United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Officer Job Descriptions
MOS 5702, Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
(NBC) Officer (III) Information Derived From MCO P1200.7V Part
1. Current as of Nov 00
a. Summary.
NBC officers function as supervisors, coordinators, and technical advisors, and as staff officers to the commanding
officer for operational and technical functions
associated with nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) related issues within the command.
NBC defense officers provide technical expertise pertaining
to the management, procurement, and distribution of NBC equipment.
NBC defense officers plan, coordinate, and supervise
NBC related training, and prepare plans, annexes,
orders, and standard operating procedures relative to NBC defense. NBC defense officers advise
commanders on vulnerability of their own forces, work
with intelligence communities in collecting,
evaluating, and dissemination of information concerning enemy NBC capabilities.
b. Requirements/Prerequisites
(1) Complete the United States Marine Corps NBC Defense
School, Basic NBC Defense Officer's Course, at U.S.
Army Chemical School, Ft. McClellan, AL.
(2) Must have normal color vision.
c. Duties. For a complete
listing of duties and tasks, refer to MCO
1510.71 (Defense), Individual Training Standards.
d. Related DOT Classification/DOT
Code. No civilian equivalent.