Primary Responsibilities
Command or assist in commanding infantry units and plan maneuver, fires, logistics, and sustainment for infantry operations.
03xx Infantry / Marine Corps MOS Profile
0302 Infantry Officer
Infantry Officers command or assist in commanding infantry and reconnaissance units and plan, direct, and supervise tactical employment of rifle, weapons, and maneuver elements.
Code / Pipeline0302
MOS NameInfantry Officer
Category03xx Infantry
Unit Association3/5 / 2nd Recon / Force Recon
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Marine Corps MOS Profile
Responsibilities and Pipeline
Training Pipeline
Commission and complete The Basic School.
Billet Progression
This MOS sits inside the Marine ground-combat lane and depends on field discipline, small-unit leadership, communications, weapons proficiency, and repeated field evaluation.
Current Member Tracking
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USMC Responsibilities
0302 Infantry Officer is described here by practical Marine Corps duties, billet expectations, and training progression. This section avoids game-language so the page reads like a professional MOS reference.
- Command or assist in commanding infantry units and plan maneuver, fires, logistics, and sustainment for infantry operations.
- Lead Marines through orders, rehearsals, training plans, inspections, field exercises, and live-fire progression.
- Coordinate supporting arms, communications, reconnaissance, and adjacent unit integration.
- Develop subordinate leaders while enforcing infantry standards.
Training Pipeline
The pathway is shown at a broad public level. Exact prerequisites, screening, quotas, course names, and assignments can change by fiscal year, manpower requirement, medical qualification, command screening, and schoolhouse policy.
- Commission and complete The Basic School.
- Complete Infantry Officer Course or current infantry officer training pathway.
- Serve as rifle/weapons platoon commander, executive officer, company commander, or staff officer.
- Progress through career-level school, advanced warfighting schools, and battalion/regimental staff billets.
Billets And Skill Growth
- Entry-level Marines focus on core tasks, equipment, field discipline, and reliable execution.
- NCOs supervise small teams, enforce standards, plan rehearsals, and train junior Marines.
- SNCOs and officers manage readiness, risk, training plans, inspections, reporting, and integration with adjacent staff sections.
- Instructor and staff billets preserve standards, document lessons learned, and build repeatable training for the next rotation.
Chain of Command Matching Logic
Chain of command records can list a current MOS, prior record MOS, ADMOS, or specialty track. This page shows a member as a Current MOS when the MOS is the member’s active specialty and as Recorded Profile MOS / ADMOS when it appears in the member history.
Rank / Grade Requirements
Grade LaneCommissioned officer MOS
Entry / Award Basis
Infantry officer PMOS awarded after officer accession and completion of infantry officer training.
Typical Rank Use
2ndLt through Capt for platoon/company-grade infantry officer billets; Maj and above for battalion staff, executive, and command-track billets.
Schoolhouse & Qualification Requirements
SchoolhouseSchool of Infantry / Advanced Infantry Training Battalion / Reconnaissance Training Company as applicable
Recruit training, Marine Combat Training or Infantry Marine Course path, then MOS-specific infantry, reconnaissance, scout sniper, weapons, or leader training.
Entry QualificationsScreening / Prerequisites
Must meet infantry screening standards, weapons/field prerequisites, swim or reconnaissance screening where required, medical eligibility, security requirements, and command endorsement for advanced schools.
Associated SchoolsFollow-On Training
- Basic Reconnaissance Course / reconnaissance training pipeline when assigned
- Basic Airborne Course for parachutist-qualified billets
- Military Free-Fall when billet-qualified
- Marine Combatant Diver / dive supervisor track when assigned
- SERE Level C for designated high-risk or special-operations-associated billets
- Scout Sniper / advanced marksmanship schools where applicable
Course titles, quotas, prerequisites, and sequence can change by fiscal year, manpower requirement, medical qualification, and current schoolhouse policy.
Current Members in this MOS
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MOS Association
3/5 / 2nd Recon / Force Recon
This page links the occupation lane to 3/5, 2nd Recon, and Force Recon pathways. Matching chain of command members appear in the Current Members section above.