First-Term Data Marines: Operating Forces or Supporting Establishment

Abstract

Since the arrival of the Navy and Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) on 6 October 2000, data communication Marines have experienced a loss of responsibility with regard to daily computer network operations activities. The civilianization of the Marine Corps' garrison computer networks has relieved data communication Marines of the day-to-day responsibilities of computer network operations and administration to the extent that their skills are atrophying. Skills such as router configuration, domain controller configuration, and Internet Protocol (IP) addressing are perishable skills that are suffering in the supporting establishment. Consequently, assignment to a supporting establishment command, post-NMCI, will degrade their technical proficiency and tactical development. Marines assigned to the associated military occupational specialties (MOS) should begin their careers with a unit in the operating forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 2009
Accession Number
ADA517830

Entities

People

  • L. A. Vega

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Digital Communications
  • Dwell Time
  • Human Resources
  • Information Operations
  • Internet
  • Leadership
  • Marine Corps
  • Network Protocols
  • Networks
  • North Carolina
  • Organizational Structure
  • Resource Management
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

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