Creating a MARSOF MOS: A Lesson in History

Abstract

On 24 February 2006, 20 years after refusing a seat at the special operations table, the United States Marine Corps activated a component to the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. A small cadre of leaders spent the previous months in Quantico, VA planning and building what was to become U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC). While those individuals' efforts were commendable, much work is still required before long-term manpower stability is achieved. A new special operations force (SOF) military occupational specialty (MOS) and SOF career progression model should be created for MARSOC because of its different mission sets, its need to provide a return on investment, and its responsibility to ensure an opportunity for continued service.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 19, 2008
Accession Number
ADA511289

Entities

People

  • J. M. Hunt

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • North Carolina
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Training
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.