USMC Intelligence is one of the country’s top-most authorities on all matters of intelligence. The United States Marine Corp issues only the best standards.
Intelligence, in this context, includes information and its processing through the proper channels. A marine intelligence specialist may be classified as a type of MOS such as the PMOS. MOS stands for Military Occupational Specialty, while the acronym PMOS stands for Primary Military Occupational Specialty. He or she will perform duties that include collecting, recording, processing and redistribution or sowing of the information (intelligence) to the appropriate destination.
Gaining rank in the USMC Intelligence department can depend on the individual’s Defense Language Aptitude Battery, which should be 100 or better. The Defense Language Aptitude Battery Test or DLAB measures the person’s ability or aptitude in learning a foreign language. The military department who administers this test is the Department of Defense. Anyone who wants to take the DLAB is free to study for it, but, on their own, the Defense Department as well as the USMC do not provide study guides for the exam. Getting 100 on the DLAB many times entitles the requester to language training at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California.
If you are already versed in the foreign languages desired for the position you seek you can take the Defense Language Proficiency Test and if you score nicely you may land your job.
One more thing a marine in this rank may do is supervise intelligence commands over sections up to the Marines’ Expeditionary Forces. The actual job requirements involve more tests, which are, the GT (this stands for General Technical) test with a completion score of 100 or more and the MAGTF Intelligence Specialist Entry Course with the appropriate scores. The MAGTF entry course is administered at the Navy Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center in Dam Neck, Virginia.
The third qualification involves those who have not had previous active duty intelligence experience. In cases like these the individual is expected to successfully complete Phase I and II of the MAGTF Intelligence Specialist Reserve Course to be eligible for the MOS 0231 title as an additional MOS only.
The final four requirements for a USMC Intelligence position are having eligibility for a top-secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmentalized Information, that is, to be based on a SSBI or Single Scope Background Investigation, 24 months service time since graduating from MOS school, be a citizen of the U.S. and have a screening interview that is conducted by a 0231 Gunnery Sergeant (GYST).
USMC Intelligence - The Making of a Marine Intelligence Specialist for Special Operations
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