| USMC Intelligence is one of the country's top-most | | | | Defense Language Proficiency Test and if you score |
| authorities on all matters of intelligence. The United | | | | nicely you may land your job. |
| States Marine Corp issues only the best standards. | | | | One more thing a marine in this rank may do is |
| Intelligence, in this context, includes information and | | | | supervise intelligence commands over sections up to |
| its processing through the proper channels. A marine | | | | the Marines' Expeditionary Forces. The actual job |
| intelligence specialist may be classified as a type of | | | | requirements involve more tests, which are, the GT |
| MOS such as the PMOS. MOS stands for Military | | | | (this stands for General Technical) test with a |
| Occupational Specialty, while the acronym PMOS | | | | completion score of 100 or more and the MAGTF |
| stands for Primary Military Occupational Specialty. He | | | | Intelligence Specialist Entry Course with the |
| or she will perform duties that include collecting, | | | | appropriate scores. The MAGTF entry course is |
| recording, processing and redistribution or sowing of | | | | administered at the Navy Marine Corps Intelligence |
| the information (intelligence) to the appropriate | | | | Training Center in Dam Neck, Virginia. |
| destination. | | | | The third qualification involves those who have not |
| Gaining rank in the USMC Intelligence department can | | | | had previous active duty intelligence experience. In |
| depend on the individual's Defense Language Aptitude | | | | cases like these the individual is expected to |
| Battery, which should be 100 or better. The Defense | | | | successfully complete Phase I and II of the MAGTF |
| Language Aptitude Battery Test or DLAB measures | | | | Intelligence Specialist Reserve Course to be eligible |
| the person's ability or aptitude in learning a foreign | | | | for the MOS 0231 title as an additional MOS only. |
| language. The military department who administers | | | | The final four requirements for a USMC Intelligence |
| this test is the Department of Defense. Anyone who | | | | position are having eligibility for a top-secret security |
| wants to take the DLAB is free to study for it, but, | | | | clearance with access to Sensitive |
| on their own, the Defense Department as well as the | | | | Compartmentalized Information, that is, to be based |
| USMC do not provide study guides for the exam. | | | | on a SSBI or Single Scope Background Investigation, |
| Getting 100 on the DLAB many times entitles the | | | | 24 months service time since graduating from MOS |
| requester to language training at the Defense | | | | school, be a citizen of the U.S. and have a screening |
| Language Institute in Monterey, California. | | | | interview that is conducted by a 0231 Gunnery |
| If you are already versed in the foreign languages | | | | Sergeant (GYST). |
| desired for the position you seek you can take the | | | | |