MOS Skill Designations for Marine Air Traffic Controllers

1. PURPOSE: THE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED 
IN THIS MESSAGE COMPLETE THE ACTIONS APPROVED BY THE ABOVE REFERENCES 
FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) MOS 7257 AND ADDITIONAL ATC MOS SKILL 
DESIGNATORS.
2. MOS 7257 EQUATES TO 2 POSITION QUALIFICATIONS IN THE TOWER (GROUND 
AND FLIGHT DATA) OR 2 POSITION QUALIFICATIONS IN RADAR (RADAR FINAL 
CONTROLLER AND RADAR FLIGHT DATA).
3. ALL MARINES CURRENTLY HOLDING A RADAR FINAL CONTROLLER MOS SKILL 
DESIGNATION OF 7253 SHALL HAVE THEIR MOS SKILL DESIGNATION CHANGED TO 
MOS 7257.
4. ALL MARINES WHO HAVE RECEIVED A RADAR ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CONTROL POSITION 
QUALIFICATION AT A CLASS IIIB, IVB OR VII ATC FACILITY (OR DETACHMENT) PER 
REF E SHALL BE AWARDED A MOS SKILL DESIGNATION OF 7253.
5. ALL MARINES WHO HAVE RECEIVED A RADAR APPROACH CONTROL POSITION QUALIFICATION 
AT A CLASS IVB OR VII ATC FACILITY OR ATC DETACHMENT PER REF C OR E SHALL 
BE AWARDED AN MOS SKILL DESIGNATION OF 7254. 
6. THE TOWER LOCAL CONTROL MOS SKILL DESIGNATION OF 7252 REMAINS THE SAME.
7. ATC MOS SKILL PROGRESSION AND QUALIFICATION STANDARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. MOS 7257 SHALL BE ACHIEVED BY MARINES WITHIN THE FIRST 9-MONTHS OF ARRIVING 
AT THEIR FIRST ATC FACILITY OR THEY WILL BE PROCESSED FOR MOS REVOKATION AND 
REASSIGNMENT TO ANOTHER OCCUPATIONAL FIELD. 
B. MARINES WITHIN 3 YEARS OF GRADUATION FROM ACA(1) SCHOOL SHALL ACHIEVE 
7257/52 OR 7257/53 OR 7257/54 OR THEY WILL BE PROCESSED FOR MOS REVOKATION AND 
REASSIGNMENT TO ANOTHER OCCUPATIONAL FIELD.
C. ALL MARINE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS SHOULD OBTAIN TWO OF THE FOLLOWING MOS 
SKILL DESIGNATIONS: 7252, 7253, OR 7254 WITHIN SIX (6) YEARS OF GRADUATION FROM 
ACA(1) SCHOOL. 
D. ALL MARINE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS SHALL OBTAIN TWO OF THE FOLLOWING MOS SKILL 
DESIGNATIONS: 7252, 7253, OR 7254 WITHIN NINE (9) YEARS OF GRADUATION FROM ACA(1) 
SCHOOL OR THEY WILL BE PROCESSED FOR MOS REVOKATION AND REASSIGNMENT TO ANOTHER 
OCCUPATIONAL FIELD.
E. ALL MARINE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS SHALL OBTAIN ALL THREE OF THE FOLLOWING MOS 
SKILL DESIGNATIONS: 7252, 7253, AND 7254 WITHIN TWELVE (12) YEARS OF GRADUATION 
FROM ACA(1) SCHOOL OR THEY WILL BE PROCESSED FOR MOS REVOKATION AND REASSIGNMENT 
TO ANOTHER OCCUPATIONAL FIELD. 
8. AS OF THE DTG OF THIS MARADMIN MARINES WITH 12 OR MORE YEARS OF QUALIFIED ATC 
SERVICE FOLLOWING INITIAL 7252 OR 7253 OR 7254 MOS QUALIFICATION SHALL BE EXEMPT 
FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN ALL THREE MOS SKILL DESIGNATIONS: 7252, 7253, AND 
7254. HOWEVER THEY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL MOS SKILL DESIGNATIONS 
IF CIRCUMSTANCES PERMIT AND/OR DIRECTED BY THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.
9. ONLY HQMC APC (OCCFLD SPONSOR) CAN APPROVE WAIVERS TO THE ABOVE STANDARDS. 
ALL REQUEST FOR WAIVERS SHALL BE HANDLED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: 
A. SUBMIT WAIVER REQUESTS TO HQMC (APC) VIA NAVAL LETTER VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. 
(NOTE: WAIVER PACKAGES ORIGINATED AT MCAS S AND MCAF S SHALL INCLUDE APPLICABLE ATC 
QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICES AS PART OF THE ROUTING PROCESS) 
B. WAIVER REQUESTS SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED ELEMENTS: 
(1) CONTROLLER EVALUATION BOARD (CEB) RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE MARINES 
WITH LESS THAN 12 YEARS OF QUALIFIED ATC SERVICE.
(2) BRIEF ATC HISTORY OF THE MARINE FROM ATTACHMENT AT FIRST ATC FACILITY TO PRESENT.
(3) ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT IS PERTINENT TO THE WAIVER REQUEST (I.E. 
ATC FACILITY STAFFING, DEPLOYMENTS, AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES).
(4) AN ATC TRAINING PLAN TO INCLUDE A SPECIFIC TIMELINE, END DATE, AND STEPS FOR 
THE MARINE TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED MOS QUALIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN REF A. 
(5) ATC MOS REVOCATION RECOMMENDATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUBMITTED PER NAVAIR 
00-80T-114 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL NATOPS MANUAL.
C. COMMANDS RECEIVING AN ATC MARINE RETURNING FROM A  B  BILLET THAT REQUIRES A 
WAIVER, SHALL SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST FOR THAT MARINE IMMEDIATLEY UPON HIS/HER RETURN 
TO A PMOS DUTY STATION. A CEB IS NOT REQUIRED.
D. IF A WAIVER IS APPROVED, A COPY OF THE WAIVER SHALL BE PLACED IN THE MARINES MACCS 
PERFORMANCE JACKET AND THE MARINE SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS 
AND THE TIME FRAME ALLOTED TO OBTAIN REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATION(S) FOR MOS SKILL(S) 
DESIGNATION.