United States Marine Corps (USMC)

Officer Job Descriptions

MOS 9815, Recruiting Officer (III)

a. Summary. Recruiting officers are experienced recruiters who will serve to provide a foundation of recruiting expertise at the recruiting stations, districts, regions, and headquarters. They will serve in the billets outlined in MCO 1100.76.

b. Requirements/Prerequisites

(1) Must be a career recruiter (MOS 8412).

(2) Must have shown extreme proficiency as a recruiter.

(3) Must have displayed exemplary leadership and organizational skills.

(4) Complete the Recruiting Management Course (RMC) at the Xerox Training Center in Leesburg, VA.

c. Duties

(1) Marine Corps Recruiting Station:

(a) Compiles and analyzes monthly enlisted recruiting statistics.

(b) Coordinates all processing of applicants and shipping of recruits to recruit training.

(c) Monitors monthly enlisted recruiting quality indicators.

(d) Keeps the commanding officer advised on matters pertaining to the recruiting station's monthly mission attainment.

(2) Marine Corps District:

(a) Coordinates the training of all recruiting station recruiter instructors.

(b) Monitors the training of all recruiters in the district.

(c) Advises the commanding officer on all matters pertaining to the training of recruiters.

(d) Monitors the monthly enlisted recruiting quality indicators.

(e) Keeps the commanding officer advised on all matters pertaining to the district's monthly enlisted recruiting quality statistics.

(f) Monitors the district's high school and community college program.

(3) Recruiting Region:

(a) Aids in coordinating the monthly mission attainment of the region.

(b) Serves as a point of contact concerning enlisted recruiting operations.

(c) Monitors the enlisted recruiting quality indicators for the region.

(d) Advises the AC/S Enlisted Recruiting on all matters pertaining to the region's monthly enlisted recruiting quality statistics.

(e) Aids in the formulation of annual mission goals for the region.

(f) Serves as the recruiting liaison to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot.

(g) Monitors quality indicators of Marines in recruit training.

(4) Headquarters, Marine Corps Recruiting Command:

(a) Aids in coordinating the national monthly mission attainment.

(b) Serves as a point of contact concerning enlisted recruiting operations.

(c) Monitors the national enlisted recruiting quality indicators.

(d) Advises the AC/S Enlisted Recruiting on all matters pertaining to the nation's monthly enlisted recruiting mission attainment.

(e) Assists in the development of a national training plan for enlisted recruiters.

(f) Monitors the conduct of recruiter training at both regions.

(g) Coordinates training conducted at the recruiters school.

(h) Advises region and district personnel on enlisted recruiting training matters.

(i) Conducts training and assistance visits as required.

(j) Conducts training at the RMC, the Contact Team Course, and the Executive Management Course.

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

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