Infantry Officers
Military Training
Ground and Naval Arms
| Job Title: | Infantry |
| Branch: | Army |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
| Description: | Commands or assists the commander in commanding an Infantry unit. Serves in positions requiring general infantry experience. |
| Job Title: | Infantry Officer |
| Branch: | Marine Corps |
| Class: | Commissioned Officer |
| Description: | Infantry officers are the commanders or their assistants in infantry and reconnaissance units in Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs). They plan, direct and assist in the deployment and tactical employment of MAGTFs and any subordinate infantry and reconnaissance units. Infantry officers are responsible for the discipline, morale, and welfare of their unit's Marines. To fulfill these responsibilities, they evaluate intelligence; estimate the operational situation; and formulate, coordinate, and execute appropriate plans for offensive/defensive maneuver, reconnaissance, fire support, nuclear, biological and chemical defense, directed energy warfare, communications and operational logistics and maintenance. |
| Job Title: | Infantry Weapons Officer |
| Branch: | Marine Corps |
| Class: | Warrant Officer |
| Description: | Infantry weapons officers are advisers to the commander at all levels on the tactical employment of the weapons organic to infantry units. Gunners assist the primary staff in the development and monitoring of unit training programs related to the training, tactical employment and the preventive maintenance of the units organic weapons. They have oversight of the units annual re-qualification programs for the service rifle and pistol and supervise the units training programs with respect to individual and infantry crew served weapons to include preparation of training plans and schedules. They also design, develop, implement and control expeditionary ranges, world wide, to accommodate all weapons organic to the MAGTF in accordance with the current version of MCO 3570.1. Additional duties may include: new weapons systems acquisition, new weapons systems research and development, management of the units ammunition allocation, the unit training plan, infantry training, and fire support planning. His strength is his ability to ?set-up? combined arms training. During operations the Gunner will assist the commander in battle tracking. He can be sent forward to oversee the battle, reporting directly to the battalion/regimental/division commanders in a ?directed telescope? fashion. As infantry weapons officers advance in grade, billet descriptions will include: Marine Gunner Infantry Training Battalion (SOI East or West), Marine Gunner Advanced Infantry Training Company (SOI East and West), Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group (TTECG) MAGTF-TC, Marine Gunner Infantry Regiment (Active and Reserve) Marine Gunner Infantry Division, Marine Gunner Infantry Officer Course, Marine Gunner the Basic School, Marine Gunner Small Arms Weapons Instructor school and Marine Gunner 4th MEB (AT). Additional assignments may be assigned based on future needs of the Marine Corps. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center. (Using onet291)
