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0629 - Transmissions Chief

Summary

Transmissions Chiefs plan, manage installation, operate, maintain, and supervise advanced transmissions operations; develop site plans for line of site (LOS), troposcatter and satellite communications systems, coordinates the development of the communications electronic operating instruction (CEOI).

The Transmissions Chief is responsible for training, security measures, employment of transmission equipment, systems integration with networks for all elements of transmission, data communications, and wireless architecture and cybersecurity.

Additionally, Transmissions Chiefs must be thoroughly familiar with frequency management (planning for and managing frequency requirements, request process, time lines, and use of allocated spectrum) spectrum requirements, programming and planning tools, maintenance procedures budgeting, and administration processes.

Prerequisites

Must be a U.S.

citizen.

Must possess MOS 0621 or 0627.

Must possess an EL score of 105 or higher.

Security requirement: secret security clearance eligibility.

Some operational billets may require top secret.

Requirements

Achieve promotion to the rank of SSgt.

Recommended to attend the Transmissions Chief Course (M09BNL1) at Marine Corps Communications-Electronics School, Twentynine Palms, CA within two years of promotion to SSgt.

Waivers to any prerequisites and requirements must be submitted to and approved by the communications occupational field manager, HQMC (DCI, IC4).

POI CID

None

Duties

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

Related SOC Title & Code

See Marine Corps Cool Program: http://www.cool.navy.mil/usmc.

Cyber Network Operations Officer, 0605.

Space and Waveform Integration Officer, 0620.

Transmissions System Operator, 0621.

Troposcatter Transmissions System Operator, 0623.

Satellite Transmissions System Operator, 0627.

Spectrum Manager, 0648.

Aviation Communication Systems Technician, 5939.

Air Traffic Control Communications Technician, 5954.