A Critical Analysis of the U.S. Marine Corps 04XX Logistics Community

Abstract

The U.S. Marine Corps logistics community fills multiple diverse billets integral to organizational success. This analysis explores enlisted and officer logistics military occupational specialties (MOSs) to determine if negative trends exist. Guiding resources are examined including the MOS Manual, training and readiness events, and promotion guidance and selection results. In all cases, findings demonstrate MOS role diffusion, duplicative responsibilities across multiple MOSs, lack of formal training opportunities or formal school attendance, and vague selection or advancement criteria. Further, multiple instances of misapplication of resources were noted. Finally, considerations for future personnel assignment are provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 2013
Accession Number
ADA588078

Entities

People

  • John D. Lathers Sr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Business Administration
  • Distance Learning
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design