MOS Selection at TBS

[JDawg2332]

I know it varies from Company to Company and the demands of the USMC. But i have heard that some companies get more combat arms MOS' than others. Is there any truth to that? I read in a previous post that Charlie gets alot of Combat Arm MOS'

 

[phrogdriver]

Some will get more than others, but it's not predictable that way to any real extent. One year it might be "C," another year, "A," etc.

 

[phrogpilot73]

...demands of the USMC.

Four words: Nail on the Head. Get used to hearing "Needs of the Marine Corps" because that's really all that ever matters...

 

[Cavt]

Take my company for an example. 270 Lt's. 150 of us were Pilots/NFO's. 11 Infantry spots, 1 Tank slot, 2 Human Intel, etc...talked to other dudes who has something like 20 or more infantry in different companies.

 

[ArkhamAsylum]

Here's a good way to game the system: do really well, talk to your SPC, and convince all the other guys that the MOS you secretly want sucks.

 

[TheGreatWaldo]

I think it has a lot to do with the MOS school's training cycle and open slots for that certain time. The word when I was at TBS was that my Co (C '06) had an entire IOC class to fill, hence we got 60 something infantry slots, whereas the next three companies had a class to split between them, so they got around 20 or so slots each............supply and demand.

 

[usmcecho4]

I think it's more demand than supply.

Semper Fi,
usmcecho4

 

[DocT]

Alpha and Bravo typically split an IOC class. The rest seem to get their own.

 

[pourts]

I think it has a lot to do with the MOS school's training cycle and open slots for that certain time. The word when I was at TBS was that my Co (C '06) had an entire IOC class to fill, hence we got 60 something infantry slots, whereas the next three companies had a class to split between them, so they got around 20 or so slots each............supply and demand.

True. C '07 also filled its own IOC class while A & B split one.