8061 - Marine Acquisition Officer-Ground

Summary

Marine Acquisition Officers-Ground are selected from aboard of eligible candidates.

A Marine Acquisition Officer-Ground is normally assigned to critical acquisition positions to provide senior level leadership over equipment/weapon systems acquisition programs.

Officers who meet the prerequisites outlined below are eligible to apply for designation as a Marine Acquisition Officer-Ground.

Prerequisites

Must possess FMOS 8057.

Must be an unrestricted officer.

Security requirement: secret security clearance eligibility.

Must be a major or higher who has less than 24 years of active commissioned service as of 1 June of the current FY; and who is not currently slated for command as a result of the current FY command screening board.

Requirements

Assignment will be based on selection by a panel of eligible candidates.

POI CID

None

Duties

The Marine Acquisition Officer-Ground is key to the entire systems acquisition process.

They are accountable for taking a new validated requirement from concept exploration to the deployment and sustainment of an operational piece of equipment.

In broad terms, responsibilities involve keeping a program within budget, on schedule, and ensuring that the fielded system is logistically supportable.

Specific responsibilities include all or part of the following tasks: program initiation, justification and validation; cost analysis and estimation; system development program management; systems engineering management; test and evaluation management; integrated logistics support management; manpower and training systems management; life cycle system support management; program financial management; providing planning, programming and budgeting system support to acquisition program and appropriate USMC/USN appropriation sponsors; and program technical data and documentation planning.

Purchasing Managers 11-3061.

Marine Acquisition Officer-Aviation, 8059.

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