0505 - Operational Planner

Summary

Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Planners complete an advanced education program (service or joint) that prepares them to lead operational planning teams and conduct actions surrounding complex issues.

MAGTF planner billets will be allocated to CMC-specified priorities on selected Marine Corps staffs in planning and operational billets.

Designated billets will be allocated via proportional share with emphasis on marine expeditionary forces (MEFs) and major subordinate commands (MSCs), then to marine component headquarters and the staffs of deputy commandants.

As a Non-PMOS MOS only, MAGTF Planners will be used to fill appropriate joint and marine corps billets requiring planning expertise and complex problem-solving skills during tours later in their careers at the discretion of their primary MOS monitor.

Prerequisites

ILS complete (resident or non-resident) or, in the case of MAWS, currently enrolled.

MAGTF Planners require top secret/sensitive.

Requirements

Complete one of the following schools: Marine Corps School of Advanced Warfighting, Quantico, VA; U.S.

Army School of Advanced Military Studies, Ft Leavenworth, KS; U.S.

Air Force, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, AL; Maritime Advanced Warfighting School, Newport, RI; Navy War College Advanced Strategist Program, Newport, RI; or Joint Advanced Warfare School, Norfolk, VA.

POI CID

None

Duties

Lead planning efforts for major commands.

Conduct complex problem solving; create and employ operational art; design and execute campaigns..

Command and Control Center Officers 55-1015.

None.

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