United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Officer Job Descriptions
MOS 6877, Weapons and Tactics Instructor-Weather* Information Derived From MCO P1200.7V Part
1. Current as of Nov 00
a. Summary.
Weapons and tactics instructors-weather officers train aviation personnel on the meteorological impacts on aviation
and ground equipment/weapon systems for operations
in a total threat environment in coordination
with ground and other aviation units. This MOS is assigned only as a skill designator MOS to qualified
weather officers.
b. Requirements/Prerequisites. Complete the Marine Aviation and Tactics Squadron Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course
at MCAS Yuma, AZ.
c. Duties
(1) Perform classroom and operational instruction on
various facets of meteorological impacts on aviation and ground equipment/
weapons systems.
(2) Instructs on current meteorological capabilities and
forecast products to be used in radar avoidance and
the exploitation of electro-optical and visual
sensors.
d. Related DOT Classification/DOT
Code. No civilian equivalent.