6877 - Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) METOC

Summary

Weapons and Tactics Instructors-Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) Services Officers train personnel on environmental characterization and effects in relation to aviation operations in support of the MAGTF and aviation ground equipment, sensor, and weapon system performance in relation to enemy threats.

WTI-METOC Officers are proficient in the development of environmental sensing plans to characterize the physical environment and operational orders development required for designated staff billets.

This MOS is assigned only as an NMOS to qualified METOC Officers and qualifies Chief Warrant Officers for the LDO program.

Prerequisites

Must hold MOS 6802.

Must hold the senior instructor (SI) designation per the MAWTS-1 Command, Control, and Communication (C3) Course Catalog.

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

Requirements

Must successfully complete the MAWTS-1 Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (M149721) Yuma, AZ.

POI CID

None

Duties

Management of local or subordinate METOC technical training programs.

Identify technical training shortfalls that prevent or hinder the development of METOC products in support of decision makers.

Develop or assist in the development of technical training that improves METOC support to decision makers.

Identify new or emerging METOC doctrinal support methods through Marine Corps Lessons Learned.

Develop or assist in the development of new METOC Tactics, Techniques & Procedures (TTPs) from Marine Corps Lessons Learned.

Develop the Annex H of a MAGTF or MSC operational order or plan to support Marine Corps, Joint, or Coalition operations in support of contingencies.

Develop MAGTF environmental collection plans that integrate with Joint Coalition environmental sensing strategies to support Marine Corps operations in support of contingencies.

Identify METOC sensitivities for MAGTF systems and operations to establish METOC thresholds to support all elements of the MAGTF by understanding the impact of the physical environment.

Identify METOC sensitivities for enemy systems and operations to establish METOC thresholds to determine opportunities for exploitation of the physical environment by friendly forces.

Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099.

None.

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