a. Summary. The Political Military Officer MOS is used to designate those billets requiring a degree of knowledge or experience in international affairs. Officers assigned to fill these billets may include, but are not limited to, Regional Affairs, International Relations Officers and or Foreign Affairs Officers.

b. Requirements/Prerequisites. This MOS is to be used as a billet designator in T/Os.

c. Related DOT Classification/DOT Code. Foreign Service Officer 188.117-106.

8. MOS 9821, Regional Affairs Officer - Latin America*

a. Summary. Regional affairs officers are officers who have extensive in-country experience in a designated region, but lack proficiency in a regional foreign language, at the minimum level of 2 on the DLPT, and therefore do not qualify as a foreign area officer. This MOS will only be assigned as a skill designator MOS. It will be assigned and voided only by the authority of HQMC. This MOS will be automatically voided on assignment of the foreign area officer skill designator MOS for the designated region.

b. Requirements/Prerequisites

(1) Display extensive knowledge of a designated region to include military forces, culture, history, sociology, economics, politics, and geography.

(2) Must have travel experience in the designated region.

c. Duties. Uses the knowledge of military forces, culture, history, sociology, economics, politics, and geography of selected areas of the world to perform duties as directed. Performs in FMF/joint/combined staffs in operations, planning, and intelligence billets.

d. Related DOT Classification/DOT Code. Foreign Service Officer 188.117-106.

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