Primary Responsibilities
Lead reconnaissance platoons and detachments conducting ground and amphibious reconnaissance and surveillance.
03xx Infantry / Marine Corps MOS Profile
0307 Ground Reconnaissance Officer
Ground Reconnaissance Officers lead, supervise, and plan reconnaissance and surveillance operations for reconnaissance units and ground commanders.
Code / Pipeline0307
MOS NameGround Reconnaissance Officer
Category03xx Infantry
Unit Association2nd Reconnaissance Battalion / Force Recon
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Marine Corps MOS Profile
Responsibilities and Pipeline
Training Pipeline
Commission and complete The Basic School, normally followed by infantry/reconnaissance leader development.
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
0307 Ground Reconnaissance 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.
- Lead reconnaissance platoons and detachments conducting ground and amphibious reconnaissance and surveillance.
- Plan insertions, extractions, reporting, communications, patrol base routines, and collection priorities for reconnaissance teams.
- Coordinate with supported commanders, intelligence sections, fires, aviation, and maritime support.
- Train reconnaissance Marines in patrolling, reporting, amphibious skills, fieldcraft, and small-unit leadership.
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, normally followed by infantry/reconnaissance leader development.
- Complete required reconnaissance officer screening and formal reconnaissance leadership training.
- Serve as reconnaissance platoon commander, assistant operations officer, company staff officer, or battalion staff officer.
- Maintain advanced qualifications tied to assignment, including amphibious, airborne, dive, small-boat, and communications training when required.
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
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Rank / Grade Requirements
Grade LaneCommissioned officer MOS
Entry / Award Basis
Ground reconnaissance officer lane for officers screened and trained for reconnaissance leadership billets.
Typical Rank Use
2ndLt through Capt for platoon/company-grade reconnaissance officer billets; Maj and above for staff, operations, and command-track billets.
Schoolhouse & Qualification Requirements
SchoolhouseReconnaissance Training Company, School of Infantry-West, plus airborne, dive, and survival schools as billet requires
Reconnaissance training emphasizes individual reconnaissance skills, amphibious skills, team communications, patrolling, reporting, navigation, and reconnaissance-team employment.
Entry QualificationsScreening / Prerequisites
Screening normally centers on physical fitness, water confidence, swim qualification, medical qualification, field performance, security eligibility, and command recommendation.
Associated SchoolsFollow-On Training
- Basic Reconnaissance Course / current reconnaissance training pipeline
- Basic Airborne Course
- Military Free-Fall Parachutist Course when assigned
- Marine Combatant Diver Course / dive supervisor path when assigned
- SERE Level C when required by billet or deployment profile
- Advanced communications, small boat, breacher, scout sniper, JTAC, and instructor courses by billet
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
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion / Force Recon
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