Combat Service Support MEU Commanders
Abstract
No matter the source of a Marine Officer's commission, it is his potential to lead that begins his career in the Corps. But after a Marine receives his Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), his potential or at least the perception of his ability to lead either increases -- if he is a pilot or infantry officer -- or decreases if he earns a MOS outside of the combat arms arena. By the time a student at The Basic School (TBS) receives his MOS, he already knows, under the current system, whether or not he has the potential to become the Commandant of the Marine Corps, a combatant commander, or a Marine Expeditionary Unit Commanding Officer (MEU CO). Because of their leadership ability, operational experience, and professional military education, combat service support (CSS) officers should be considered equally with their ground combat element (GCE) and aviation combat element (ACE) counterparts for command of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operation Capable) MEU (SOC).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 08, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA505067
Entities
People
- K. D. Stevenson
Organizations
- Marine Corps University