NOTE:  THIS PROGRAM IS PURELY VOLUNTARY AND IS NOT REQUIRED BY EITHER SFI OR SFMC FOR ANY PURPOSE.

 

The Marine Occupational Specialty Certification Program, or MOSC, enables members of STARFLEET Marine Corps to receive acknowledgement for the successful training completion for certain jobs, through the various Branches.  Such an acknowledgement gives a clear indication of an individual's qualifications for certain posts or specialties within a Branch of Service (BOS) they have chosen to operate.  This can be applied to a range of BOS, thus making the Marine a highly qualified, multi-trained soldier of great value to his unit.

 

All jobs within the SFMC have been grouped together by typed, referred to as Branches of Service (BOS).  Branches have a number of specialties within them, these are called Marine Occupational Specialties (MOS).  All fields in each section include the general categories that general categories that the specific jobs fall under.  There is some distinction made between officers and enlisted Marines, dependent upon the MOS, and these are highlighted through the MOS section of each BOS manual as appropriate.

 

Each field contains multiple MOSs, each designated by a four-digit numerical indicator and a job title.  For example, the Infantry Branch currently has 62 classifications - from MOS 3000-Senior Infantry Officer to MOS 3940-Riverine Transport Specialist.  The majority of MOS make no distinction between ranks, a Marine may achieve a wide range of the qualifications for various MOS, provided they successfully complete the course criteria as listed in the MOS section of the current edition of the specific Branch Manual.  

 

Each individual must have completed the courses so designated in the current edition of the SFMC MOS Manual to be able to make application for acknowledgement of that particular MOS.  They will fulfil these requirements by submitting copies of diplomas or confirmations from classes they took at the Starfleet Marine Academy (SFMCA). OIC’S and CO’S may affirm the existence of the diplomas by e-mail or by mail. Applicants do not have to send copies of the diplomas.  The word of the OIC that he/she has seen those diplomas, confirmations, or database entries is good enough.  Applicants will request the MOS Qualification Application form from the MOSC Coordinator after registering for the MOSC course in the SFMCA, fill it out, and then forward it to the MOSC Coordinator at mosc@sfmca.sfi-sfmc.org.  Please ensure you fill in all appropriate fields and that you include any qualifying material as requested.  Failure to do this may mean rejection of your application, or at the very least, hold up processing of the documentation.  Application should be made first for the MOS for which Marine has determined to be his/her primary MOS – referred to as their Duty Military Occupational Specialty (DMOS).  This will give them certification for that MOS to which the Marine wishes to use as their recognized, major role as a member of the Corps.  Since any individual can obtain multiple job specialties, DMOS is used to identify what their primary job function is at any given time.  The DMOS can be changed according to the needs of the role of the Marine

 

The following Branch of Service/Specialty Certificate areas are available: