1868 - Assault Amphibious Master Gunner

Summary

The Marine AA Master Gunner is an MGySgt to Sgt specifically trained in the employment and training of AA Company and Battalion organic weapons, gear and assigned personnel and in the basics of AA Gunnery as defined by the current version of TC 3-20.31 Training and Crew Qualification.

The Battalion Master Gunners and Company Master Gunners are special staff officers employed as the principal advisor to their respective commander.

They assist in the development of training and employment plans designed to ensure Mission Essential Task compliance.

They help design and vet the gunnery and training policies of the commander and help to disseminate information to the unit’s personnel regarding such policies.

They generate and quantify reports on the unit’s technical and tactical gunnery proficiency and brief the unit commander as to where each subordinate unit sits in regards to his intent.

They advise/mentor the officers and Marines of the unit in all applicable mechanical, doctrinal and conceptual gunnery and training matters as required.

Ultimately, they will provide improvements to the general efficiency, effectiveness and proficiency of the command.

They have oversight of the unit’s ammunition allocation and semi-annual gunnery qualification and certification programs.

Additional duties will include: AA Platoon Master Gunner ISO of a MEU, participation in applicable Course Curriculum Review Boards (CCRB), new curriculum development for gunnery and AA related tasks and vetting within the AA Training and Readiness Manual (T&R).

Prerequisites

Must be a Sergeant or above.

Must have vision correctable to 20/20.

Must have normal color vision.

Must have completed the Amphibian Assault Crewman Course (M10AHY3), Camp Pendleton CA and obtain the PMOS of 1833.

Must have a minimum GT score of 105 (waivered to 100 based on qualified throughput availability).

TIS requirements are 5 years but may be adjusted annually by Master Gunner conference based on the needs of the AA community.

Requirements

Must complete the Common Core Master Gunner Course (A03WZ32), Common Core Master Gunner, Ft Moore, GA.

POI CID

None

Duties

The AA Master Gunner is the commander’s AA gunnery tables’ technical advisor.

He assists the commander and staff in planning, developing, conducting and monitoring the unit’s tank gunnery tables program to include turret maintenance programs.

This will further ensure proper readiness posture is being maintained.

The master gunner knowledge and technical expertise will allow him to work directly with individual AA commanders.

Marines entering this OccFld receive the MOS 1868.

None.

Light Armored Reconnaissance Master Gunner, 0367.

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