SSgt, What LAR Did You Serve with?

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA506115

Entities

People

  • Mark C. Brown

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Armored Vehicles
  • California
  • Communities
  • Education
  • Infantry
  • Information Operations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Science
  • Military Vehicles
  • Reconnaissance
  • Training
  • United States
  • Vehicles

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.