a. Summary. Basic foreign area officers are officers participating in Phase I or Phase II of the Foreign Area Officer (FAO) study program, leading to the designation as a FAO for a specific region. This MOS may be assigned only as a skill designator MOS. It will be assigned and voided only by the authority of CMC (MM).

b. Requirements/Prerequisites

(1) Selected to attend basic language training at the Defense Language Institute/Foreign Language Center, Monterey, CA, (Phase I) and designated overseas training (Phase II).

(2) At the end of Phase I, complete the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) with a minimum score of Level 2 in all tested areas.

(3) Must be eligible for access to Sensitive compartmented information (SCI), based on a single scope background investigation (SSBI).

(4) Must maintain a minimum tested language capability in a designated language, in accordance with current regulations.

c. Duties. Uses the language and knowledge of military forces, culture, history, sociology, economics, politics, and geography of selected areas of the world to perform duties as directed. Performs in high level Marine Corps/joint/combined staffs in operations, planning, or intelligence billets or within the Defense Attache System.

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