SSgt, What LAR Did You Serve with?

Brown, Mark C.

SSgt, What LAR Did You Serve with?

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Abstract:

The Marine Corps needs to change the 0369 MOS designation process to prevent the loss of experienced staff noncommissioned officers in the Light Armored Reconnaissance community. In an interview with Colonel Powers, he stated that Light Armored LAR units are the most versatile, diverse units in the Corps, they need a high level of expertise, similar to Reconnaissance. Colonel Powers believes that the LAR community needs to retain its experienced SNCOs and that changing the MOS from 0369 to 0370, or keeping it at 0313 from Private to Master Gunnery Sergeant are ways this could be accomplished. Whichever method is chosen, a change in MOS designation at the SNCO ranks is vital to the LAR battalions in passing on the corporate knowledge to future generations. Not to do so is akin to re-inventing the proverbial wheel every time a prior 0313 staff sergeant walks out the door.

Author(s):

Brown, Mark C.

Author Organization(s):

MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA

Descriptive Note:

Research paper

Pagination:

0012

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:

Approved For Public Release

Distribution Statement:

Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

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Collection: TR

Identifying Numbers

Monitor Series:

USMC/CSC

Subject Terms

Joint Capability Areas:

JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_8_Building Partnerships

Communities of Interest:

Weapons Technologies

Descriptor(s):

*PERSONNEL RETENTION, *PLATOON LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS, *ARMORED VEHICLES, *MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES, *NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS, *RECONNAISSANCE, *MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS TRAINING, GUNNERS, BILLETS(PERSONNEL), QUALIFICATIONS, CREWS, SKILLS

Field(s)/Group(s):

Personnel Management and Labor Relations, Military Forces and Organizations, Combat Vehicles

Keyword(s):

*LAR(LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE), *MOS 0369, *MOS 0313, *MOS 0370, LIGHT ARMORED PLATOONS, LAV(LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLES), MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS, STAFF SERGEANTS, LAR EXPERIENCE, LAR PLATOONS

Report Date:

2004 Jan 01

Creation Date:

2009 Oct 07