0370 - Special Operations Officer

Summary

Special Operations Officers (SOO) are Marine Officers responsible for the organization, training, planning, employment and execution of Marine Special Operations Force (MARSOF) formations across the spectrum of the Special Operations Core Activities of Direct Action (DA), Special Reconnaissance (SR), Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), Counterterrorism (CT), Unconventional Warfare (UW), Foreign Internal Defense (FID), Security Force Assistance (SFA), and Counterinsurgency (COIN), in hostile, denied, and politically sensitive environments.

The SOO possess a high level of maturity, experience, judgment, and the ability to rapidly apply critical thought to the operational environment.

They are team oriented, but are trained and ready to function as individuals and as members of an element, team, company, battalion, or group.

They are capable of operations across the entire spectrum of special operations; from employment in isolated and austere locales with little-to-no conventional support to operations as fully integrated units in a variety of joint task organized configurations.

They possess advanced cultural skills and are adept at working by, with and through partner nation forces in pursuit of strategic goals and objectives.

Prerequisites

Must be a U.S.

citizen.

Must have a first class PFT and CFT.

No derogatory record book/OMPF entries within the last 12 months.

No non-judicial punishment (NJP) as an officer.

No courts martial convictions.

No incidents with drug use or possession while in service.

No adverse fitness reports within the last 12 months.

Any administrative action jeopardy on contract will require a CG level waiver to attend A&S and ITC.

Must be worldwide deployable.

Must be a volunteer in the grade of First Lieutenant or Captain.

Captains cannot have more than 24 months’ time-in grade upon reporting to MRTC to attend the Individual Training Course-Officer (ITC-O) (M03TCMK) and MARSOF Team Commanders Seminar.

Security requirement: Must have a finally adjudicated secret security clearance based on national agency check, law enforcement and credit check (NACLC) or T3 background investigation prior to attending ITC.

An interim secret clearance eligibility will not be accepted.

Must be TS/SCI eligible via MARSOC SSO prior to ITC-Officer Course graduation and assignment to the operational forces.

Must obtain a Naval Special Warfare/Special Operator (NSW/SO) physical prior to attending assessment and selection (A&S).

Must obtain a passing score while physically conducting the following separate physical fitness events in A&S phase 1: Conduct the PFT.

During the conduct of the initial PFT the Marine must achieve the following minimum standards for each event: 6 pull-ups and 24:51 3-mile run.

During the final Phase I PFT, the Marine must achieve the following minimum standards for each event: 13 pull-ups, 22:30 3-mile run, and 100 crunches.

Conduct the CFT.

During the conduct of the CFT the Marine must achieve the following minimum standards for each event: movement to contact: 3:26, maneuver under fire: 3:12, and ammo can lifts: 60.

Conduct a water survival qualification and achieve a water survival intermediate (WSI) qualification.

By the conclusion of Phase 1, conduct a 300m swim in 13:00 minimum using breaststroke or side strike.

Conduct a 12 mile ruck march in 3:00:00 minimum.

Conducted with a 45lbs ruck, not including water with rifle in MARPAT uniform.

Conduct a 5 mile run in 40:00 minimum.

Conduct two repetitions of the obstacle course in 8:00 minimum.

Requirements

For all Marines, awarding of the 0370 PMOS requires selection at assessment & selection (A&S).

Graduation from: the ITC-Officer Course (M03TCMK); the MARSOF Team Commanders Seminar; the Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Course (M03M47K); or the Joint Equivalent SERE Level C Course (N28M5Q1, N51M5Q1).

Commander U.S.

Marine Forces Special Operations Command (COMMARFORSOC) is the awarding authority of the PMOS 0370.

Upon successful completion of the Individual Training Course (ITC) (M03K24K) and subsequent awarding of PMOS 0370, Special Operations Officers are authorized to wear the Marine Special Operations Insignia (MSOI), and are designated as Marine Raiders.

The MSOI may be involuntarily removed in accordance with MCO 1020.35.

Upon awarding of PMOS 0370, Special Operations Officers must have all necessary documentation for rapid global deployment in accordance with the Department of Defense Foreign Clearance Guide.

Requirements to maintain the 0370 MOS: Must have a current first class PFT and CFT, unless prevented by illness or injury.

Must have a minimum WSA swim qualification or be a current and qualified Combatant Diver, unless prevented by illness or injury.

Must not have violated any of the criteria established by MCO 1020.35 Involuntary Removal of the MSOI.

POI CID

None

Duties

For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to reference (bw), Marine Special Operations Command Training and Readiness Manual.

Special Forces Officers 55-1017.

Infantry Officers 55-1016.

Ground Intelligence Officer, 0203.

Infantry Officers, 0302.

Expeditionary Ground Reconnaissance Officer, 0307.

Advisor, 0570.

Operational Advisor, 0571.

Linguist, 27XX.

Parachutist, 8023.

Combatant Diver, 8024.

Parachutist/Combatant Diver Officer, 8026.

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