Marine Corps Field Artillery Fire Control Marine MOS 0844

Marine Corps Field Artillery Fire Control Marine MOS 0844 Marine Corps Field Artillery Fire Control Marine MOS 0844 The term MOS refers to Marine Occupational Specialty, and its followed by a code of four numbers that identify a Marines job, duties, title, and responsibilities. MOS 0844 designates what was once called the Field Artillery Fire Control Man, but this title was changed in 2016. The position is now called the  Field Artillery Fire Control Marine. After the Pentagons 2015 decision to allow women to engage in front-line combat, the Secretary of the Navy determined that job titles within the Marines should be gender-neutral. The 0844 designation otherwise remained the same, but it was now titled in such a way as to indicate that the position could be held by either a man or a woman. This is a primary MOS (PMOS), and the range rank is from sergeant to private. Duties and Responsibilities Field Artillery Fire Control Marines perform duties essential to the delivery of accurate artillery fire, including position survey and fire direction computation.  Typical responsibilities of the Field Artillery Fire Control Marine include preparation of fire control equipment for movement and operation, as well as performance of detailed survey operations. These Marines also typically perform  preventive maintenance. They perform routine testing on equipment and are authorized to make minor repairs to survey and fire control equipment. They operate field communications equipment, as well as constructing cannon battery databases. Field Artillery Fire Control Marines can also be charged with constructing regiment, battalion, and Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) databases and maintaining data communications. They might construct data distribution. Fire control computation includes the use of computer equipment systems, plotting survey data on firing charts. It includes determination of target coordinates, as well as the conversion to target coordinates and observers reports into firing data and commands. A complete listing of all duties and tasks associated with MOS 0844 is included in MCO  3501.26A, the Artillery Unit Training and Readiness (T and R) Manual. Job Requirements and Qualifications MOS 0844 is assigned upon completion of formal schooling. Upon promotion to staff sergeant and the appropriate formal school, the 0844 will be designated MOS  0848.  This MOS will be retained as an additional MOS. Applicants for MOS 0844 must possess a GT score of at least 105, and higher is preferred. They must complete the Field Artillery Fire Control Marine Course and have a secret security  clearance  or be eligible for one.  They must be U.S. citizens.   Related Department of Labor Occupation Codes Field Artillery Operations Specialist 378.367-014 Related Marine Corps Jobs Artillery Meteorological Man MOS 0847Basic Field Artillery Marine MOS 0800Basic Field Artillery Officer MOS 0801Field Artillery Cannoneer MOS 0811Field Artillery Operations Man MOS 0848Field Artillery Radar Operator MOS 0842Fire Support Marine MOS 0861Marine Corps Naval Gunfire Spotter MOS 0845 The above information is derived in part from MCBUL 1200, parts 2 and 3.