1710 - Offensive Cyberspace Warfare Officer

Summary

The Offensive Cyberspace Warfare Officer is a SME in offensive cyberspace operations (OCO).

They are technical experts experienced in clandestine and overt offensive cyberspace warfare, weapons platform design, infrastructure utilization, and the use of intelligence products and data to support planning and execution of OCO.

These Marines possess an advanced understanding of the doctrines, policies, and authorities that govern maneuver warfare, the application of force in and through cyberspace, and intelligence procedures.

As principal technical advisors on all aspects of OCO, they leverage this knowledge to provide recommendations and advice to commanders to understand second and third-order effects in cyberspace, drive target pairing, conduct weaponeering, initiate cascading effects into the physical domains, and satisfy collection requirements in cyberspace.

Marines in this MOS may be assigned to a BIC (within their occupational field) that has been coded with one or more DoD cyber workforce framework (DCWF) work role codes.

Please reference DoDI 8140.10, DoDM 8140.10, and the MOS roadmap for additional training and certification requirements associated with these work role codes.

Prerequisites

Must be willing to submit to a counterintelligence scope polygraph examination.

Security requirement: Must complete SCI pre-screen interview with HQMC SSO for assignment qualification per DoN and HQMC SCI policies and procedures.

Must have a current single scope background investigation/T5 investigation and adjudicated for sensitive compartmented information (SCI) eligibility.

Must meet eligibility and appointment criteria as prescribed in MCO 1040.42B, WO and LDO accession programs.

WOs assigned this MOS must have previously served in one of the following related MOSs for a minimum of three years: 1712, 1713, 1721, or 2611.

Must have completed the Joint Cyber Analysis Course (JCAC) (N23CUQ1), Center for Naval Cryptology, Corry Station, NAS Pensacola, FL.

Requirements

Complete the Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC) (M02RMN4) within 18 months of appointment to WO.

Marines serving in billets coded with an additional skill designator (ASD), as per the table of organization, must attain the appropriate certification level within 24 months of billet assignment.

Skill progression and career enhancement courses required for Offensive Cyberspace Warfare Officers (CWO4): Must have completed the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) class CLR 101, Introduction to Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS).

The following courses of instruction are desirable as skill enhancement courses for MOS 1710 Marines (CWO5 to CWO2).

Cyber Operation Planners Course (A09BN72).

Joint Targeting Staff Course (N46HFS3).

DAU class ACQ 1010, Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management.

Curriculum Developer (Phase II) Course (M03KHXA).

POI CID

None

Duties

For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to NAVMC 3500.124A, Information Maneuver Training and Readiness Manual.

Pursue DAWIA certification in order to gain qualifications prior to entering senior billets within the MOS (see MOS 8060 and 8640).

Mid-level Management Marines (CWO3 to WO) holding mid-level management ranks perform the related duties from the entry level ranks with the following additional classifications: Computer and Information Systems Manager 11-3021.

Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211.

Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299.

Senior-Level Management Marines (CWO5 to CWO4) holding senior level management ranks perform the related duties from the previous classifications with the following classifications: Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221.

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253.

Data Scientists 15-2051.

Command and Control Center Officers 55-1015.

Military Officer Special and Tactical Operations Leaders 55-1019.

Operational Advisor, 0571.

Cyberspace Warfare Operator, 1721.

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