician, AV-8
 * 6333 Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician, EA-6
 * 6335 not assigned
 * 6336 Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician, KC-130
 * 6337 Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician, F/A-18


 * When was this system created? What codes were used before then? 104.153.40.58 (talk) 15:24, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

0206
0206 Signals Intelligence Officers are not apart of the 02 Intelligence field. They are in the 26 community. Edit is not vandalism, just fixing it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.36.151.160 (talk) December 4, 2009 21:16
 * None of the references support that, least of all the MOS manual or the wall chart. It doesn't even make sense: if the skill set was part of the 26 community, they would renumber the MOS rather than orphan it in the wrong OccField prefix.  bahamut0013  words deeds 14:54, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

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9xxx
1. "(All MOS are Officer-only)" -- No they aren't. There are 24 enlisted codes shown, and only 8 officer codes

2. On the other hand, the NAVMC 1008-A linked to (External Links section) shows no 9xxx codes at all. 104.153.40.58 (talk) 03:28, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Musician skill designators
The Marine Corps Band has a chamber orchestra (https://www.marineband.marines.mil/About/Ensembles/) -- are there no skill designators for the violinists and other string players (https://www.marineband.marines.mil/About/Members/Category/22362/) like those for the other musicians? 104.153.40.58 (talk) 22:16, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Apparently not. I wonder why.... 104.153.40.58 (talk) 20:05, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

The Marine Corps Band is comprised of very specialized and highly qualified Marine musicians who serve under a special contract "for duty with the US Marine Corps Band only." They are not transferred away from Washington DC except for brief periods of training or touring to play music at military bases and for the public. The Marine Corps Band MOS is "MOS 5511, Member, The President's Own, United States Marine Band (MGySgt to SSgt)." All enlisted members of the Marine Corps Band have the same primary MOS, 5511, from their original appointment as staff sergeants until they are promoted to master gunnery sergeant. The other enlisted MOS's listed within Occupational Field 5500 do not pertain to those with MOS 5511. Marines specifically enlisted for duty with the Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps, MOS 5512, is similar. Those Marines who are "regular" musicians, with the USMC field bands at various locations around the world, hold MOS 5524; these Marines are those who may also hold the Necessary MOS's such as 5519, Conductor; 5517, Bandmaster; and 5526, Musician, Oboe, signifying specialization with certain skills or instruments. In other words, "the" Marine Corps Band, of which there is only one in Washington DC, the band that may provide chamber orchestras, play at the White House, etc., is comprised exclusively of MOS 5511 Marines who hold the necessary special White House security clearances. It is assumed that MOS 5511 Marines (and MOS 5512, as well) do not need the NMOS modifiers required for MOS 5524 field musics. So, it is possible that any given Marine holding MOS 5511 may be a member of a chamber orchestra and/or accomplished with string instruments, or winds, or the guitar, or vocalists, etc., but the USMC will not specify that additional specialization as it does for MOS 5524 Marines.2600:1700:A150:E860:314B:91FC:4A06:5A9D (talk) 08:29, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Redirect
How many people want to type out "United States Marine Corps" when there's no real need to? This and similar articles should have redirects from "List of USMC...." (The same goes for USAF and USCG articles). 104.153.40.58 (talk) 14:19, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

1400 Series, Mapping/Surveying
This list is missing 1400 series MOS’s (Mapping/Surveying) that existed from the 1960’s through the early 80’s. The MOS became outdated with the introduction of GPS as the primary means of land navigation. Reference: http://www.americanwarlibrary.com/vietnam/vwmmos.htm Mike.amsbaugh (talk) 20:35, 9 April 2024 (UTC)