USMC graduated first batch of Marines with new MOS

Photo By Tarnish Pride | U.S. Marine MSgt Saul H. Lopez, Marine Corps Base Quantico, receives his certificate awarding him the identifier 0961, The Faculty Advisor Exception Military Occupation Specialty on April 24, 2024. The new mos identifier, which was awarded to marines from four staff noncommissioned officer academies, gives leaders the ability to identify those highly trained marines and send them to organization to be facilitators as well as seek out marines with similar qualities for the program.  

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VA, UNITED STATES

05.03.2024

Story by Tarnish Pride 

U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command   

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The U.S. Marine Corps’ Training & Education Command held its very first graduation for the new military occupational specialty Faculty Advisor at Marine Corps University, April 24, 2024.

“The new 0961 faculty advisor MOS is a better tuned process,” said Master Sgt. Saul H. Lopez, a task analyst with TECOM. “It seeks out knowledgeable and personable Marines who understand human dimensions and can articulate information with a more acceptable delivery in teaching, coaching, and mentoring young Marines for a more efficient war fighting organization.”

This new academic MOS identifies staff noncommissioned officers who are professionally trained in understanding and mentoring Marines on personal and professional goals, to include career paths and higher education.

The 16 graduates left the course with a deep understanding of military requirements and academic pursuits, a skillset that can help them navigate the planning process for opportunities that may be available to their Marines in and outside of the Marine Corps. The faculty advisor course is not specific to any MOS and those who meet the criteria are encouraged to apply.

• Date Taken: 05.03.2024
• Date Posted: 05.06.2024 15:07
• Story ID: 470271
• Location: MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VA, US