United States Marine Corps (USMC)

Officer Job Descriptions

MOS 9953, Parachutist/SCUBA/UBA Marine (Officer)

a. Summary. Parachutist/SCUBA Marine officers are officers that are parachute and SCUBA qualified. This title and MOS will be used to identify Parachutist/SCUBA Marine officer billets in T/Os.

b. Requirements/Prerequisites

(1) Complete the Navy SCUBA Diver course at Coronado, CA; Pearl Harbor, HI; or Panama City, FL; or the Army Special Forces Underwater Operations course at Keywest, FL; as well as a military parachute jump training course.

(2) Must maintain physical fitness standards specified by COMNAVMEDCOM.

c. Duties. Utilizes SCUBA equipment to conduct underwater entry into the objective area to accomplish missions appropriate to the billet assigned; utilizes the parachute as a means of entry into the objective area to accomplish missions appropriate to the billet assigned.

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

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