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0203 - Ground Intelligence Officer

Summary

Ground Intelligence Officers serve as commanders and staff officers in the operating forces and are responsible for tactical planning and employment of ground surveillance and reconnaissance units as well as the coordination of a unit’s overall intelligence effort.

As staff officers, they analyze and evaluate information, estimate the tactical situation, and formulate, coordinate, and execute intelligence actions.

Furthermore as commanders, they plan and execute operations, and activities to include reconnaissance and surveillance, security and fire support.

They command and/or lead ground units in tactical information gathering operations and activities in support of identified collection requirements.

Additionally, they are responsible for manning, training, equipping, sustaining, and maintaining their unit.

Through the intelligence officer, they support the overall intelligence effort of the command.

Prerequisites

Security requirement: must meet sensitive compartmented information (SCI) eligibility guidelines based on a single scope background investigation (SSBI)/T5 investigation.

Intelligence MOS Marines are required to have a Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) Test score on file in their official military personnel file (OMPF).

Intelligence MOS Marines that score above 100 on the DLAB may be designated to attend formal language training.

There is no minimum DLAB score required.

Requirements

Awarding of the MOS requires successful completion of the: Infantry Officer Course (IOC) (M02RGU4), The Basic School, Quantico, VA.

Tactical Intelligence Officer Course (TIOC) (N46CU22).

Ground Intelligence Officer’s Course (GIOC) (N46HFM2).

Upon completion of these courses, Marine Corps Intelligence Schools will assign PMOS 0202 and this NMOS to the Marine.

POI CID

M02RGU4, N46CU22, N46HFM2

Duties

For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to reference (g), Intelligence Training and Readiness Manual.

Related SOC Title & Code

Command and Control Center Officers 55-1015.

None.