a. Summary. Joint specialty officers (JSOs) are officers normally in the grade of major and above who have been awarded the JSO designation by the Secretary of Defense per Title IV of the Goldwater-Nichols Reorganization Act of 1986. This MOS appears in the special information block on the Master Brief Sheet, and in the future, it will also appear on the Basic Individual Record. This MOS will never appear as a primary or additional MOS.

b. Requirements/Prerequisites

(1) The Joint MOS will be assigned only by the Commandant of the Marine Corps and will be used primarily for assignment purposes.

(2) Must be serving in the grade of major or above.

(3) After 1 October 1989, an officer must normally have completed PJE Phase I and II followed by a full JDA. COS Officers are exempt from this sequence requirement (PJE then JDA).

Note: During the transition period from 1 October 1986 until 1 October 1989, Title IV allowed some flexibility in qualifying officers for the JSO designation. Officers awarded the JSO designation during this period had to meet less stringent requirements.

c. Duties. The duties will be as prescribed and designated by the command or activity to which assigned.

d. Related DOT Classification/DOT Code. No civilian equivalent.

Information Derived From MCO P1200.7V Part 1. Current as of Nov 00